Former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has been conferred with the chieftaincy title of Gbobaniyi of Ijebuland.
The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona conferred the former governor with the title on Saturday
A former governorship hopeful in Ogun state, Jimi Lawal and his wife, Maryam, were also conferred with chieftaincy titles by the monarch.
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El-Rufai is the first person outside the south-west to be conferred with chieftaincy title by the monarch.
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The former FCT minister served as the governor of Kaduna between 2015 and 2023.
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