Zamfara –
Senate President Bukola Saraki was on Saturday conferred with the traditional
title of Dan-Iya Kaura-Namoda in Zamfara state.
The Senate
President was in the state to witness the wedding of six daughters of Sen
Tijjani Kaura which took place at the Emir of Kaura-Namoda’s palace. The Emir,
Alhaji Muhammad Asha,said Saraki deserved the title in view of his sterling
qualities and contribution to the development of the nation
According to Vanguardngr, he said, “by
this title, you have become one of the citizens of this emirate and a title
holder of this palace. ”
He urged him to be a good ambassador of the emirate by
providing good and exemplary leadership at the senate. Responding, Saraki, who
thanked the emir for seeing him worthy of the title, said he would live up to
the expectations of the emirate.
Saraki also pledged to discharge all the
attributes of the title to the best of his ability. The ceremonies were
witnessed by the state governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, two former governors of
the state, Sen. Ahmed Sani and Alhaji Mamuda Shinkafi, former governor of old
Sokoto state, Mallam Yahaya Abdulkarim as well as many members of the national
and state assemblies.
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