[1] He was appointed by the Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, in December 2022 as the second paramount ruler of the Bajju people.

He ascended the throne, a year after the demise of his predecessor, Agwam Nuhu Bature Achi in December 2021.

[2] Yabwat holds a master's degree in Public Administration from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

[2] In an interview granted by Daily Trust in January 2023, the SOKAPU spokesman, Luka Binniyat, viewed the lowering of the status of the chiefs from the Southern Kaduna area from first-class status to a lower rank as an attempt to downgrade the traditional institutions.

[3] Yabwat joined 12 other chiefs from the Southern Kaduna area either demoted or had been so when he got handed over the staff of office in December 2022.