CREATION OF TITLE AND AZARA CHIEFDOM EDICT 1999

Published by Law Nigeria Admin at 15th May 2019

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LAWS OF NASARAWA STATE OF NIGERIA

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Title and commencement
Interpretation
Creation of AZARA Chiefdom
Headquarters of the Chiefdom
Village Areas constituting the Chiefdom

THE CREATION OF AZARA CHIEFDOM EDICT 1999 NASARAWA STATE OF NIGERIA EDICT NO 7 1999

[Enactment]

The Military Administrator of Nasarawa State of Nigeria hereby makes the following Edict:

WHEREAS the EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF NASARAWA STATE considers it expedient for good government and peaceful co-existence of AWE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL that a new chiefdom be created put the present AWE Chiefdom called AZARA Chiefdom.

AND WHEREAS the Military Administrator is satisfied that such creation is expedient and is for the interest of peace and progress of the area, do hereby enact as follows:

Title and commencement

This Edict may be cited as the Creation of Azara Chiefdom Edict and shall come into operation on the 24th day of May 1999.

Interpretation

In this Edict:

“Council” means Awe Local Government Council

“Governor” means Governor of Nasarawa State.

“State” Means Nasarawa State of Nigeria

“Village Areas” means Village Areas mentioned in Section 5 of this Edict.

Creation of AZARA Chiefdom

There shall be created a chiefdom out of Awe Chiefdom in Awe Local Government Area to be known as “AZARA”

Headquarters of the Chiefdom

The Headquarters of AZARA Chiefdom shall be at Azara Town.

Village Areas constituting the Chiefdom

The Chiefdom shall be made up of the following Village Areas:

(i) Azara

(ii) Unguwar Madaki

(iii) Unguwar Galadima

(iv) Rugwadgu

(v) Unguwar Wambai

(vi) Unguwar Chiroma

Dated at Lafia this 27th Day of May 1999

COL. BALA MUHAMMED MANDE Fss. Psc.

MILITARY ADMINISTRATOR NASARAWA STATE OF NIGERIA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note does not form part of this Edict and has no legal effect). The purpose of this Edict is to legally document the creation of AZARA CHIEFDOM in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State)

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