By Khalid Idris Doya The Bauchi Emirate Council has made a U-turn on its earlier statement of 2025 Sallah Durbar festival post...
By Khalid Idris Doya
The Bauchi Emirate Council has made a U-turn on its earlier statement of 2025 Sallah Durbar festival postponement, saying that it would now hold as scheduled.
A statement signed by the Secretary of the Bauchi Emirate Council, Shehu Mudi Muhammad and made available on Saturday, said that the council has retraced its earlier public announcement on the postponement of the Durbar festival
The council statement reads in part, "The Bauchi Emirate Council is pleased to inform the public that the 2025 Sallah Durbar Festival will now be held as planned".
"After careful consideration and consultation with the Bauchi State Government, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed CON (Kauran Daular Usmaniyya) has given his approval to proceed with this significant event", it further stated
Mudi Muhammad added, "The Sallah Durbar Festival is a vital part of our cultural heritage, and we are excited to welcome residents, visitors, and tourists to partake in the festivities".
Muhammad explained that further details regarding the schedule and arrangements of the planned Durbar will soon be communicated to the public l.
It could be recalled that in a press release issued by Mukhtar Gidado, the media aide to the Bauchi State Governor, the state government announced its approval of the Bauchi Emirate Council’s Committee on Sallah Durbar’s decision to postpone the highly anticipated 2025 Durbar Festival.
The Sallah Durbar Festival has long been a pillar of Bauchi’s rich cultural heritage, attracting people from across Nigeria and beyond, serving as a symbol of unity, history, and identity, fostering communal pride while significantly contributing to the state’s social and economic vibrancy.
It is also gathered the Bauchi emirate council rescind it's decision to postpone the annual event following public criticism on social media platform.
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