‘KANGAROO’ ELECTION!
…JULDEH SOWE INJUNCTED
A major leadership crisis has engulfed Tabital Pulaaku International following a ruling by a Malian court suspending the election and appointment of Sierra Leonean businessman Alhaji Amadu Juldeh Sowe as President of the international Fulani cultural organisation.
The decision represents a significant legal setback for Sowe, who was elected during a controversial General Assembly held in Banjul, The Gambia, in September 2026 and subsequently inaugurated in Freetown.
According to reports emerging from Bamako, the court suspended all decisions, elections and appointments resulting from the disputed Banjul assembly, effectively freezing the legal basis upon which Sowe’s camp claims leadership of the organisation.
The ruling also prohibits beneficiaries of the suspended decisions from presenting themselves as official representatives of Tabital Pulaaku International on the strength of those decisions.
The development follows legal proceedings initiated by the outgoing leadership headed by Nigeria’s Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, who challenged the legitimacy of the Banjul gathering and the authority of its organisers.
In a statement issued on 9 November 2026, the Secretary-General of the Sanusi-led executive, Lamido Issa Bi Amadou, welcomed the judicial development, maintaining that the existing executive remains responsible for the organisation’s affairs pending the installation of a legitimately constituted successor.
The dispute has exposed serious divisions within the organisation, with rival factions contesting the authority to convene elections and determine its international leadership.
Sowe’s supporters, however, have reportedly questioned the implications of the Malian ruling for an assembly conducted in The Gambia and are awaiting further judicial proceedings.
The substantive matter is reportedly scheduled for 21 December 2026, suggesting that the leadership dispute remains unresolved despite the latest court intervention.
For Sowe, whose election had been celebrated by supporters in Sierra Leone as a historic achievement, the development raises fresh questions about the future of his presidency and the legitimacy of the electoral process that brought him to office.
The controversy is also expected to intensify scrutiny of the organisation’s internal governance, constitutional procedures and mechanisms for resolving leadership disputes.
The latest ruling strengthens the position of the Sanusi-led faction but does not constitute a final determination of the entire leadership dispute.
Meanwhile, information gathered by Salone Compass Newspaper indicates that Juldeh Sowe is allegedly on money-spending spree in a desperate bid to legitimize his way both at home and abroad.
He is said to be lavishing money on betrayers in the Fullani communities to create divisions among the Fullani tribes at both national and international levels.
As at press time, Alhaji Juldeh Sowe could not be reached for comments or reaction to the unfolding developments.
More on the story in the subsequent edition.
