Paul Zakka Wyom

Paul Zakka Wyom, also Paul Zakka Wyoms is the monarch of Gwong Chiefdom, a Nigerian traditional state in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. He is also known by the title Kpop Gwong II. He was the spokesman on behalf of other monarchs at the burial preceding of a fellow Southern Kaduna monarch, murdered in early 2018.[1][2] He is a first class monarch of the Gwong people.[3]

Kpop (Col.) Paul Zakka Wyom (rtd.)
Monarch of Gwong Chiefdom
In office2000 – date
PredecessorKpop Aruwa Jatau
Names
English: Paul Zakka Wyom
ReligionEvangelical Christianity

Nigeria's Premium Times reported the monarch hosting the Kaduna State gubernatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress in 2014.[4]

Wyom as reported by a The Dream Daily reporter was said to have praised the growth in his chiefdom in January 2016.[5] He later in March, hosted, as reported by Channels Television, the Khituk Gwong Day in Kagoma, Kaduna State, which was attended by the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.[6]

In January 2019, The Sun of Nigeria published on the monarch giving traditional title of "Byeh Gwong" (Helper of Gwong) to an 18-year-old Briton, Seth Thomas, who built a $50,000 primary health care centre at Asso, a community in the chiefdom inaugurated January 11, 2019.[7]

References
  1. "Murdered Kaduna chief, wife buried". Premium Times. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. Ojo, Sola (January 14, 2018). "Murdered Kaduna monarch, wife buried amid tears". The Sun. Kaduna. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. "Composition of the State's Council of Chiefs - Ministry of Local Government Affairs | Kaduna State Government". Kaduna State Government. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. Muhammad, Garba (September 17, 2014). "El-Rufai visits Yakowa's hometown as he declares Kaduna guber bid". Premium Times. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. Kezi, Julius B. (January 7, 2016). "Gwong Chiefdom Growing In Leaps And Bounds, Says Kpop Gwong". Kafanchan: The Dream Daily. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  6. "Osinbajo Calls For Support To Fight Evil". Channels Television. March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  7. Ebije, Noah (January 20, 2019). "From UK with love for Southern Kaduna residents". The Sun. Kaduna. Retrieved January 2, 2021.


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