Deputy Governor of Taraba State | |
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since 29 May 2023 | |
Executive Branch of the Taraba State Government | |
Style |
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Status | Second highest executive branch officer |
Member of |
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Seat | Jalingo |
Nominator | Gubernatorial candidate |
Appointer | Direct popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation |
Term length | Four years renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nigeria |
Inaugural holder | Uba Maigari Ahmadu (Fourth Republic) |
Succession | First |
Website | tarabastate |
The deputy governor of Taraba State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Taraba State, Nigeria, after the governor of Taraba State, and ranks first in line of succession. The deputy governor is directly elected together with the governor to a four-year term of office.
Aminu Abdullahi Alkali is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 29 May 2023. [1]
As in the case of the governor, in order to be qualified to be elected as deputy governor, a person must:
The deputy governor assists the governor in exercising primary assignments and is also eligible to replace a dead, impeached, absent or ill Governor as required by the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. [2]
Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Elected | Governor |
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Danjuma Gani (born 1934) | 3 January 1992 | 17 November 1993 | 1 year, 318 days | Social Democratic Party | 1991 | Jolly Nyame |
Uba Maigari Ahmadu | 29 May 1999 | 3 March 2004 | 4 years, 279 days | Peoples Democratic Party | 1999 2003 | |
Armanyau Abubakar | 4 March 2004 | 29 May 2007 | 3 years, 86 days | Peoples Democratic Party | ||
Sani Danladi (born 1968) | 29 May 2007 | 4 October 2012 | 5 years, 128 days | Peoples Democratic Party | 2007 2011 | Danbaba Suntai |
Garba Umar | 5 October 2012 | 21 November 2014 | 2 years, 47 days | Peoples Democratic Party | ||
Sani Danladi (born 1968) | 22 November 2014 | 29 May 2015 | 188 days | Peoples Democratic Party | ||
Haruna Manu (born 1973) | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2023 | 8 years | Peoples Democratic Party | 2015 2019 | Darius Ishaku |
Aminu Abdullahi Alkali (born 1961) | 29 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 67 days | Peoples Democratic Party | 2023 | Agbu Kefas |
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