The Esu of Bwari, also called the Sa-bwaya, is the paramount ruler of the Gbagyi of Bwari, whom Wikipedia describes as the town's original inhabitants.
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- Chiefdom
- Still exists
- Yes
The Esu of Bwari, also called the Sa-bwaya, is the paramount ruler of the Gbagyi of Bwari, whom Wikipedia describes as the town's original inhabitants. According to Wikipedia, the FCT administration raised the Esu's stool to third class after the Sarkin Bwari had been raised to second class in 1997, but this did not satisfy the Gbagyi, who regard themselves as the majority and original inhabitants of the town. In 2018 the Bwari Youths Development Association asked for the Sarkin Bwari's stool to be abolished and said it recognised only the Etsu Bwari, Ibrahim Yaro, as the paramount ruler (Daily Trust). Dr Ibrahim Yaro was the Esu of Bwari in December 2025 (News Agency of Nigeria). The archive records the relationship between the two Bwari stools as an open dispute.
- Esu of Bwari
- Bwari — Wikipedia · link
- A peek into Bwari chieftaincy tussle — Daily Trust, 2018-02-07 · link
- Traditional leaders in FCT drum support for Tinubu, Wike — News Agency of Nigeria, 2025-12-16 · link
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Archive ID: POL-BWARI-CHIEFDOM-ESU-OF-BWARI · Last updated 8 October 2026.
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