Ex – Governor Kaduna State,  El- Rufai, Bags Traditional Title, in Ijebuland 

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ZAINAB TANIMU
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Ex – Governor Kaduna State,  El- Rufai, Bags Traditional Title, in Ijebuland

Zainab Tanimu

Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria

Ex- governor of Kaduna state on Friday

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expressed gratitude over the honour

bestowed on him by the people of Ijebuland, in Ogun state.

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El- Rufai was conferred with the traditional title of Gbobaniyi (genius) of Ijebuland.

This he disclosed on Friday via his X handle, where he said the title was conferred on him by the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona during a ceremony.
He wrote: “I am pleased to announce that on Saturday, the 16th of December 2023, His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona the Paramount Ruler and Awujale of Ijebuland will honour my brother and confidante Otunba Jimi Lawal with two chieftaincy titles for his contributions to the Ijebu Kingdom and Nigeria, along with his wife Maryam Lawal.
“I also am privileged to be the first Nigerian outside of South-West of Nigeria to be conferred with a chieftaincy title by the Awujale in his nearly 64-year reign.
“I am to be recognised as the Gbobaniyi of Ijebuland. I am grateful to Kabiyesi Awujale for the recognition and thank all those who have wished me well for this.”
He was privileged to be the first Nigerian outside of South-West to be conferred with a chieftaincy title by the Awujale in his nearly 64-year reign. El – Rufai stated.

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