Tagwai Sambo (born 24 December 1936) is the monarch of Asholyio (

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) Chiefdom with headquarters at

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, a

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in southern

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. He is also known by the title "''Chief of Moro'a (Asholyio)''".

Life

Sambo was born in Tsok (Manchok), Northern Region,

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(now Manchok, southern

) on 24 December 1936.

Kingship

Sambo was appointed Chief of Moroa and Member of the Jema’a Native Authority and also became a member, Northern House of Chiefs (later known as Kaduna State Council of Chiefs) in 1966. On the crises in the

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area, HRH Sambo in December 2016 said he hoped the

governor would make a speech about the events if call for calm and dialogue in anticipation for peace. Sambo became the founding chancellor of the

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(KASU) when it was established and remained so from 1 January 2005 until 11 March 2020 when the state governor,

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, appointed the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, to replace him as the school's Chancellor just a week after his banishment from

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References

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