Tagwai Sambo

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A̠gwam Tagwai Sambo (OFR)
His Royal Highness
Monarch of Asholyio (Moroa) Chiefdom
A̠gwam A̠sholyio
In office1966 – date
Elective Monarchy1966
Born (1936-12-24) 24 December 1936 (age 87)
Tsok (Manchok), Northern Region, British Nigeria
Names
English: Tagwai Sambo
ReligionChristianity
Occupation• Agwam Asholyio

Tagwai Sambo (born 24 December 1936) is the monarch of Asholyio (Moroa) Chiefdom with headquarters at Manchok, a Nigerian traditional state in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. He is also known by the title "Chief of Moro'a (Asholyio)".[1]

Life[edit]

Sambo was born in Tsok (Manchok), Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Manchok, southern Kaduna State, Nigeria) on 24 December 1936.[2]

Kingship[edit]

Sambo was appointed Chief of Moroa and Member of the Jema’a Native Authority and also became a member, Northern House of Chiefs (later known as Kaduna State Council of Chiefs) in 1966.

On the crises in the Southern Kaduna area, HRH Sambo in December 2016 said he hoped the Kaduna State governor would make a speech about the events if call for calm and dialogue in anticipation for peace.[2]

Sambo became the founding chancellor of the Kaduna State University (KASU) when it was established and remained so from 1 January 2005 [3] until 11 March 2020 when the state governor, Nasir Elrufai, appointed the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, to replace him as the school's Chancellor just a week after his banishment from Kano.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kaduna State Council of Chiefs". Kaduna State Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Kaduna State Government. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Present challenges in Southern Kaduna will surely pass away – Tagwai Sambo". Guardian. December 25, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Kaduna State University". KASU. Archived from the original on September 26, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Sadiq, Lami (March 13, 2020). "Nigeria: El-Rufai On His Way to Awe to Visit Sanusi II". All Africa. Daily Trust (Abuja). Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "El-Rufai Appoints Sanusi Chancellor Of Kaduna State University". Premium Times Nigeria. March 11, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.