Atyap Chiefdom

Atyap Chiefdom is a Nigerian traditional state of the Atyap people, located on the upper Kaduna River basin of the central Nigeria plateau in the Middle Belt. Its headquarters is at A̠tak Njei, Zangon Kataf, southern Kaduna state, Nigeria.[1][2]

Atyap Chiefdom
A̱byin-tyok A̱tyap
Atyap Chiefdom is located in Nigeria
Atyap Chiefdom
Atyap Chiefdom
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°49′N 8°22′E
CountryNigeria
StateKaduna State
LGAZangon Kataf
ChiefdomAtyap
Government
  TypeElective monarchy
  A̠gwatyapA̠gwam Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM)

People

History

The Atyap Chiefdom was created in 1995. In 2007, it was upɡraded to a First Class status.[3]

Government

The Atyap Chiefdom is run by the Atyap Traditional Council,[4] with the A̠gwatyap as its head.

Administrative divisions

Districts

The Kaduna state Ministry of Local Government Affairs gave its number of Existing Districts as 16, Approved Districts as five and Approved Village Units as 61.[5]

These are the districts between 1995 and 2017:[6]

S/NTyap indigenous nameHausa exogenous name
1A̠buyapUngwar Rohogo
2Á̠nietcen-A̱fakanZangon Urban
3A̠shong A̠shyuiJankasa
4Bafoi Ka̠naiGora Bafai
5Cen-A̠koo; also Zama A̠won
6Gan Ka̠naiGora Gan
7Jei (Chiefdom Head district)Unɡwar Gaiya
8Ka̠nai Mali; also A̠tsung A̠byekGora Gida
9MakomurumKibori
10MancongMagadan Wuka
11MazakiGidan Zaki
12Ma̠nyi A̠ghyuiKigudu
13Sop-A̠kooMabushi Kataf
14Shilyam, also Kwakhwu
15Taligan (A̠takligan), also A̠ga̠miMagamiya
16ZonzonZonzon Gora

However, these are the current five Government-Approved Districts from 2017 onwards, trimmed down by the incumbent Kaduna State governor Nasir Elrufai who accordingly said, as reported by Premium Times, Nigeria that the committee set up to address the district administration in the state concluded that the proliferation of the number of districts from the pre-2001 era had created a financial burden for Local Government Councils. Hence, their reversal back to the pre-2001 era. Viz:

S/NTyap indigenous nameHausa exoganous name
1Á̠nietcen-A̱fakanZangon Urban
2Jei (Chiefdom Head-district)Ungwar Gaiya
3Ka̠naiGora
4ZonzonZonzon Gora

Headquarters

The headquarters of the Atyap Chiefdom is Atak Njei, where the Agwatyap's palace (Tyap: Magwatyap) is located.[7]

Of recent, there had been moves by the Nasir el-Rufai-led Kaduna State government to question the locating of the palace in that very region located at the outskirts of the Hausa-Fulani-Kanuri dominated town of Zangon Kataf (Tyap: Á̠nietcen-A̱fakan), a move which has strongly been countered by the Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA).[7]

Rulership

Royal houses

Atyap Chiefdom consists of four royal houses divided according to the four clans of the Atyap people, namely:

S/NClanSubclan
1A̠gbaat• A̠kpaisa
• Jei
• A̠kwak
2A̠minyam• A̠fakan
• A̠son
3A̠ku
4A̠shokwa

Rulers

The ruling monarchs of the Atyap Chiefdom are known as A̠gwatyap.[8]

The word is derived from these two Tyap words: a̱gwam (i.e. a monarch) and A̱tyap (i.e. after the Atyap people) and literally means "monarch of the Atyap".[6]

List of rulers

The names of these rulers who reigned from 1995 till date are as follows:

StartEndRuler
19952005HRH A̠gwam Ba̠la A̠de Da̠uke (JP), Agwatyap I
2005April 6, 2016HRH A̱gwam Dr. Harrison Yusuf Bunggwon (FNSE), A̠gwatyap II
November 12, 2016DateHRH A̱gwam Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM), Agwatyap III[9][8]

See also

References

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  2. Awuhe, Terfa (July 16, 2020). "IDPs decries non-compliance with COVID-19 protocols". Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. "ATYAP (KATAF) PEOPLE THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF KADUNA". Trip Down Memory Lane. September 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. "Atyap Traditional Council Takes Proactive Measures Over Crises". The Dream Daily. December 9, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. "Ministry of Local Government Affairs". Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. Akau T. L., Kambai (2014). The Tyap-English Dictionary. Benin City.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. Bodam, Sule Tinat (July 21, 2020). "Why Atyap Community is Protesting Another Kaduna State Government White Paper on Cudjoe, AVM Usman Muazu Reports on the 1992 Zangon Kataf Conflict (2)". Intervention. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  8. "El-Rufai urges new Agwatyap, others to promote peace". Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  9. Ayuba Kefas (2016). Atyap People, Culture and Language. Unpublished. p. 12.

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