- Mohammed Jega
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Mohammed Jega Military Governor of Gongola State In office
March 1976 – July 1978Succeeded by Abdul Rahman Mamudu Military Governor of Gongola State In office
January 1984 – August 1985Preceded by Bamanga Tukur Succeeded by Yohanna Madaki Major General Mohammed Jega was military Governor of Gongola State, Nigeria between March 1976 and July 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, and again between January 1984 and August 1985 during the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari.[1]
Jega held the posts of Commander of the 6th Brigade of the 2nd Division, Onitsha, and General Officer Commanding 2nd Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan.[2][3] In his second term as governor, he closed most of the schools that had been created by the civilian administration of governor Abubakar Barde due to budgetary constraints.[4]
After retirement, Jega took an active part in the chieftainship lobbies in the 1980s.[5] On 5 June 2005, Jega was named Emir of Gwandu in Kebbi State, replacing Alhaji Mustapha Jokolo.[6]
References
- ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ Bayo Ohu (Jan 12th, 2004). "Dikko in Ogun, condemns money politics". The Guardian. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Naija-news/message/3113. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ Oke Epia (06.05.2005). "Mohammed Jega Now Emir of Gwandu". ThisDay. http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=19261. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ Rima Shawulu (June 15th, 2008). "Governor Mohammed and History". Rima Shawulu. http://www.ndeya.com/?p=29. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ Olufemi Vaughan (2006). Nigerian Chiefs: Traditional Power in Modern Politics, 1890s-1990s. University Rochester Press,. p. 179. ISBN 1580462499.
- ^ Mohammed Kabir (6 June 2005). "Jega Replaces Jokolo As Emir of Gwandu". Daily Champion. http://allafrica.com/stories/200506070338.html. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
Governors of Gongola State 1st Military regime (1976 - 1979) Mohammed Jega • Abdul Rahman MamuduNigerian Second Republic (1979 - 1983) Abubakar Barde • Wilberforce Juta • Bamanga Tukur2nd Military regime (1984 - 1989) Mohammed Jega • Yohanna Madaki • Jonah David Jang • Isa Mohammed • Abubakar SalihuJohn Kpera
Datti AbubakarMohammed Kaliel
Garba DubaBendelHusaini Abdullahi
Abubakar WaziriAbdullahi Shelleng
Adebayo LawalPaul Omu
Babatunde ElegbedeMohammed Jega
Abdul Rahman MamuduMuktar Muhammed
Ibrahim Mahmud AlfaIshaya ShekariGeorge Agbazika Innih
Sunday IfereSaidu Ayodele Balogun
Harris EghaghaIta David Ikpeme
Sunday TuoyoDavid Jemibewon
Paul TarfaDan Suleiman
Joshua AnajaSuleiman SaiduUmaru Mohammed
Gado NaskoSee also Governors of Nigerian States under General Murtala Muhammed (1975 - 1976) and State governors in the Nigerian Second Republic (1979 - 1983)See also State governors in the Nigerian Second Republic (1979 - 1983) and Military Governors in Nigeria during the Ibrahim Babangida regime (1985 - 1990)Categories:- Nigerian military personnel
- Living people
- Nigerian military personnel stubs
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