John Ubah

John I. Ubah
Military Administrator of Kebbi State
In office
22 August 1996 – August 1998
Preceded bySalihu Tunde Bello
Succeeded bySamaila Bature Chamah
Personal details
Born17 October
Agilia, Benue State, Nigeria

Colonel John I. Ubah was Administrator of Kebbi State in Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1] He was born in Okpobla, Ahilia, Benue State.[2]

As Kebbi State governor, in January 1998 he threatened to sack the management of the Kebbi state radio station since it could still not be heard beyond a 10-kilometre radius.[3]

In 2001 he was one of the former military governors who declared the formation of the United Nigeria Development Forum (UNDF), a political lobby group.[4] John Ubah is the author of four poetry works - Songs of Lokoja, Where the Eagle Perches, Birds of Kebbi Land and Daybreak - and has contributed to several poetry anthologies.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  2. ^ a b "Literary feather for the soldier poet (interview)". New Nigerian. July 28, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  3. ^ "UBAH THREATENS TO SACK RADIO MANAGEMENT". Nigeria Media Monitor. 12 January 1998. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  4. ^ Kola Ologbondiyan and Agaju Maduba (2001-04-29). "The Return of Abacha Boys". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
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