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from 1962 to 1969 succeeding the 9th Etsu Nupe

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. He was succeeded by his cousin, the 11th Etsu Nupe

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Biography

Born into Masaba ruling house of Bida, his father Saidu Sarki was the 8th

. He began his early education in the well known Bida Middle School from 1933 to 1943 and then the

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in 1944. In 1954 he studied development economics and an extra moral studies in the

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for engineering.

Career

He started his career as engineer and supervisor in Bida native authority before becoming a federal representative in 1955 on the platform of NPC and was secretary of works and survey serving as Federal representative. In 1960 he was federal minister of Internal Affairs before leaving in 1962 to succeed his uncle, HRH Etsu Nupe

who had passed away. He was succeeded in the Ministry by HE Alhaji

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. He was part of the 1966 Northern delegation to deliberate in meetings between the major regions after the coup of 1966.

Zaki and Masaba dynasty

Belonging to the Masaba dynasty he struggle for the title of Etsu Nupe being serving as a Minister of internal together with Usman zaki's dynasty Abubakar Nakordi the father to the present 13th Etsu Nupe

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. He was the country Federal Minister of Interior from 3 January 1960 to 29 October 1969 during the

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administration. He died in 1984 at Sokoto on a visit to

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Sir Abubakar III his school mate and was buried in Bida Native ground.

Biography

Career

Zaki and Masaba dynasty

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