Usman Sarki

Born into Masaba rulings house of Bida his father Saidu Sarki was 8th Etsu Nupe. He began his early education in the known Bida Middle School in 1933 to 1937 at the Bida Middle School in 1943 and then the Kaduna College in 1944, in 1954 he study development economics an extra moral studies in University of Ibadan for engineering.[6] He started his career as engineer and supervisor in Bida native authority before becoming federal representative in 1955 in the platform NPC and was secretary of works and survey serving as Federal representative. In 1960 he was federal minister of Internal Affairs he left the ministry in 1962 were his uncle Muhammadu Ndayako died to succeed the title of Etsu Nupe, he was replaced with Shehu Shagari after leaving the ministry.[7][3]

He was part of the 1966 Northern delegation to deliberate in meetings between the major regions after the coups of 1966.

Belonging to the Masaba dynasty he struggle for the title of Etsu Nupe being serving as a Minister of internal together with Usman zaki's dynasty Abubakar Nakordi the father to the present 13th Etsu Nupe Yahaya Abubakar.[8] He was the country Federal Minister of Interior from 3 January 1960 to 29 October 1969 during the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa ministry cabinent.[9] He died in 1984 at Sokoto on a visit to Sultan of Sokoto Sir Abubakar III his school mate and was buried in Bida Native ground.[10][11]