Takaitaccen Tarihin Abuja

Ƙasar da a yanzu ake kira Abuja asalinta ce yankin kudu maso yamma na tsohuwar masarautar Habe (Hausa) ta Zazzau (Zaria). Kabilu da yawa masu zaman kansu ne suka mamaye ta tsawon ƙarni. Mafi girma daga cikin ƙabilun shine Gbagyi (Gwari), sai Koro da wasu ƙananan ƙabilun. A farkon shekarun 1800’s lokacin da Zaria ta fada hannun Fulani mamaya, Muhammed Makau, ya gudu zuwa kudu tare da wasu mabiya da ‘yan uwansa- Abu Ja da Kwaka. Abu Ja ya gaji Makau a shekarar 1825. Cikakken sunan sarki Abubakar, Abu ne laqabinsa. A wasu ma’anar kyawun fatar sa ya sa ake yi masa lakabi da Ja wanda ke nufin ja ko mai adon fata a kasar Hausa. Ya zama sananne da Abu-Ja ma’ana Abu ja ko Abubakar mai adalci. Wasu majiyoyin kuma sun ce Ja taqaitaccen nau’i ne na lshaku Jatau, sunan mahaifinsa. Sarki Abubakar ya kafa masarautar Abuja.

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Abuja ta zama babbar cibiyar kasuwanci inda ‘yan kasuwa masu nisa ke musayar kaya. Mazauna garin sun yi nasarar yakar fulani kuma ba a fatattake su ba kamar yadda kasashen makwabta suka yi. A shekara ta 1902 ne sojojin ingila yan mulkin mallaka suka mamaye garin Abuja Turawan mulkin mallaka na kasar ingila sun sake tsara masarautu suna kiransu masarautu wato masarautu a harshen larabci. Har zuwa 1975, ya kasance yanki mai natsuwa na Najeriya. Matsalolin da ke tattare da babban birnin na Legas, sun kai ga neman sabon babban birnin a wannan shekarar. An zabo Abuja daga cikin wurare 33 da ake iya samu. Sharuɗɗan da aka yi amfani da su don zaɓin sun haɗa da: tsakiya, kiwon lafiya, yanayi, samuwa da amfani da ƙasa, samar da ruwa, dama mai yawa, tsaro, wanzuwar albarkatu, magudanar ruwa, ƙasa mai kyau, dacewa da tsarin jiki da kuma yarjejeniyar kabilanci.

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An bukaci Sarkin Abuja na wancan lokacin, Alhaji Suleiman Barau da ya gana da majalisar masarautunsa domin amincewa da bayar da gudumawar guda hudu daga cikin yankunan Abuja domin zama babban birnin tarayya. An raba majalisar kamar yadda wasu gundumomi suka yi la’akari da cewa abin sadaukarwa ne; amma a karshe sun amince da bukatar gwamnatin tarayya. Don haka, Abuja da ke Jihar Neja ta ba da kashi 80% na yankin Jihar Filato (A yanzu Jihar Nassarawa) ta ba da kashi 16% na yankin Kudu maso Gabas sannan Jihar Kwara (a yanzu Jihar Kogi) ta ba da kashi 4% na yankin Kudu maso Yamma. Daga nan ne aka bukaci Masarautar da ta bar sunan birnin tarayya Abuja. An sake raba kan majalisa. A karshe dai sun amince cewa sunan Masarautar zai shahara a duk fadin duniya. Garin da ya gabata na Abuja an canza masa suna Suleja da sunan Sarkin Suleja na lokacin sannan kuma Ja shi ne harafin karshe na sunan masarautar farko. Wani abin ban sha’awa na tarihi shi ne cewa a yaren Gbagyi (ko Gwan), kalmar Aso tana nufin nasara ko nasara.

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Bisa ga al’ada, mazaunan asali na yankin sun rayu a gindin dutse tsawon ƙarni ba tare da cin nasara ba. Dutsen mafaka ne kuma tushen ƙarfi na sufanci. Asoro (Aso Koro) sunan daya daga cikin yankunan, don haka, yana nufin mutanen nasara. Bugu da ƙari, ana ƙara amfani da kalmar Aso Rock ba kawai ga tsarin jiki na dutse mafi girma a yankin ba, har ma a matsayin alamar ikon gwamnati da kasa.

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