Paul Tarfa

Paul Chabri Tarfa[1] 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]

Paul C. Tarfa
Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy
In office
1984–1985
Governor of Oyo State
In office
July 1978  October 1979
Preceded byDavid Jemibewon
Succeeded byBola Ige
Personal details
Born1941
Garkida, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Alma materNMTC
Royal Canadian School of Infantry
Military service
Branch/serviceNigerian Army
Years of service1962 – 1988
RankMajor General

Early life

He was appointed commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Bibliography

  • Paul C. Tarfa, Olugbemiga Akin-Williams (2007). Profile in courage. Spectrum Books. ISBN 978-029-796-0.

References

  1. Tarfa, P.C.; Akin-Williams, O. (2007). Profile in courage. Spectrum Books. ISBN 9789780297961. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. Ibrahim Biu (20 March 2008). "Gen Tarfa States Recipe for Progress in Adamawa". Leadership. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  4. Simone K. Panter-Brick (1978). Soldiers and oil: the political transformation of Nigeria. Routledge. p. 98. ISBN 0-7146-3098-5.
  5. "Brief History of NCS". Nigeria Customs Service. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
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