Reasons Why Kaduna State Government Rejected Kingmakers' Selections of Emir of Zazzau
The five kingmakers of the Zazzau emirate to begin a fresh selection of candidates for the 19th emir of Zazzau after it jettisoned the earlier list submitted to it. Late Emir of Zazzau Alh. Shehu Idris The state government on Wednesday stated that the earlier processes had excluded two untreated applicants including the Bunu Zazzau and the Sarkin Dajin Zazzau who it claimed had protested their exclusion in the selection processes. The top three were: Iyan Zazzau 1. Iyan Zazzau, Alhaji Bashar Aminu from the Katsinawa dynasty who scored 89%; Yerima Zazzau 2. Yariman Zazzau, Alhaji Muhammed Munnir Jafaru from Bare-bari dynasty who scored 87% Turaki Zazzau 3. Turakin Zazzau, Alhaji Aminu Shehu Idris from Katsinawa dynast who scored 53%. Magajin Zazzau ASA Reporters further reported that Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s ally, Magajin Garin Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli from t...