The coronation of Dr Daniel Shaga Ismaila as the 29th Hama Bachama will hold on December 23, the chairman of the main organising committee Chief Joel Madaki has said.
Speaking while briefing newsmen at the NUJ press centre, Yola, Madaki asked all and sundry to ensure strict compliance with the COVID-19 protocol by using face masks and observing social distancing during the occasion.
“As we prepare for the coronation ceremony of the 29th Hama Bachama, I call on all sons and daughters of the Bachama Kingdom, homa and in diaspora, neighbours and well-wishers of the Bwatiye race to come out en masse to grace this colourful ceremony.
“During the occasion, we should not be oblivious of the fact that we have entered the second wave of the COVID-19 and it is real.
“Therefore, I plead with all and sundry to observe the COVID-19 protocol especially as regards to the use of face masks and social distancing during the occasion,” he said.
Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri had on November 12 approved December 23rd date for the coronation and presentation of staff of office to the new Hama Bachama after the demise of the late Col. Irmiya Honest Stephen.
“The Bwatiye race has a rich cultural heritage and the coronation ceremony calls for its display to the admiration of our teeming visitors.
“It is upon this premise therefore, that I call upon all District Heads and Title holders of the Bachama Traditional Council, sons and daughters of the Bwatiye race to come out well dressed in their Bwatiye traditional outfit,” he said.
