Korede Bello bagged chieftaincy title in Kano, Kannywood reacts
By Rita Chioma,
Couple of weeks after Mavin Records’ artiste, Korede Bello got a chieftaincy title, a renowned Kannywood movie producer and director, Falalu Dorayi, has expressed reservations over the move.
Kano state emirate council had conferred the chieftaincy title of ‘’Sarkin waka’’ on southern musician Korede Bello.
Korede was conferred with the title in recognition to his contribution to the society through music.
Dorayi who took to his Instagram page to express his opinion about the development said there are many indigenous Hausa singers in Kano who deserve the title instead.
He described the action of the Emirates council as demoralizing to northern youth emphasizing that “No matter how bad indigenous Hausa singers are, it is not fair to cross over to Lagos to pick Sarkin wakan Kano.”
He said though the award of the title has not been made official, ‘’It is not surprising, because northern elites have been like that, they look for us only when they are in need afterwards they short change us for Lagos chaps.
All sleepless nights our musicians have been having to bring our traditional leaders and northern politicians to the limelight all they get in return was to have the title shipped to Lagos’’ he lamented.
Speaking further in a telephone chat with DailyTrust, Dorayi noted that since the current emir of Kano Mohammad Sanusi II ascended throne, Nazir Ahmad has never ceased from praising him in his songs and thus deserved the title.
“In fact, before Sanusi became the Emir of Kano, Nazir had envisaged and fore told in his songs of Sanusi becoming Sarkin Kano and it came to pass. I am of the opinion that if justice should be done none deserves this title but Nazir Ahmad’’ he added.
