Court reinstates monarch dethroned by El-Rufai, awards N10m damages

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Kaduna Assemby,Nasir El-Rufai

Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai dethroned Zamuna on 22 May 2023, a few days before the end of his tenure.

The National Industrial Court has nullified the dethronement of the monarch of Piriga Chiefdom in Lere council of Kaduna, Chief Jonathan Pharaguwa Zamuna. The court also ordered the Kaduna State Government to pay damages of N10 million to Zamuna within 30 days of the judgement. Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai dethroned Zamuna on 22…The National Industrial Court has nullified the dethronement of the monarch of Piriga Chiefdom in Lere council of Kaduna, Chief Jonathan Pharaguwa Zamuna.

The development was coming five days after a panel by the Kaduna State Assembly alleged that the government of El-Rufai misappropriated public funds. James Kanyip, who represented the lead Counsel to the Defendant and the government of Kaduna state, however, declined comment on the ruling.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.

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