Emir Of Jama’are Joins Ancestors At 92

BY IBRAHIM FAGGE – The Emir of Jama’are in Bauchi State, Alhaji Ahmad Muhammadu Wabi III, has joined his ancestors at the age of 92.

Alhaji Wabi, who was installed emir in 1970 after the death of his father Muhammadu Wabi II, died at about 12 midnight on Sunday after spending about 52 eventful years on the throne.

Announcing the late ruler’s passage, Gadodamasun Jama’are, Alhaji Salleh Malla said he will be sorely missed, even as the Bauchi State Government was preparing to announce details of the burial arrangements.

Confirming the death to newsmen in Bauchi on Sunday, the Chairman of Jama’are Local Government Council, Alhaji Sama’ila Yusuf-Jarma, said Wabi, 92, died at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital after a protracted illness.

The remains of the late Emir, who is survived by four wives, 35 children, and many grandchildren, would be laid to rest today at 2:00 pm in Jama’are town.

The late Royal father, who on November 19, 2020, celebrated his golden jubilee on the throne, was described as an “outstanding, selfless and caring father” not only to the inhabitants of Jama’are but also to the entire Bauchi state and its environs.

An article by Dauda Haruna Tula and published in the Blueprint Newspaper to mark the late Emir’s five decades of royalty on November 19, 2020, stated thus; “No doubt, 50 years in a politically unstable country like Nigeria in which loyalties and alliances are bound to be tempered with from time to time, true patriotism will always be questioned and one’s personal sentiments are not always welcomed, you will agree with me that Abdulkadir Wani has mastered the game of power, and understands true loyalty, not to the people in power but to the throne and constitution of the state.”

“The Emir of Jama’are is a rare gift to the people of Bauchi state and Nigeria at large. He had the opportunity to share the same regalia of royalty with the likes of Late Dr. Alhaji Ado Bayero of Kano, Maccido of Sokoto, Late Shehu Idris of Zazzau, and other prominent emirs of not only the northern extraction but even across the length and breadth of Nigeria.

“Loved by his people, his royal highness has been an outstanding personality in and outside Nigeria. He has encouraged his people to achieve greatness wherever they are, by encouraging them to go to school, which he always says is the key to success. He has been the backbone of the modern architectural look of Jama’are today. Our father, grandfather and ruler are celebrated both at home and abroad”, Dauda Tula said in his article.