Emir of Jama’are, Alhaji Ahmadu Muhammadu Wabi III is died.
Aged 92, the emir died after a brief illness at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano.
He was one of the sixth first class emirs in Bauchi State.
The late monarch died after 51 years on the throne, making him one of the longest serving emirs in Bauchi State.
One of the deceased’s son Hassan Ahmad Wabi, Chigarin Jama’are, announced the demise of the emir on Sunday.
Alhaji Muhammadu Wabi III is survived by two wives and 36 children.
He was born on August 2, 1938.
He attended the Bauchi Middle School between 1952 and 1956 and worked at the Native Authority before joining the agricultural sector and becoming the livestock officer in 1962.
Late Wabi worked as the Chief scribe and clerk to the Jama’are Emirate Council from 1964 to 1970. He was a member of the defunct Northern Peoples Congress (NPC).
The deceased was appointed as the 9th emir of Jama’are on November 19th, 1970, and was given a staff of office on May 11th, 1971.
In 2008, then President Umaru Musa Yar’adua meritoriously conferred Ahmadu Muhammadu Wabi III with the National Merit Award of Officer of the Order of the Niger OON.
Late Emir worked harmoniously with 17 Governors both military and civilians that governed Bauchi State.
He is the longest Emir in the History of Jama’are Emirate Council, he clocked 51 years on the throne.
