Wase, Nigeria

Wase, Nigeria

Wase is a town and Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, Nigeria. Wase State is a traditional state founded in the area in 1820; this became part of the British Niger River Protectorate (later Northern Nigeria) in 1898. The Wase River runs through the LGA. The main tribal group in the area are the Fulani ruled by an Emir who doubles as the chairman of the local council emirate council.

The current Emir of Wase, Alhaji (Dr.) Haruna Abdullahi Maikano.

The population of the LGA was 125,000 people as of 2003, and the area is 1750 km².

References

* [http://www.nigeriacongress.org/FGN/administrative/lgadetails.asp?lg=Wase Wase Local Government Area]


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