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Gunna was appointed by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State.
President Buhari urged the new Emir, who was till his appointment the Chairman of the state’s Revenue Board, to use the wealth of experience garnered in the public sector to serve his people, and bring development to his domain.
The President equally urged the new Emir to use his position as a grassroots personality, to engender protection of lives and property with the security challenges facing the country, stressing that the traditional institution has a great role to play in security.
In a statement signed by Femi Adesina, his Spokesman, Buhari prayed that the time of the new Emir will bring peace, security, development and progress to Kagara.
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On Jan 1, 1982, he was appointed as the second Chief of Kagara with a second-Class status to succeed Alh Ahmadu Attahiru who held the position until his death in November 1981.
On 1st Nov. 1991, Alh Salihu Tanko was promoted to the rank of a First-Class Emir by the military Governor of Niger State, Col. Lawan Gwadabe.
In a statement on Tuesday, Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, described the death of the monarch as a colossal loss to the Kagara Emirate and the North Central state in general.
Bello said: “We have lost a First Class Emir, a member of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, an Octogenarian and an Elder Statesman whose wise counsel has been of immense value to this administration and those before it in the state.
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The Emir of Kagara in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, Alhaji Salihu Tanko, is dead.
In a statement on Tuesday, Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, described the death of the monarch as a colossal loss to the Kagara Emirate and the North Central state in general.
Bello, who is the Chairman of North Central Governors Forum, said, “We have lost a First Class Emir, a member of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, an Octogenarian and an Elder Statesman whose wise counsel has been of immense value to this administration and those before it in the state.”