Gwamna Danladi Awan (1915 – 1 October 2008) was the monarch of Gworog (Kagoro) Chiefdom, a Nigerian traditional state and was reputed to be the longest served monarch in Nigeria and second oldest in Africa, reigning for 63 years (1945 - 2008). He was also known by the title, Chief of Kagoro. Life and education Gwamna Awan was born in Ucyo (Fadan Kagoro) in 1915. Earlier on, his father, Awan, was adopted by his granduncle, the fourth monarch of Gworog, Biya Kaka. His educational career began in 1928 where all through till 1932 he attended evening classes, before proceeding to the Elementary Teachers Centre, Toro (now in Bauchi State) between 1933–1935. Career As soon as the program ended at Toro, Awan returned home to begin teaching at the Sudan Interior Mission (SIM) Elementary School, Gworog (Kagoro) from 1936. He was later transferred to the Sudan Interior Mission (SIM) Elementary School, Fantswam (Kafanchan) in 1938. In the course of his early career, he combined where combined teaching with evangelism, as did the Christian missionaries. After about a year in 1939, he returned to teach at the Elementary Teachers Centre in Gworog. When uncle, Biya Kaka, the then Chief of Kagoro needed him to join the Gworog (Kagoro) Native Authority, he was available and was made the Assistant Scribe in 1940. He was instrumental in the execution of many developmental projects the construction of a modern (the present) palace in 1943, as well as manual water pumps at the front of the palace for the people to have access to clean water. He also improved on the tax collection system and promoted education of the citizens of the chiefdom. Kingship Royal tussle After the demise of Chief Biya Kaka in August 1944, there was a delay in the appointment of a successor due to the tussle over who should become the next monarch. There were two candidates vying for the position: an animist and a Christian in the person of Gwamna Awan who got strong backing from the Sudan Interior Mission (SIM) who pressured the British colonial authorities to select their candidate to succeed Kaka. At the end, Awan was appointed the acting Chief, and subsequently installed formally as the first Christian monarch in the whole of the southern part of Zaria Province and 5th Chief of Kagoro by G. D. Pitcairn, the British colonial Resident of Zaria Province on April 11,