Paul Tarfa
Major General Paul C. Tarfa | |
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Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy | |
In office January 1984 – December 1985 | |
Preceded by | Brig-Gen Abdullahi Shelleng |
Succeeded by | Maj-Gen Peter Adomokai |
Governor of Oyo State | |
In office July 1978 – October 1979 | |
Preceded by | David Jemibewon |
Succeeded by | Bola Ige |
Personal details | |
Born | (1941-08-06) 6 August 1941 (age 83) Garkida, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Adamawa State, Nigeria) |
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Military service | |
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Years of service | 1962–1988 |
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Paul Chabri Tarfa[1] CON (born 6 August 1941) is a retired Nigerian army major general who was appointed Governor of Oyo State, during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, handing over to the elected civilian governor Bola Ige.[2][3]
Early life
He was appointed commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.[4] Under the military rule of General Murtala Mohammed (July 1975 – February 1976), Lieutenant-Colonel Tarfa became provost marshal general and was responsible, reporting to General Theophilus Danjuma, for the clean-up campaign in the four divisions of the army. He was then given the almost impossible task of reducing traffic congestion in Lagos.[5] He was appointed Governor of Oyo State from July 1978 to October 1979.[2] When Ernest Shonekan came to power in November 1993, the Federal Government set up the Major-General Paul Tarfa Panel to undertake a one-year probe of the activities of the Nigeria Customs Service.[6]
Bibliography
- Paul C. Tarfa, Olugbemiga Akin-Williams (2007). Profile in courage. Spectrum Books. ISBN 978-029-796-0.
References
- ^ Tarfa, P.C.; Akin-Williams, O. (2007). Profile in courage. Spectrum Books. ISBN 9789780297961. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- ^ a b "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ admin (2020-06-26). "ALL GOVERNORS OF OYO STATE". Glimpse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Ibrahim Biu (20 March 2008). "Gen Tarfa States Recipe for Progress in Adamawa". Leadership. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ Simone K. Panter-Brick (1978). Soldiers and oil: the political transformation of Nigeria. Routledge. p. 98. ISBN 0-7146-3098-5.
- ^ "Brief History of NCS". Nigeria Customs Service. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
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- Bola Ige
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- Oladayo Popoola
- Tunji Olurin
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- Abdulkareem Adisa
- Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola
- Adetoye Oyetola Sode
- Chinyere Ike Nwosu
- Ahmed Usman
- Amen Edore Oyakhire
- Lam Adesina
- Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja
- Christopher Alao-Akala
- Abiola Ajimobi
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