Muhammadu Kobo dan Aliyu Gana, OBE, CON (1910 – 13 June 2002) was the 11th Etsu Lapai of Lapai Emirate, a traditional state from (1953 – June 2002) succeeded by his nephew Umaru Bago Tafida II the 12th Etsu Lapai.[1][2][3][4]
| Muhammadu Kobo | |
|---|---|
| Etsu Lapai | |
| Reign | 1953–2003 |
| Coronation | 1953 |
| Predecessor | Umaru Dan Ibrahim |
| Successor | Umaru Bago Tafida |
| Born | 1910 Lapai Emirate |
| Died | June 13, 2002 |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Occupation | Teacher and Traditional leader |
Education and career edit
Etsu Kobo was born into the royal house of Lapai Emirate. He started his education in Agaie Elementary School from (1920 - 1922) and later attend the Bida Provincial School finishing in 1928 and then attended Katsina Teachers Training College graduated there with teacher grade II in 1932 and later had his certificate in Local Government Administration at the United Kingdom.
He started his career as a teacher in Bida province school where he also served as headmaster and was later transferred to Okene primary schools (later changed as Okene middle school). He would later become headmaster in Katsina-Ala province school and Zaria Province middle school. He quit his teaching career in 1948 and joined politics where he was elected as a member of the Northern Federal House of Assembly. He was also Tswaidan of Lapai Emirate and Bida Native Authority before his appointment as the Etsu Lapai Emirate in 1954. During his tenure in the Northern House of representatives, he was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Queen Elizabeth of England.[5][6]
Kobo also served as head of Northern Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation (NNBC) in 1953.[7]
Posts held as Emir includes edit
- Member Federal Scholarship and Appointment Board (1952–53)
- Member, Regional Medical Advisory Board (1955–57)
- Member, Regional Development Corporation (1955–59)
- Member, College of Arts, Science & Technology, Zaria (1952–62)
- Chairman Government Delegation to Libya and Pakistan to study Penal Code system (1958)
- Chairman Regional Board of Governors, NBC (1961–66)
- Member National Council of Arts and Culture (1970–75)
- Chairman North Western State Arts Council (1970–76)
- Chairman North Western State Development Advisory Board (1973–76)
- Chancellor, Kano State University (1992–93)
- Patrons in Barewa Old Boys Association (BOBA) and Gamji Member's Association
Publication edit
He was also a writer, he published a book titled A Short Foundation History of Lapai Emirate in English, Hausa and Nupe.[8][9]
He was an elderly statesman, his burial was led by the Etsu Nupe Umaru Sanda Ndayako and the attendance of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Abdulkadir Kure, and Senator Isa Mohammed Bagudu.[10]
Notes edit
- ^ "Kingdoms of Nigeria, The Nigerian Database of Rulers, Kings, Kingdoms, Political and Traditional Leaders". www.kingdomsofnigeria.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ Kasim, Sule (2020-07-15). "Nigeria: Emir of Lapai (Etsu Lapai) is Dead". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-03-22 – via AllAfrica.
- ^ "Nigerian traditional polities". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ Abdullahi, Ndagi (1897-02-13). "The Battle of Bida". p. 6. Retrieved 2023-11-23 – via The Spectator Archive.
- ^ Hamagam, Aliyu M. (2013-11-30). "Changing fortunes of Govt College Bida". Retrieved 2020-03-22 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Late HRH Muhammadu Kobo: A Dignified Leader for Today's Reference – Gamji Members Association". Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Kobo, Emir of Lapai dies". news.biafranigeriaworld.com. 2002-07-15. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ Kobo, Muhammadu (1981). A brief foundation history of Lapai Emirate. Enugu, Nigeria: Fourth Dimension Publishers. ISBN 978-978-156-167-2. OCLC 10159500. OL 5233674W.
- ^ Kobo, Alhaji Muhammadu (1981). A brief foundation history of Lapai Emirate. Enugu, Nigeria: Fourth Dimension. p. 25. ISBN 978-978-156-167-2.
- ^ "Nigeria: Thousands witness the Burial of Etsu Lapai". Daily Trust. 2002-07-16. Retrieved 2023-11-23 – via AllAfrica.