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|office1 = Military Administrator of Kebbi State |
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|term_start1 = 22 August 1996 |
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|term_end1 = August 1998 |
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|predecessor1 = [[Salihu Tunde Bello]] |
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|successor1 = [[Samaila Bature Chamah]] |
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|birth_date = 17 October |
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|birth_place = [[Agila, Nigeria|Agila]], [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]] |
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|death_date = 8 August 2024 |
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|Wife = Alice Ubah |
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Colonel '''John |
Colonel '''John Ikwebe Paul Ubah''' was Administrator of [[Kebbi State]] in [[Nigeria]] from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General [[Sani Abacha]].<ref name=wstate>{{cite web |
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|title=Nigerian States |
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|access-date=2010-01-20}}</ref> |
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He was born in Okpobla, [[Agila, Nigeria| |
He was born in Okpobla, [[Agila, Nigeria|Agila]], [[Benue State]].<ref name=everythin>{{cite web |
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|url=http://everythinliterature.blogspot.com/2009/07/literary-feather-for-soldier-poet.html |
|url=http://everythinliterature.blogspot.com/2009/07/literary-feather-for-soldier-poet.html |
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As Kebbi State governor, in January 1998 he threatened to sack the management of the Kebbi state radio station since it could still not be heard beyond a 10-kilometre radius.<ref>{{cite web |
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In 2001 he was one of the former military governors who declared the formation of the United Nigeria Development Forum (UNDF), a political lobby group.<ref>{{cite web |
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|title = The Return of Abacha Boys |
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John Ubah is the author of four poetry works - Songs of Lokoja, Where the Eagle Perches, Birds of Kebbi Land |
John Ubah is the author of four poetry works - Songs of Lokoja, Where the Eagle Perches, Birds of Kebbi Land and Daybreak - and has contributed to several poetry anthologies.<ref name=everythin/> |
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 25 August 2024
John I. Ubah | |
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| Military Administrator of Kebbi State | |
| In office 22 August 1996 – August 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Salihu Tunde Bello |
| Succeeded by | Samaila Bature Chamah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October Agila, Benue State, Nigeria |
| Died | 8 August 2024 |
Colonel John Ikwebe Paul Ubah was Administrator of Kebbi State in Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1] He was born in Okpobla, Agila, Benue State.[2]
As Kebbi State governor, in January 1998 he threatened to sack the management of the Kebbi state radio station since it could still not be heard beyond a 10-kilometre radius.[3]
In 2001 he was one of the former military governors who declared the formation of the United Nigeria Development Forum (UNDF), a political lobby group.[4] John Ubah is the author of four poetry works - Songs of Lokoja, Where the Eagle Perches, Birds of Kebbi Land and Daybreak - and has contributed to several poetry anthologies.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ a b "Literary feather for the soldier poet (interview)". New Nigerian. July 28, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ "UBAH THREATENS TO SACK RADIO MANAGEMENT". Nigeria Media Monitor. 12 January 1998. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Kola Ologbondiyan and Agaju Maduba (2001-04-29). "The Return of Abacha Boys". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
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