El-Rufai Becomes Gbobaniyi Of Ijebuland (Photos)
The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona has conferred the tittle of Gbobaniyi Akile Ijebu on former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.
El-Rufai made this announcement in a statement on his official X (formerly Twitter) on Friday.
This new achievement makes him the first non-Yoruba, northerner, or anyone outside the Southwest to be conferred a title in Ijebuland.
El-Rufai 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 (yes, not one but two) chieftaincy titles for his contributions to the Ijebu Kingdom and Nigeria, along with his wife Maryam Lawal.
“I am also 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 recognized 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.
“Please join me, Jimi, and our families and friends in prayers for a hitch free event, and good health, long life and prosperity of His Majesty Awujale and all of us. – Nasir @elrufai.”
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