Murtala Ramat Muhammed was a Nigerian general who led the 1966 Nigerian counter-coup in overthrowing the Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi military regime and featured prominently during the Nigerian Civil War and thereafter ruled over Nigeria from 29 July 1975 until his assassination on 13 February 1976. This period in Nigerian history,from the Northern counter-coup victory to Murtala's death,is commonly associated with the institutionalization of the military in politics.
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua was a Nigerian military officer and politician who was the de facto vice president of Nigeria as Chief of Staff,Supreme Headquarters when Nigeria was under military rule from 1976 to 1979. He was a prominent politician during the latter transition from military to civilian rule in the late 1980s and into the 1990s.
Abdullahi Adamu is a Nigerian politician who was the governor of Nasarawa State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member and newly elected chairman of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC).
Joseph Dechi Gomwalk was a Nigerian police commissioner and the first Military Governor of Benue-Plateau State after it was formed from part of Northern Region. He was executed due to his connections to Buka Suka Dimka's attempted coup against Murtala Mohammed's government.
Bamanga Tukur (CON) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who served as Minister for Industries in the administration of General Sani Abacha during the 1990s. He is one of the high-profile civil servants and military officers who acquired large areas of farmland along the various River Basin authorities. He is currently life patron of ABR. He was president of the Africa Business Roundtable in 2012. From March 2012 to January 2014,Tukur was National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
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The 1966 Nigerian counter-coup,or the so-called "July Rematch",was the second of many military coups in Nigeria. It was masterminded by Lt. Colonel Murtala Muhammed and many northern military officers. The coup began as a mutiny at roughly midnight on 28 July 1966 and was a reaction to the killings of Northern politicians and Officers by some soldiers on 15 January 1966. The July mutiny/counter coup resulted in the murder of Nigeria's first military Head of State General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi and Lt Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi in Ibadan by disgruntled northern non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Upon the termination of Ironsi's government,Lt. Colonel Yakubu Gowon was appointed Head of State by the July 1966 coup conspirators.
Audu Innocent Ogbehlisten is a Nigerian politician who was chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) from 2001 until January 2005. He is the former Minister of Agriculture of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2015–2019.
Dan Suleiman was a Nigerian Air Force officer and politician. He was a member of General Murtala Muhammed's supreme military council in Nigeria between July 1975 and March 1976,and was military governor of Plateau State from March 1976 to July 1978 after it had been created from part of the old Benue Plateau State. After the return to democracy in 1999 in the Nigerian Fourth Republic,Suleiman became chairman of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF),a socio-political group representing the people of the Middle Belt of Nigeria.
Chief (Dr.) Solomon Daushep Lar was a Nigerian politician who has held various offices at the National level for over 50 years. He was a member of the first national parliament when Nigeria gained independence in 1960. He was elected governor of Plateau State on the Nigerian People's Party (NPP) platform during the Nigerian Second Republic,holding office from October 1979 until the Military coup of 31 December 1983 that brought General Muhammadu Buhari to power. Later,he was founding chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Aper Akulisten (1938–1988) was elected governor of Benue State,Nigeria in October 1979 and reelected in October 1983,leaving office after the military coup in December 1983 which General Mohammadu Buhari came to power.
Major General Saidu Ayodele BalogunListen,is a retired Nigerian general who appointed the first Governor of Ogun State,Nigeria after it was formed from part of the old Western State in March 1976,holding office until July 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.
Colonel Anthony Aboki Ochefu was a Military Governor of East Central State from July 1975 to February 1976 during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed.
Abdullahi Mohammed is a retired Nigerian Army major general,who served as chief of staff to presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua from 1999 to 2008;National Security Adviser to General Abdusalami Abubakar from 1998 to 1999;Director General of the National Security Organization from 1976 to 1979;and Governor of Benue-Plateau State,Nigeria from July 1975 to February 1976 during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed.
Joseph Akahan was Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria) from May 1967 until May 1968,when he was killed in a helicopter crash during the Nigerian Civil War.
Bello Mohammed Tukur is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Adamawa Central constituency of Adamawa State,Nigeria in the April 2011 federal elections. He ran on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
Ahmadu Adah Ali is a retired Nigerian military officer,a physician and a politician. He was born in Idah,Igala Kingdom. Ali served as the Deputy Director of Army Medical Services and Chief Consulting Physician of the Military Hospital,Kaduna. In 1973,he became the first Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps,a position he held until 1975 when he was appointed Minister of Education. He served also as Chairman of the PDP National Working Committee from 2005 to 2007.
The 1999 Adamawa State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9,1999. The PDP nominee Boni Haruna won the election,defeating the APP's Bala Takaya.
The 2008 Adamawa State gubernatorial by-election occurred on April 26,2008. Incumbent PDP Governor Murtala Nyako won re-election in the supplementary election,defeating ACN candidate to emerge winner.
The 2019 Adamawa State House of Assembly election was held on March 9,2019,to elect members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 25 seats were up for election in the Adamawa State House of Assembly.
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