Idris Garba
Idris Garba | |
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Governor of Kano State | |
In office Aug 1988 – Jan 1992 | |
Preceded by | Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru |
Succeeded by | Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya |
Governor of Benue State | |
In office 1987–1988 | |
Preceded by | Ishaya Bakut |
Succeeded by | Fidelis Makka |
Personal details | |
Born | Lapai, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Lapai, Nigeria) | July 6, 1947
Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Nigeria |
Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
Years of service | 1968–1992 |
Rank | Major General |
Battles/wars | Nigerian Civil War |
Idris Garba was the Military Governor of Benue State from 1987 to 1988 and Governor of Kano State from 1989 to 1992.[1]
Background
[edit]Idris Garba was born in July 1947 in Gulu, Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, Nigeria. He had a secondary education in the Nigerian Military School, Zaria 1963 - 1967.
Military training
[edit]He entered the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1968.[1] He attended the following courses:[1]
- Artillery Troop Commanders Course USSR, July 1970 - September 1971
- Young Officers Course Nowshera, Pakistan, July - December, 1972
- Technical Gunnery Course Larkhill, Salisbury, UK, May - August, 1975.
- Field Artillery Officers Advanced Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA June 1977 to February 1978;
- Command and Staff College, Jaji August 1978 to September, 1979
- Regiment Battalion Commanders Course, Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji in 1981.
Military command
[edit]His commands were:[1]
- Troop Commander, second Field Artillery Regiment, Onitsha, (November, 1968 to September 1969)
- Commanding Officer, second Field Artillery Regent (Rear) Ibadan (September 1969 to July 1970)
- Battalion Commander, Oyo (September 1971 to October 1973)
- Instructor/Chief Instructor Nigerian Army School of Artillery (Kaduna 1974 to August 1976)
- Commanding Officer, Commander, Heavy Artillery Regiment (September 1976 to April 1980)
- Company Commander 82 Infantry Battalion United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Lebanon (May to December 1980)
- Commanding Officer, 342 Support Regiment, Zaria (1981 to 1983)
- Deputy Defence Adviser, Nigerian Embassy, Moscow (1983 to 1986)
- Commander Officer, Short Service Course NDA Kaduna (1986 to 1988)
Military governor
[edit]In 1988, General Ibrahim Babangida appointed him Military Governor of Benue State. He was then appointed governor of Kano State in August 1988, serving until 1992 when he hand-over to civilian Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya in the build up to the Nigerian Third Republic.[2] Col. Idris Garba enacted an edict which repealed previous laws and vested the Kano State Sports Council with the responsibilities of promoting and developing sports in the state.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Colonel Idris Garba". Government of Benue State of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
- ^ Admin (2017-02-13). "GARBA, Colonel Idris". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ^ Sani Yusif. "Kano State Sports Council: The pathetic story (I)". Daily Triumph. Retrieved 2009-11-29.