Alhaji Abubakar Barde (1938 - 17 June 2002) was Governor of
Gongola State,
Nigeria
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between October 1979 and September 1983 during the
Nigerian Second Republic
The Second Nigerian Republic was a brief formation of the Nigerian state which succeeded the military governments formed after the overthrow of the first republic.
Background
Contested elections and political turbulence in the Western region en ...
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Barde was of Mumuye origin.
He was elected governor on the platform of the
Great Nigeria Peoples Party (GNPP), holding office from 1979 to September 1983.
He inherited a backward and ethnically divided state, but did little to improve the situation. Many projects started by the previous regime were abandoned.
He did initiate a project to establish the Gongola Television Corporation (now the Adamawa Television Corporation) in 1982, but this was abandoned when the military took power in December 1983.
In the
Wukari Local Government Area, he appointed a
Tiv leader as chairman, apparently because the
Jukun people had not supported him.
The Jukun had generally voted for the
Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP).
In August 1982, the Gongola State House of Assembly attempted without success to impeach Barde based on a 9-point allegation of gross misconduct.
In 1983, Barde resigned, handing over power to his deputy
Wilberforce Juta
Wilberforce Juta (3 May 1944 – 15 August 2020) was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Gongola State, Nigeria in 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic, and later was appointed Nigerian High Commissioner to Zimbabwe.
Background
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As the 1983 elections drew closer, Barde left the GNPP for NPP, but was not reelected.
After General
Mohammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria since 2015.
Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the country's military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 Au ...
took power in the 31 December 1983 coup, Barde was arrested and imprisoned.
Later, Barde was given the chieftaincy title of Dabang Yorro by the Mumuye Traditional Council in
Yorro
Yorro is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Northeast, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Kpantisawa. The local government is dominated by Mumuye people which is the largest tribe in Taraba State.
It has an area of 1,275 km ...
Local Government Area of
Taraba State
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Barde died in June, 2002.
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References
1938 births
2002 deaths
Governors of Gongola State
Great Nigeria People's Party politicians
State governors of Nigeria
Nigerian Fula people
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