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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Taraba Rerun: Who Wins Guber Poll? |". Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  2. ^ "Taraba guber election: Supreme Court gives reasons for upholding PDP's victory - Premium Times Nigeria". 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
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