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