Atyap Chiefdom
Atyap Chiefdom
Tyok A̠tyap | |
|---|---|
  Atyap Chiefdom Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 9°49′N 8°22′E / 9.817°N 8.367°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| Government | |
| • Type | Elective Monarchy |
| • A̠gwatyap | A̠gwam Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM) |
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 (Maba̠ta̠do), southern Kaduna state, Nigeria.[1]
People
History
The Atyap Chiefdom was created in 1995. In 2007, it was upɡraded to a First Class status.[2]
Government
The Atyap Chiefdom is ran by the Atyap Traditional Council[3], with the A̠gwatyap as its head.
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.[4]
The Districts of Atyap Chiefdom
[5]These are the districts between 1995-2017:
| S/N | Tyap indigenous name | Hausa exoganous name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A̠buyap | Ungwar Rohogo |
| 2 | A̠shong A̠shyui | Jankasa |
| 3 | A̠tak Njei (Chiefdom Headquarters) | Unɡwar Gaiya |
| 4 | Bafwoi Ka̠nai | Gora Bafai |
| 5 | Cen-A̠koo; also Zama A̠won | |
| 6 | Gan Ka̠nai | Gora Gan |
| 7 | Ka̠nai Mali; also A̠tsung A̠byek | Gora Gida |
| 8 | Maba̠ta̠do | Zangon Urban |
| 9 | Makomurum | Kibori |
| 10 | Mancong | Magadan Wuka |
| 11 | Mazaki | Gidan Zaki |
| 12 | Ma̠nyi A̠ghyui | Kigudu |
| 13 | Sop-A̠koo | Mabushi Kataf |
| 14 | Shilyam, also Kwakhwu | |
| 15 | Taligan (A̠takligan), also A̠ga̠mi | Magamiya |
| 16 | Zonzon | Zonzon 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/N | Tyap indigenous name | Hausa exoganous name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jei (Chiefdom Head-district) | Ungwar Gaiya |
| 2 | Ka̠nai | Gora |
| 3 | Mazaki | Gidan Zaki |
| 4 | Maba̠ta̠do | Zango Urban |
| 5 | Zonzon | Zonzon Gora |
Headquarters
The headquarters of the Atyap Chiefdom is Atak Njei, where the Agwatyap's palace (Tyap: Magwatyap) is located.[6]
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: Maba̠ta̠do), a move which has strongly been countered by the Atyap Community Development Association (ACDA).[6]
Rulers
The ruling monarchs of the Atyap Chiefdom are known as A̠gwatyap.[7]
Etymology of the Atyap Kingship Title
The word is derived from these two Tyap words a̱gwam, meaning monarch/king/chief and 'A̱tyap,' after the Atyap people, and literally means 'the chief/king of the Atyap'.[5]
List of Rulers
The names of these rulers who reigned from 1995 till date are as follows:
| Start | End | Ruler |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2005 | HRH A̠gwam Ba̠la A̠de Da̠uke (JP), Agwatyap I |
| 2005 | April 6, 2016 | HRH A̱gwam Dr. Harrison Yusuf Bunggwon (FNSE), A̠gwatyap II |
| November 12, 2016 | Date | HRH A̱gwam Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM), Agwatyap III[8][7] |
References
- ^ "Gas Development will be Employed to Power Nigeria's Economic Transformation - NNPC Boss". Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "ATYAP (KATAF) PEOPLE THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OF KADUNA". Trip Down Memory Lane. September 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Atyap Traditional Council Takes Proactive Measures Over Crises". The Dream Daily. December 9, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "Ministry of Local Government Affairs". Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Akau T. L., Kambai (2014). The Tyap-English Dictionary. Benin City.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "El-Rufai urges new Agwatyap, others to promote peace". Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ Ayuba Kefas (2016). Atyap People, Culture and Language. Unpublished. p. 12.