From Ahmad Muhammadu, in Bauchi
The acting Chairman of Shira Local Government area of Bauchi State, Alhaji Wali Adamu Tumfafi has died about two weeks before the
by-election into the office of the Chairman and his Deputy to be
The Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) to plans to conduct a by-election in the Shira Local Government Area to fill the vacancies created by the impeachment of the council’s chairman and deputy on 24th May 2025.
The commission had finalized arrangements for the training of ad-hoc staff and made other logistical preparations to ensure the successful conduct of the election.
The deceased Wali Adamu became the acting Chairman when he led the councillors in Shira Local Government to remove the elected Chairman Abdullahi Beli and his deputy, Usman Adamu, by members of the Shira Local Government Council over allegations of maladministration six to seven months after they were elected last August 2024.
In March 2025, the councillors in Shira Local Government Council had impeached the Chairman Abdullahi Beli and his deputy, Usman Adamu, following findings from an investigative committee.
In a statement earlier by the late acting Council Chairman Wali Adamu and issued under resolution number SLGLC/003, the council disclosed that both officials were found guilty of gross misconduct, financial mismanagement, dereliction of duty and abuse of office.
“The removal of the chairman and his deputy was based on the committee’s report, which established that they breached public trust through poor financial conduct and failure to perform their official responsibilities,” Adamu said.
Since then he became the Acting Chairman of Shira local Government, but last Sunday Wali
Adamu died at the Federal Medical Centre in Azare, Katagum Local Government area of Bauchi State, after a brief illness.
Before his appointment, Wali had served as the Councillor representing Tumfafi Ward where he was also the leader of the Council.
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Bauchi State Governor, Comrade Mukhtar Muhammad Gidado announced his death.
Gidado extends condolences of Bauchi State Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed to the Wali’s family, adding that
Governor Bala described the late acting Chairman as a dedicated public servant whose contributions to the development of Shira local government and the state will be fondly remembered.
“Governor Bala on behalf of the government and people of Bauchi State, extends his deepest condolences to the immediate family of Alhaji Wali Adamu, the Katagum Emirate Council, and all citizens of the state over this great loss,”
The Government urged well-wishers to keep the deceased’s family in their prayers during this difficult time while the governor prayed to Almighty Allah to grant Wali jannatul firdaus and to give his family the strength to bear the loss.
