By Isa SA?idu, Daily Trust
With the demise of the late Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, on Sunday, September, 20, 2020, attention has now shifted to the selection of his successor. Daily Trust reports
The contest of who becomes emir in the Zazzzau Emirate is not an open one. Not all members of the royal families can contest as it is exclusively reserved for princes from different dynasties in the Emirate whose biological fathers or grandfathers had been emirs.
Formal educational qualifications are not of much significance, but the royal background and character of the contestants, as well as the decision of the kingmakers and finally the state governor.
Tradition demands a speedy but diligent process for the selection of a new emir upon the demise of the incumbent. This is to safeguard the unity of the emirate and to avoid division among the princes, as each has his supporters within the palace.
Based on this, the process of finding a successor for the late emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris, commenced immediately after his interment on Sunday.
Information made available to Daily Trust by top palace officials on Monday revealed that four out of five kingmakers have since disappeared from public view. This is in accordance with the tradition of the emirate.
The wisdom, according to palace sources, is to allow the kingmakers to fully concentrate on the important assignment of "selecting a competent leader who would command the respect of all princes and other members of the royal families."
"It is a delicate process that can make or mar the entire palace and its unity. Therefore, there is need for caution, transparency and diligence," the source said.
Until the occupation of Nigeria by the colonialists, Daily Trust gathered, the council of the five kingmakers takes the final decision on who becomes a new emir after the demise or disengagement of an incumbent.
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