Gade Chiefdom At Kuje Area Council

When Kuje community.     celebrated
Gomo of Kuje over National Honour        
By Usman Shuaibu
On the 27th of December, 2014, the
people of Kuje Area Council of the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), gathered
at the Pilot science primary school in the
community to celebrate Gomo of Kuje
(Second Class Chief), Alhaji Haruna
Tanko Jibrin over his national award
bagged recently,
In demonstration of their excitement
over the recognition of Gomo of Kuje by
the President, the people thronged the
arena in their thousands to honour their
own.
It was indeed a special celebration of the
national award of Member of Federal
Republic (MFR) bestowed on their highly
reverend Chief, by the president
Goodluck Jonathan on the 29th of
September, 2014.
Also, the colourful occasion was attended
by important government dignitaries
within and outside the Federal Capital
Territory.
Gomo is one of the representatives of
Gade people in the FCT, which is
believed to be one of the major tribes
after the popular Gbagyi people in the
Territory.
While thanking President Jonathan for
the honour done to him, the Gomo of
Kuje made a clarion call on the residents
to continue to live in peace.
According to the second class chief, he
will continue to support and cooperate
with the government of the day at all
levels for the overall development of
Kuje and the FCT at large.
However, addressing the district heads/
village heads in his palace, the Gomo
appealed to them to shun any act
capable of generating tension at their
respective communities.
He therefore urged the traditional rulers
to mobilize their subjects toward the
2015 general elections.
On his part, the chairman of the
occasion, Dr. Adamu Jatau Noma, who is
also the director of the FCT Universal
Basic Education Board (UBEB), said the
national award conferred on Gomo of
Kuje was a step in the right direction.
Noma described Gomo of Kuje as a
peace-loving chief who accommodates
every tribe across the various Kuje
communities.
He pointed out that Gomo as one of the
representatives of Gade people in the
FCT, deserves all the honours in the
world for exemplary leadership.
He noted that Gade is one of the major
tribes after the popular Gbagyi people,
which everybody knows in the territory.
He therefore urged the second class chief
to continue to do good things for the
people of Kuje, so as to earn him more
awards in the nearby future.
The Director, however, commended the
federal government for the honour done
to Gomo of kuje, while calling on the
president Jonathan to extend the
national honour to other philanthropic
organizations as well as civil servants
who are credible people in Kuje.
Also speaking, the chairman of Kuje Area
Council, Hon. Ishaku Shaban Tete, who is
the chief host of the occasion, expressed
joy that the people of Kuje were happy
over the recognition of Gomo by the
President.
He further said that President Jonathan
has no regret conferring the national
honour on the Gomo of kuje, as the
second class chief is always geared up
towards sustaining peace in Kuje and its
environs.
Similarly, the Chairman appealed to
president Jonathan to deem it necessary
to honour those who have been
contributing their quota towards the
development and progress of the FCT
and Nigeria as a whole.
According to him, it was high time that
more noble people should be awarded
for their performance.
The chairman said that the
administration of Kuje area council
would continue to join hands with the
Gomo to protect the lives and property
of residents in the area.
Not left out, the senator representing the
FCT in the National Assembly, Philip
Tanimu Aduda, congratulated the Gomo
for being recognized as one of the
members of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria by Mr. President.
Aduda also urged Gomo to continue to
pursue peace for the sake of the
residents as Kuje was known to be
centre of peace in the Territory.
The Senator therefore, assured that the
he along with President Jonathan will
continue to place emphasis on the
secur