Idris Garba | |
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Governor of Kano State | |
In office August 1988 –January 1992 | |
Preceded by | Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru |
Succeeded by | Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya |
Governor of Benue State | |
In office 1987–1988 | |
Preceded by | Ishaya Bakut |
Succeeded by | Fidelis Makka |
Personal details | |
Born | Lapai,Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Lapai,Nigeria) | 6 July 1947
Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1968–1992 |
Rank | Major General |
Battles/wars | Nigerian Civil War |
Idris Garba was the Military Governor of Benue State from 1987 to 1988 and Governor of Kano State from 1989 to 1992. [1]
Idris Garba was born in July 1947 in Gulu,Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State,Nigeria. He had a secondary education in the Nigerian Military School,Zaria 1963 - 1967.
He entered the Nigerian Defence Academy,Kaduna,and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1968. [1] He attended the following courses: [1]
His commands were: [1]
In 1988,General Ibrahim Babangida appointed him Military Governor of Benue State. He was then appointed governor of Kano State in August 1988,serving until 1992 when he hand-over to civilian Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya in the build up to the Nigerian Third Republic. [2] Col. Idris Garba enacted an edict which repealed previous laws and vested the Kano State Sports Council with the responsibilities of promoting and developing sports in the state. [3]