✍🏾 Madalla Kadiri, Zaar Activist.
In my many years of research about Zaar land and it's people I have come to discover that some of the Political, Educated Elite of Zaar extraction ignorantly believe that "*as far as Zaar cultural heritage have been relegated to the background and absorbed completely by the Caliphate, no need to challenge the status quo to be corrected, if we want to get what we want, they have even suggested that we should just accept the status quo like that, if you dare to challenge the status quo to be corrected they will labelled it as an act of rebellion against the government", recently one of the Educated Elite in Zaar land boastfully goofed in a burial ceremony in one of the Zaar Village that *"if you do not respect rules and procedure of a state, you ought not to have state institutions created for you unless you respect the government". The rules and procedures of the government he want us to follow so that a traditional institutions which he mistakenly labelled it as State institutions to be created for us is not in accordance with Zaar cultural heritage, I think he didn't know that there is a great difference between Traditional institutions and state institutions.
Traditional Institutions are custodian of cultural heritage of the people, cultural heritage is a cultural identity of people who share common ancestry root pass from generation to generation, traditional institutions as custodian of cultural heritage have been in existence before pre-post colonial era laws, traditional institutions is a creation of law domicile in the cultural heritage, traditional institutions didn't need any government law to be created, they are already there before any government laws exist, rather government put in laws to regulate them in Accordance with the cultural heritage of the people, the traditional selection rite of any traditional institutions is deep-rooted in the cultural heritage of the area, the Chieftaincy law supposed to be an offshoot of the cultural heritage of there areas, anything short of that is not traditional institutions, rather State institutions, government can only came in the issues of traditional institutions based on the recommendation of the Kingmakers. There are difference between cultural heritage education and western education, even the mode of how they are being taught has difference, the knowledge of cultural heritage of a people is taught in a hut in Village by old people,the Hausa's call it Karatun Zaure I think those who grow in the village know what I mean better, Karatun Zaure is not created by any government law, Karatun Zaure exist before the constitution while that of western education is taught in schools created by law.
State institutions refer to organizations or entities established and funded by the government to provide essential services, regulate activities, or uphold public interests. Examples include:
1. Educational institutions (schools, universities)
2. Healthcare facilities (hospitals, clinics)
3. Law enforcement agencies (police, courts)
4. Legislative bodies (parliaments, assemblies)
5. Judicial institutions (supreme court, justice departments)
6. Public utilities (electricity, water, transportation)
7. Social welfare organizations (social services, pensions)
8. Financial institutions (central banks, state-owned banks)
9. Regulatory bodies (telecom, finance, environment)
10. Cultural institutions (museums, libraries, theaters)
These institutions serve the public good, maintain order, and provide essential services, impacting citizens' daily lives.
It quite clear to us now that the Zaar people that were selected into the committee on Zaar Chiefdom Chaired by General Sabo which the report give birth to the controversial faulty Zaar Chiefdom Act during Yuguda regime were novice on Zaar cultural heritage the evidence is quite glaring, they were not capable enough to provide clear direction on Zaar cultural heritage to convince the other committee members who are non Zaarite to give us an Act in accordance with Zaar cultural heritage.
During the colonial era the British government only act on recommendations from the Kingmakers in Accordance with the Cultural heritage of traditional selection rite of Chief of the area, the British government was not interfering with traditional institutions affairs, but only using the traditional institutions organized platform to collect tax, due to lack of interfering of the British government in traditional institutions affairs most of the traditional institutions cultural heritage regarding traditional selection rite was able to survive pre- post colonial era, especially the likes of Jukun, Yoruba, Igbo, Ijaw etc. The traditional selection rite of Chiefs in Nigeria differ from tribe to tribe.
*The Chieftaincy law of 1930 was promulgated by the British accommodating the cultural heritage of all tribes in Nigeria*.
People that Walks Across the Border Yesterday Cannot Dictate to Us our Cultural heritage, this is not fair.
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