EXCLUSIVE: TPI Secretary General Breaks Silence on Banjul Assembly Suspension, Calls for Constitutional Unity Across the Global Fulbe Diaspora

By Alphajoe Aj Jallow

Lead Analyst, Fulani News Media / Fulbe Laide Afrika.

TPI Presidency

GENERAL SECRETARIAT

Responses of the Secretary General of Tabital Pulaaku International to the Press.

Question 1:

Following the decision of the High Court of Bamako (Mali) ordering the immediate suspension of the enforcement of the resolutions from the Banjul assembly, what immediate legal and administrative measures have been taken by the Executive Bureau, under the leadership of His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, to ensure this court ruling is respected across all national chapters?

RESPONSES:

Before answering your questions, allow me to convey my sincere thanks to all national and international press outlets, bloggers, and activists defending rights and justice who stood by the truth, refused to be manipulated, refused to be corrupted, and helped widely disseminate our communiqués to facilitate the general public's understanding of how our organization functions—and to know who holds the right to convene meetings and sovereign general assemblies empowered to make decisions and have them executed by competent bodies.

Your contribution to helping the general public better understand our foundational texts—notably our statutes and internal regulations—was decisive in this legal process, which resulted in the victory of truth over organized, cleverly orchestrated falsehoods by individuals who put our Pulaaku to a severe test.

Allow me also to congratulate and thank the Malian judicial authorities and the Government of the Republic of Mali, host country of our organization and founding country of Tabital Pulaaku International, which enabled this trial to proceed in strict respect of the rights of all stakeholders and in strict application of the law and legislation governing associations in this country, a cradle of African culture and traditions.

Indeed, Tabital Pulaaku International is an international, non-governmental, apolitical, and non-denominational socio-cultural organization tasked with promoting Fulani moral and cultural values worldwide, restoring the cultural heritage of the Fulbe to future generations, and consolidating ties among the Fulbe, friends of Fulani culture, and other communities with whom we share geographic, political, and environmental spaces.

Tabital Pulaaku International is registered in Bamako under number 0056/MATD.DG.AT Mali dated December 1, 2002, with its headquarters located at Bamako, Mali Bacco-DJIKORONI ACI, RUE 595, PORTE 224.

Tabital Pulaaku International is a very well-structured and well-organized institution that operates on the basis of laws and its foundational texts, notably its statutes and internal regulations. The organization has a headquarters and a bank account located in Bamako. It is therefore an organization that respects the laws of all member countries.

I remind you that our members reside in every country around the world and that our community comprises more than fifty million people spread across Africa and the diaspora in Europe, Asia, and America. We have recognized national associations in more than 30 countries worldwide bearing the name Tabital Pulaaku followed by the names of their countries. We also have other types of youth associations and women's associations within the national chapters. The presidents of our national associations are senior executives, dignitaries, and key interlocutors with the governments in their respective countries. We also have bankers, business leaders, ministers, heads of state, and former heads of state among our members.

The current President of Tabital Pulaaku International, His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, PhD, is an Emir, a Khalifa, and a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria for eight (08) years. He is an accomplished intellectual known across the world. The Secretary General of Tabital Pulaaku International, Lamido Issa Bi Amadou, is a Minister in his country.

All of this is to tell you that TPI is a credible organization led by senior officials both nationally and internationally—responsible men and women respected in their countries by their communities and respected by the governments of their countries because they respect the laws of their nations.

To return to your question, it is necessary to revisit the context of this matter.

I remind you that Tabital Pulaaku International, led by His Highness Hooreejo Muhammad Sanusi II, never wished to take a section of its members to court for any reason whatsoever. TPI was dragged to court on the basis of a false denunciation. And we respected the injunctions of the court.

Indeed, on August 24, 2026, His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, Hooreejo of TPI, issued a decision convening the Ordinary General Assembly and setting its venue in Kano, Federal Republic of Nigeria, in accordance with the prerogatives vested in him under the provisions of Article 18 of our organization's statutes.

Invitations were duly sent to members for September 18 and 19, 2026, in Kano with a draft agenda providing for the renewal of governing bodies and the adoption of the general report for the 2022–2026 term.

Curiously, a group composed of ten (10) individuals speaking on behalf of a body unknown to TPI's administrative framework petitioned the Federal High Court of Nigeria to request the suspension of the organization process of the General Assembly, which had already begun on September 18, 2026.

His Highness Hooreejo Muhammad Sanusi II, informed via the press on September 19, immediately requested the suspension of all activities until further notice, because the court order issued to that effect was clear: suspension of all meetings, gatherings, elections, or general assemblies in Kano and everywhere else.

Unfortunately, the plaintiff collective refused to respect the court decision and organized an illegal General Assembly devoid of any institutional legitimacy to put in place a parallel bureau, likewise devoid of legal basis.

To address this, the Executive Bureau led by His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II mobilized lawyers and experts in justice and law to file a petition before the competent jurisdictions in the matter in order to restore the truth.

It is in this context that the Malian judiciary, host country of Tabital Pulaaku International's headquarters, was petitioned to request the outright annulment of all decisions resulting from the illegal General Assembly held in Banjul, The Gambia, notably the appointments of members of the illegal bureau as well as all acts carried out in the name of Tabital Pulaaku International by that illegitimate bureau.

The High Court of District IV of Bamako (Tribunal de grande instance du district IV de Bamako) has spoken the law. You all know the content of the court decision.

I wish to specify that this decision, marking an important milestone in this procedure, will be consolidated by a judgment on the merits next December. What is very important to note is the fact that the Court of District IV of Bamako declared itself competent to hear this case and the fact that our petition was declared admissible and well-founded.

The court suspends all decisions taken in Banjul, The Gambia, notably the illegal appointments that took place there, through a stay of execution with immediate effect and declares the petition filed by His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, Hooreejo of TPI, admissible and well-founded.

We are convinced that the decision of the Court of Bamako in December will mark the end of the adventure of our misguided adversaries.

What are the immediate legal and administrative measures taken by the Executive Bureau, under the leadership of His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, to ensure this court ruling is respected across all national chapters?

Following this major court decision, the Executive Bureau of Tabital Pulaaku International, under the leadership of its President Hooreejo Muhammad Sanusi II, immediately published a press release to express its satisfaction and inform its members of the result obtained in this legal procedure.

Through this press release, the Executive Bureau of TPI summarizes the content of the ruling issued by the Court of Bamako, thanks and congratulates the Malian judicial authorities and the Government of Mali for the success of this legal procedure. Through this communiqué, President Hooreejo of TPI thanked all members of TPI for their unwavering support in this process. He asked everyone to respect the law by respecting the court ruling before declaring that the doors of dialogue are always open and extending a hand to all people of goodwill to engage on the path of reconciliation and the promotion of the ideals of Pulaaku, characteristic of the foundations of our shared cultural heritage.

While reaffirming his commitment to pursuing the renewal process of the Executive Bureau in accordance with the provisions of the statutes and internal regulations of Tabital Pulaaku International, His Highness Hooreejo of Tabital Pulaaku International urges all members of the organization to strictly respect the rulings of the Court of Bamako and to work toward promoting Pulaaku and the noble moral and cultural values that characterize the Fulbe around the world.

Question 2:

Many members of the global diaspora are deeply concerned about administrative divisions within the association. What specific reconciliation mechanisms or dialogue channels is the executive bureau putting in place to unite all factions and rally them around the constitutional cause?

Responses

To answer this question, we stated in our press release of November 9, 2026, that the President of Tabital Pulaaku International remains and stays open to dialogue and calls on all people of goodwill to join him in addressing the many challenges facing the Fulani community around the world at this moment.

However, I wish to emphasize that we are not in conflict with anyone; there is therefore no question of winners or losers.

We did not seek these legal battles. Our adversaries went to court to prevent TPI from holding a General Assembly duly convened by its president in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of our statutes. Out of respect for the rule of law, we complied with a court decision that we nevertheless knew was tainted with irregularities and flaws. For their part, they held an illegal General Assembly in Banjul that contravened not only that very decision they had obtained, but also the statutes of TPI. Our sole step consisted of asking the court to determine whether that General Assembly was legal and whether the individuals elected there possessed legitimacy. And the Court of District IV of Bamako sat on Monday, November 9, 2026, and ruled our request admissible and well-founded. It proceeded with the immediate suspension of the decisions taken in Banjul, including the appointments made on that occasion.

For us, there is neither battle nor war. They simply need to admit that the Banjul Assembly was not legal and that it did not put in place a new leadership for TPI. If they wish to return and reconcile, they are welcome.

What we cannot do, on the other hand, is sit with individuals who claim to usurp the prerogatives of the Executive Bureau and recognize them as valid interlocutors, as doing so would undermine our own statutes.

The day they agree to be regarded as ordinary members of TPI and not as an executive bureau, the doors will, of course, be open to dialogue and reconciliation.

Question 3:

As Secretary General, what is your direct message today to the millions of Fulbe across Africa and the diaspora who look to Tabital Pulaaku International for unified leadership?

Responses

As we stated above, we are not at war against anyone. There is neither battle nor war among us within Tabital Pulaaku International. There are only people who are in conflict with the law. Fortunately, no one is above the law and the law prevails.

That is why I appeal to everyone's sense of responsibility to avoid dealing severe blows to our moral values and our shared cultural heritage, which is Pulaaku, that characterizes us all. We must leave future generations a model organization respectful of our cultural values and respectful of the laws and regulations of our respective countries. We must respect national and international court rulings and comply with legal principles so that the world respects us and respects our rights.

We have challenges to overcome in addressing the difficulties facing our community. These challenges are numerous and multifaceted. We must overcome the challenges of educating and training our youth, we have the challenges of modernizing our production systems, notably our livestock herding and our way of life, we have the challenges of integration and security of our families and our property, and finally we have challenges of stigmatization and stereotyping that expose our community to rejection by others and exclusion within our respective nations. Our fight, our battle will be to overcome these challenges and not to fight among ourselves for leadership positions within Tabital Pulaaku International. Younger generations are watching us and waiting for results from us in facing these many challenges.

Today, the leadership of His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, a world-renowned scholar at the head of Tabital Pulaaku International, makes our organization an international structure that is respected, but also coveted. That is precisely the root cause of the fierce leadership conflicts we are witnessing today within our organization.

We must take advantage of his leadership and his global network to carry the values of Pulaaku high around the world. Our statutes are clear: after two consecutive terms, the presidency of Tabital Pulaaku International obligatorily changes country. This means that every member country will be able to vie for the presidency of this noble organization in due time. All it takes is patience.

Such is the direct message I wish to address to the Fulani community everywhere in the world.

Thank you.

Lamido ISSA BI AMADOU

SECRETARY GENERAL

(Official Red Seal: TABITAL PULAAKU INTERNATIONAL — SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL / SECRETARY GENERAL)

(Signed: Elhadj Lamido Issa Bi Amadou)

E-mail: amadou.issabia66@gmail.com

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