Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State, has approved the appointment of a serving Major in the Nigerian Army, Sanusi Mohammed as the new Emir of Kauan Namoda.
The appointment, according to a statement today, May 7, by the governor’s special adviser on public enlightenment and media and communications, Alhaji Zailani Bappa, was done after a recommendation from the Kaura Namoda Traditional Council as enshrined in the selection procedure.
Sanusi Mohammed succeeds the late Emir, Alhaji Mohamned Ahmed Asha who died recently after a brief illness.
“Until his appointment today, the 40 year old Alhaji Sanusi Mohammed was a serving Major in the Nigerian Army.”
The governor prayed for the repose of the deceased Emir, even as he wished the new Emir a successful reign.