List of governors of Taraba State
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This is a list of administrators and governors of Taraba State, Nigeria. Taraba State was created out of the former Gongola State on 27 August 1991 by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida.
| Name | Title | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adeyemi Afolahan (born 1949) |
Administrator | 28 August 1991 | 2 January 1992 | Military | |
| Jolly Nyame (born 1955) |
Governor | 3 January 1992 | 17 November 1993 | SDP | |
| Yohanna Dickson (1950–2015) |
Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | Military | |
| Amen Edore Oyakhire (born 1945) |
Administrator | 22 August 1996 | 16 August 1998 | Military | |
| Aina Owoniyi | Administrator | 16 August 1998 | 29 May 1999 | Military | |
| Jolly Nyame (born 1955) |
Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | PDP | |
| Danbaba Suntai (1961–2017) |
Governor | 29 May 2007 | 29 May 2015 | PDP | Became incapacitated on 25 October 2012 when a Cessna 208 Caravan he was flying from Jalingo to Yola with five of his aides crashed. Remained in office until the end of his second term on 29 May 2015. |
| Garba Umar | Acting Governor | 14 November 2012 | 21 November 2014 | PDP | Appointed deputy governor by Suntai on 5 October 2012, became acting governor following the incapacitation of Suntai. Removed from office by the supreme court on 21 November 2014 on account of the illegal impeachment of his predecessor as deputy governor. |
| Sani Danladi (born 1968) |
Acting Governor | 22 November 2014 | 29 May 2015 | PDP | Reinstated as deputy governor by the supreme court, became acting governor and served out the remainder of Suntai's term. |
| Darius Ishaku (born 1954) |
Governor | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2023 | PDP | Ishaku won the 11 April 2015 gubernatorial election on the PDP platform and went on to win the rerun elections. He subsequently successfully defended his victory at the Supreme court which cleared any doubt of his victory.[1][2] |
| Agbu Kefas (born 1970) |
Governor | 29 May 2023 | Incumbent | PDP |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Taraba Rerun: Who Wins Guber Poll? |". Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ "Taraba guber election: Supreme Court gives reasons for upholding PDP's victory - Premium Times Nigeria". 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
External links[edit]
- "Nigerian Federal States". WorldStatesmen.