brief history about the new Rivers State University chancellor
Sidi Bage was the former Justice of the Supreme Court, he
has
emerged as the 17th Emir of Lafia Emirate
following the demise
of Mustapha Agwai I.
Mr Agwai died on January 10.
Haruna Osegba, the Nasarawa State
Commissioner for Local Government and
Chieftaincy Affairs announced the selection of
the Emir on Tuesday in Lafia following the
state traditional council meeting.
Mr Osegba said the new emir was selected by
the emirate’s college of selector, ratified by the
state traditional council and approved by
Governor Umaru Al-Makura.
He said the selection of the new emir was in
line with legal notice 12 of 1986, section 31
stipulating the rotation of the stool between the
two royal houses.
Mr Osegba explained that Mr Bage and Musa
Mustapha-Agwai, son of the late emir,
contested for the position.
Mr Bage was however selected by four out of
the five members of the college of selectors.
Mr Bage was born on June 22, 1956, in Lafia,
the capital of Nasarawa State.
He attended the Dunoma Primary School Lafia
from 1963 to 1969 Government Secondary
School Lafia from 1970 to 1974.
He was admitted into the Ahmadu Bello
University Zaria, for a Diploma Programme in
Law between 1975 and 1977, obtained same at
Credit Level and later got his L.L.B. Hon degree
in 1980.
He graduated with Second Class Lower
Division, proceeded to the Nigerian Law School
Lagos in 1980 and was called to the Nigerian
Bar in 1981.
Mr Bage worked as a Legal Officer, Ground
Training Group, Nigerian Air Force Base
Kaduna (NYSC) 1981 to 1982, and Appointed
Magistrate Grade II Plateau State Judiciary
1982.
He was Promoted Magistrate Grade I 1984,
Promoted Senior Magistrate Grade II 1986,
Appointed Chief Magistrate II F.C.T Judiciary
1989, Promoted Chief Magistrate I. 1990 and
was promoted as Deputy Chief Registrar FCT
Judiciary 1991.
He was again promoted Substantive Chief
Registrar, FCT High Court January, 1992,
elevated to the High Court Bench as a Judge
November 9, 1992, elevated Justice Court of
Appeal December 10, 2007, and appointed
Justice of the Supreme Court on December 5,
2016.
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