Ufuwai Bonet Explained

Agwam Ufuwai Bonet (CON)
His Royal Highness
Succession:Monarch of Gworok (Kagoro) Chiefdom
Moretext:Agwam Agworok VI, Chief of Kagoro
Coronation:2008
Reign-Type:In office
Reign:2008 – date
Predecessor:Agwam (Dr.) Gwamna Awan (MBE, OON)
Full Name:English: Ufuwai Bonet
Religion:Evangelical Christianity

Ufuwai Bonet is the monarch of Gworok (Kagoro) Chiefdom, a Nigerian traditional state in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. He is also known by the title "Chief of Kagoro (Gworok)".[1] [2] [3] As of 2016, he is the deputy chairman of the Kaduna State council of chiefs and emirs.[4]

In 2011, he led the Kaduna State Christians to pilgrimage in Israel, Egypt, Rome and Greece, in which two absconded.[5]

In January 2017, while addressing the Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin on a visit to his palace after the attacks by Fulani terrorists, he assured: Later in February, in an address to the CAN, over the same issue, Bonet admonished: He also decried the security situation in the area during the 2019 edition of the Afan National Cultural Festival, which he hosted.[6]

During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, he urged the people, village and ward heads in his realm to abide by the lockdown orders as liquor sellers hesitated to comply.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaduna State Council of Chiefs . Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Kaduna Government . February 23, 2021 . January 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115175652/https://localgov.kdsg.gov.ng/?page_id=31 . dead .
  2. Web site: Prof. Mallam, killed in Kaduna gas explosion buried . January 18, 2020 . Kolo . Moses . NNN Nigeria . February 23, 2021.
  3. Web site: Red Cross seeks youths’ participation in humanitarian activities . July 21, 2020 . Metro Daily Ng. February 23, 2021.
  4. Web site: El-Rufai: We must ensure that forces of confusion fail . August 2, 2016 . The Cable . February 23, 2021.
  5. Web site: Nigeria: 'Two Kaduna Pilgrims to Jerusalem Absconded' . May 7, 2012 . Abuja . Mudashir . Ismail . Daily Trust . All Africa . February 23, 2021.
  6. Web site: Kagoro Afan festival assumes carnival status . January 1, 2019 . Prompt News Online . February 23, 2021.
  7. Web site: Traditional ruler in Kaduna decries violation of lockdown order by local liquor sellers, buyers . April 20, 2020 . Gajira . Amen . NNN Nigeria . February 23, 2021.