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Nigerian military governor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colonel (rtd) Yohanna Mamman Dickson (28 December 1950 – 14 July 2015) was Administrator of Taraba State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[2]
Yohanna Mamman Dickson | |
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Administrator of Taraba State | |
In office 9 December 1993 – 22 August 1996 | |
Preceded by | Jolly Nyame |
Succeeded by | Amen Edore Oyakhire |
Personal details | |
Born | Kaningkon-Kafanchan, Kaduna State, Nigeria[1] | 28 December 1950
Died | 14 July 2015 64) Kaduna State, Nigeria | (aged
In April 2001, Dickson was named a member of the steering committee of the newly formed United Nigeria Development Forum (UNDF), a political group headed by several former military governors.[3] In the April 2003 elections, Dickson was an unsuccessful candidate running on the United Nigeria People's Party (UNPP) platform for the Kaduna South senatorial seat.[4]
Dickson challenged the result, saying the winner, Isaiah Balat of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), was not qualified to run for election.[5]
Dickson later transferred to the PDP. In January 2009 he was appointed chairman of a seven-member disciplinary committee of the Kaduna State PDP chapter.[6] He was appointed chairman of the Kaduna State Water Board.[7] In August 2009, while inspecting a new water supply in the Zaria Regional Water Supply Scheme, Dickson said that the state would deal severely with contractors who failed to deliver on schedule and according to specifications.[8]
Dickson died on 14 July 2015, aged 64, in Kaduna State, Nigeria.[9]
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