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Pategi
Pategi or Patigi is a town and Local government in Kwara State, Nigeria with the headquarters located at the town. The town is the headquarters of Pategi Emirate. It is inhabited by the Nupe people who also exhibit a linguistic repertoire of the Yoruba language, Yoruba dialect. They are farmers, aquatic sellers/fishers and traders. They are known to be governed by a monarch. Currently, a new Monarch, in the person of Umar Bologi II, was appointed, by the Government of the State, who happened to be a custom officer in before his appointment to the Office as the leader of Etsu Community. Settlement Pategi is a Nupe town along the banks of the Niger River. The township is located within Pategi Local Government Area. The local government is one of the largest Fadama lowlands in the state with River Niger as the primary source of water. The people The Nupe people of Pategi are majorly farmers- harvesting cassava, millet, rice, guinea corn, melon. They also make a lot of local snack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pategi Regatta Festival
The Patigi Regatta Fest founded in 1949 but first took place in 1952. It is a Pategi Emirate boating event in Nigeria featuring the boating races, fishing and swimming. History The fest is host at terrain of Niger River in Patigi Beach which was founded by pategi councils leader Ahman Pategi and Etsu Umaru Bologi I in 1950. The fest is an origin, historical significance and tourism which the first event took place in 1952. The event consists the featuring of residents in the bank river of Niger State, Niger, Kwara State, Kwara and Kogi State, Kogi, the event consists of boat racing at Gbaradogi of the west river bank. At the time 1920 the settlers at banks lake and river lived there for reasons which the comprises the rivers as worshiping place such as the Gbafu of Gazun at Pategi market. Some of the boat at the time of worship do not move and in the middle bank of Osun river, river Nile in Egypt were meeting place for the worship was found. The rivers in Nupe community was fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
