Paul Tarfa

Major General
Paul C. Tarfa
CON
Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy
In office
January 1984 – December 1985
Preceded byBrig-Gen Abdullahi Shelleng
Succeeded byMaj-Gen Peter Adomokai
Governor of Oyo State
In office
July 1978 – October 1979
Preceded byDavid Jemibewon
Succeeded byBola Ige
Personal details
Born (1941-08-06) 6 August 1941 (age 85)
Garkida, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Adamawa State, Nigeria)
Education
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service
1962–1988
Rank Major General

Paul Chabri Tarfa 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.

Early life

He was appointed commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. 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. He was appointed Governor of Oyo State from July 1978 to October 1979. 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.

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Tarfa, P.C.; Akin-Williams, O. (2007). Profile in courage. Spectrum Books. ISBN 9789780297961. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. 1 2 "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. ↑ admin (2020-06-26). "ALL GOVERNORS OF OYO STATE". Glimpse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ↑ Ibrahim Biu (20 March 2008). "Gen Tarfa States Recipe for Progress in Adamawa". Leadership. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  5. ↑ Simone K. Panter-Brick (1978). Soldiers and oil: the political transformation of Nigeria. Routledge. p. 98. ISBN 0-7146-3098-5.
  6. ↑ "Brief History of NCS". Nigeria Customs Service. Retrieved 2010-02-18.