Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the appointments of Mr Suleiman Lere and Dr Habila Sa’idu as the new Emir of Lere and Chief of Godogodo respectively, following the recommendation of their kingmakers.
A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, on Friday, said that Lere emerged out of five aspirants that were screened by the kingmakers of Lere Emirate Council.
Lere, who retired from the services of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) after attaining the age of 60 in February 2020, was the General Manager, Expansion Project, who was seconded to the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited.
The 61-year-old new Emir graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in 1985, with a degree in Chemical Engineering, and obtained MBA from the same university in 2000.
He was turbaned Madakin Lere in 2015 by the late Emir, Brig-General Abubakar Muhammad (rtd).
Adekeye also stated that Sa’idu of the Nindem Ruling House emerged from the eight aspirants that were screened and assessed by the Kingmakers of Godogodo Traditional Council.
The new Chief of Godogodo was born on October 30, 1955 at Nindem in Jema’a local government Area, and attended ECWA Primary School Godogodo from 1961 to 1967.
Thereafter, he proceeded to the ECWA Bible College, Kagoro, from 1976 to 1980; ECWA Seminary, Igbaja, in Kwara State, from 1985 to 1988 and ECWA Seminary, Jos, from 1998 to 2001.
From 2007 to 2013, he was at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, in the United States.
The statement added that El-Ruffin congratulated the new traditional rulers, urging them to promote peace and harmony in their communities.
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