Sidi Bage

Sidi Dauda Bage pronunciationⓘ (born 22 May 1956), is a retired Nigerian jurist who presides as the 17th Emir of Lafia, a customary emirate in Nigeria. He succeeded the 16th emir, Isa Mustapha Agwai (r. 1974–2019), on 26 March 2019.[2]

Emir of Lafia, the Hon. Justice
Sidi Dauda Bage
Judge of the High Court of Nigeria
In office
9 November 1992 – 4 December 2016
Justice, Court of Appeal of Nigeria
In office
10 December 2007 – 4 December 2016
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
In office
5 December 2016 – 26 March 2019
Appointed byMuhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria
Emir of Lafia
Assumed office
26 March 2019
Appointed byUmaru Tanko Al-Makura, Governor of Nassarawa State
Personal details
Born
Sidi Duada Bage

(1956-05-22) 22 May 1956[1]
Lafia, Nassarawa State, Nigeria
Occupation

Early life and education

Bage was born in Lafia, in Nigeria's Nassarawa State. He attended the local Dunoma Primary School before going to the government secondary school in Lafia, 1970–1974. His initial legal training was at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, where he obtained a diploma in law in 1977. He continued his legal education with an LLB Honours degree in 1980, before attending the Nigerian Law School Lagos. He was called to the bar in 1981.[1]

Bage was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari.[3][4][5][6]

Emir

Bage was chosen as Lafia's ruler upon the death on 10 January 2019 of the 16th Emir of Lafia, Isa Mustapha Agwai I. This was done by its Emirate Council's traditional selectors, whose entitlement to do so is bestowed by custom, recognised in modern law; these "kingmakers" vote to select the traditional ruler in accordance with chieftaincy laws. Bage is from the Dalla Dunama (the 'Dalla ruling house') of the Kanuri, one of the two houses eligible for selection as emir in Lafia, in a accordance with a 1986 government regulation—the other house being the Ari Dunama, of which the 16th emir was a member.[7]<[8] The Emir of Lafia is ranked eighth in Nigeria's order of precedence for traditional rulers.

As emir, Bage belongs to the Nassarawa State Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs and is its chairman. During Bage's reign as emir, he has been active in cultural affairs, including patronage of the Salah festival, and promotion of the Kanuri language. He has overseen the redesign of the emir's palace in Lafia. He is the chairman of the religious support society Jama'atu Nasril Islam in Benue-Plateau State. Bage was appointed sheikh and grand khalif for Nassarawa State of the Sufi tariqa, the Tijaniyyah order.

The president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari recognised Bage with an award given for peaceful and orderly rule.

See also

References
  1. "Hon. Mr. Justice Sidi Dauda Bage, Justice: About Sidi Dauda Bage". Supreme Court of Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. Andrew Aondofa, Chila (14 March 2020). "HRH (Justice) Sidi Dauda Bage: The 17th Emir of Lafia". The Abusites. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  3. "Buhari appoints two new Supreme Court Justices". Vanguard News. 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. "Lawyer Loses Bid To Unseat Abia Governor". Sahara Reporters. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. "List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria". The Literary Fair. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. "NJC, CJN Onnoghen speak on alleged lopsided appointment of 14 Appeal Court judges". Premium Times Nigeria. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  7. Daniels, Ajiri (17 January 2019). "Crisis rocks Lafia Emirate Council over selection of new Emir". The Sun Nigeria. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
  8. "Supreme court judge Bage emerges new Emir of Lafia". Punch Newspaper. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

Further reading

A 2004 briefing of expert opinion on the operation of traditional chieftaincy in Nigeria, compiled by Canadian authorities:

Explanation and commentary on traditional rulership and its influence in Nigeria:


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