Jigawa Governor Malam Umar Namadi approved the appointment of Dr. Lawan Ahmed Muhammad Sani as the 17th Emir of Gumel.
Lawan succeeds his father, the late Emir of Gumel, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Muhammad Sani II, who died in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, September 3, 2026, after 46 years on the throne.
The appointment followed the recommendations of the kingmakers of the Gumel Emirate Council and the Jigawa State Council of Chiefs.
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Announcing the appointment, Secretary to Jigawa State Government (SSG), Malam Bala Ibrahim, said the governor approved the appointment after carefully considering the recommendations of traditional institutions.
Bala said: “On the recommendation of both the Kingmakers of the Gumel Emirate Council and the Jigawa State Council of Chiefs, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Jigawa, Malam (Dr.) Umar A. Namadi, FCA, approved the appointment of Dr. Lawan Ahmed Muhammad Sani as the 17th Emir of Gumel.”
Until his appointment, the new emir served as Chiroman Gumel and Director of Cyber Security at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).
Governor Namadi commended the kingmakers of the Gumel Emirate Council, led by the Wazirin Gumel, Alhaji Adamu Muhammad Nasoro, for their role in the selection process.
He also thanked the emirs of Hadejia, Kazaure, Ringim and Dutse, who make up the Jigawa State Council of Chiefs, for their advice and contributions to the selection.
The governor congratulated the new Emir and wished him a successful reign as well as many years of service to the Gumel Emirate, Jigawa State and Nigeria..
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