Pategi
Pategi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Paris | |
| Motto(s): mayin lo, mayin lo, ezhi patigi [the best place to be is patigi] | |
| Coordinates: 8°44′N 5°45′E / 8.733°N 5.750°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Kwara State |
| Government | |
| • Etsu | etsu alhaji Umar Bologi II. |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Pategi or Patigi is a town and local government in Kwara State, Nigeria with the headquarters located at the town. The town is the headquarters of Pategi Emirate. It is inhabited by the Nupe people who speak the Nupe language. They are farmers, aquatic sellers/fishers and traders. They are known to be governed by a monarch.
Currently, a new Monarch, in the person of Umar Bologi II, was appointed, by the Government of the State, who happened to be a custom officer in before his appointment to the Office as the leader of Etsu Community.