Usman Sarki

Usman Sarki dan Malam Saidu MP, CFR (b. 1920 - 1984) was the 10th Etsu Nupe from 1962 to 1969 Succeeded 9th Etsu Nupe Muhammadu Ndayako.[1][2][3] He was succeeded by his cousin 11th Etsu Nupe Musa Bello.[4][5]

Hon. Etsu Usman Sarki
Federal Ministry of Interior (Nigeria)
In office 1959–1962
Appointed by	Tafawa Balewa
Preceded by	J. M. Johnson
Succeeded by	Shehu Shagari
Etsu Nupe Bida Emirates
In office 1962–1969
Preceded by	Muhammadu Ndayako
Succeeded by	Musa Bello
Personal details
Political party	Northern People Congress
Education	Bids Middle School University of Ibadan
Cabinet	Tafawa Balewa Cabinet

Biography

Born into Masaba rulings house of Bida his father Saidu Sarki was 8th Etsu Nupe. He began his early education in the known Bida Middle School in 1933 to 1937 at the Bida Middle School in 1943 and then the Kaduna College in 1944, in 1954 he study development economics an extra moral studies in University of Ibadan for engineering.[6] He started his career as engineer and supervisor in Bida native authority before becoming federal representative in 1955 in the platform NPC and was secretary of works and survey serving as Federal representative. In 1960 he was federal minister of Internal Affairs he left the ministry in 1962 were his uncle Muhammadu Ndayako died to succeed the title of Etsu Nupe, he was replaced with Shehu Shagari after leaving the ministry.[7][3]

He was part of the 1966 Northern delegation to deliberate in meetings between the major regions after the coups of 1966.

Zaki and Masaba dynasty

Belonging to the Masaba dynasty he struggle for the title of Etsu Nupe being serving as a Minister of internal together with Usman zaki's dynasty Abubakar Nakordi the father to the present 13th Etsu Nupe Yahaya Abubakar.[8] He was the country Federal Minister of Interior from 3 January 1960 to 29 October 1969 during the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ministry cabinent.[9] He died in 1984 at Sokoto on a visit to Sultan of Sokoto Sir Abubakar III his school mate and was buried in Bida Native ground.[10][11]

Notes

1. State (Nigeria), North-Western (1969). Annual Volumes of the Laws of North-Western State of Nigeria: Containing the Laws of North-Western State of Nigeria for ... and Subsidiary Legislation ...
2. Ibrahim, Saidu (1992). The Nupe and their neighbours from the 14th century. Heinemann Educational Books. ISBN 978-978-129-441-9.
3. Shagari, Shehu Usman Aliyu (2001). Shehu Shagari: beckoned to serve : an autobiography. Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria). ISBN 978-978-129-932-2.
4. "Nigerian traditional polities". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
5. "Nigerian Traditional States". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
6. "SARKI, HRH Alhaji Usman". Biography Legacy and Research Foundation. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
7. "Usman Sarki - NigerianWiki". nigerianwiki.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
8. "Ten years of the 13th Etsu Nupe". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
9. Abdulkadir, A. T.; Maradun, A. A.; Babajo, Mustafa (2004). Makers of Northern Nigeria. De Imam Ventures.
10. Yahaya Abdullahi, Ibn Masaba (22 April 2008). "Nigeria: Between Usman Sarki And Bagudu Waziri (2)". Allafrica. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
11. Jiya, Amina (2008). "Nigeria: Bida, Heart-Beat of Nupe Kingdom". Allafrica.

Preceded by Muhammadu Ndayako	Etsu Nupe	Succeeded by Musa Bello