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Aina Joseph Owoniyi
Administrator of Taraba State
In office
August 1998 – 29 May 1999
Preceded byAmen Edore Oyakhire
Succeeded byJolly Nyame

Aina Joseph Owoniyi was administrator of Taraba State, Nigeria from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar.

Owoniyi's administration was notable for lack of corruption.

He approved salary increases for Taraba State Civil Servants.

In November 1998, Owoniyi suspended indefinitely the Commissioner of Agriculture, Daniel Nyaa Bobzom and his education counterpart Joseph Rishante for insubordination, negligence of duty and sabotage.

After handing over to the civilian governor Jolly Nyame in May 1999, as a former military administrator he was required to retire from the army.

References

  1. "Nigerian States". World Statesmen. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  2. Adaji, Ben (1999-07-25). "I'm Not A Looter". The News. Retrieved 2010-05-19 – via allAfrica.
  3. Bitrus, Appollo E. (2004). Governor Nyame's cordiality with trade unions. Taraba State. p. 17.
  4. Adaji, Ben (1998-11-18). "2 Commissioners Fired". P.M. News. Retrieved 2010-05-19 – via allAfrica.
  5. "Obasanjo Hires & Fires". Nigerian Democratic Movement. 1999-07-01. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
Governors of Taraba State
Military administrators in Nigeria during the Abdulsalami Abubakar regime (June 1998 - May 1999)
AbiaAnthony Obi
AdamawaAhmadu Hussaini
Akwa IbomJohn Ebiye
AnambraEmmanuel Ukaegbu
BauchiAbdul Mshelia
BayelsaPaul Obi
BenueDominic Oneya
BornoLawal Haruna
Cross RiverChristopher Osondu
DeltaWalter Feghabo
EbonyiSimeon Oduoye
EdoAnthony Onyearugbulem
EkitiAtanda Yusuf
EnuguAdewunmi Agbaje
GombeMohammed Bawa
ImoTanko Zubairu
JigawaAbubakar Maimalari
KadunaUmar Farouk Ahmed
KanoAminu Isa Kontagora
KatsinaJoseph Akaagerger
KebbiSamaila Bature Chamah
KogiAugustine Aniebo
KwaraRasheed Shekoni
LagosMohammed Buba Marwa
NasarawaBala Mande
NigerHabibu Idris Shuaibu
OgunKayode Olofin-Moyin
OndoMoses Fasanya
OsunTheophilus Bamigboye
OyoAmen Edore Oyakhire
PlateauMusa Shehu
RiversSam Ewang
SokotoRufai Garba
TarabaAina Owoniyi
YobeMusa Mohammed
ZamfaraJibril Yakubu
See also Military administrators in Nigeria during the Sani Abacha regime (1993-1998) and Nigerian state governors 1999-2003 term


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