Adamawa State
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| Adamawa State | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Governor | Bonnie Haruna (PDP) | |
| Date Created | 27 August 1991 | |
| Capital | Yola | |
| Area | 36,917 km² Ranked 8th | |
| Population - 1991 Census - 2005 estimate | Ranked 21th 2,124,049 3,737,223 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | NG-AD | |
Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola, Nigeria. It was formed in 1991 from part of Gongola State.
Emirate of Adamawa
Before it became a state in Nigeria Adamawa was a local native state which also included land now in Cameroon. The rulers bear the title of Amir (pl. Lamido). The name "Adamawa" came from a local war chief of the Fulani, Modibbo Adama, who joined the jihad of Usman dan Fodio in Sokoto (1804).
Modibbo Adama came from the region of Gurin (now just a small village) and in 1806 received a green flag for leading the jihad in his native country. In the following years Adama conquered many lands and tribes. In 1838 he moved his capital to Ribadu, and in 1839 to Joboliwo. In 1841 he founded Yola were he died in 1848. After the European colonization the rulers remained as amirs and later as costumary paramount chiefs, and the line of succession has continued to the present day.
Amirs of Yola have included:
- Modibbo Adama ben Hassan 1809-1848
- Lawalu ben Adama 1848-1872 (son of the previous)
- Sanda ben Adama 1872-1890 (brother of the previous)
- Zubayru ben Adama 1890-1901 (brother of the previous)
- Bibbo Ahmadu ben Adama 1901-1909 (brother of the previous)
- Iya ben Sanda 1909-1910 (son of Sanda ben Adama)
- Muhammadu Abba 1910-1924 (son of Bobbo Ahmadu ben Adama)
- Muhammadu Bello ben Ahmadu ben Hamidu ben Adamu 1924-1928
- Mustafa ben Muhammadu Abba 1928-1946 (son of Muhammadu Abba)
- Ahmadu ben Muhammadu Bello 1947
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