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High Chief (Dr) Fada, Sarduana Koro Babba
By Anthony Maliki
The Sarduana Koro Babba, High Chief (Dr.) Enoch Fada will be inducted as the Peace Order of Niger Benue Area (PONBA) with former Nigeria Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) as Chairman of the occasion.
The investiture, billed for the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja on November 16, 2022, is expected to feature presidential candidates Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Mr. Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) as special guests of honour.
Also, royal fathers expected to grace the occasion are Attah Igala, Aku Uka, Emir of Zazzau, Obi of Onitsha, Ooni of Ife, Aren Eggon, Akran of Badagry, Olu of Warri and Obong of Calabar.
According to an invitation card sighted by Apex News Exclusive, the spiritual fathers of the day are His Eminence, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III and Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Mathew Kukah.
The key note address will be delivered by Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai while his River State counterpart, Mr. Nyesom Wike will be guest speaker. Host is the Minister of FCT, Muhammed Bello.
The ceremony is to coincide with the birthday of Nationalist, Rt. Hon. Nnamdi Azikiwe on November 16.
