Aliyu Adu Umar Kama (born 15 June 1949) was the military governor of
Plateau State
Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself.
Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ...
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Nigeria from July 1988 to August 1990 during the military regime of General
Ibrahim Babangida.
Kama was born in
Hong local government,
Adamawa State of
Kilba origins. He attended Government Secondary School,
Yola (1963–1968), the
Nigerian Defense Academy,
Kaduna (1969–1972) and the Army school of supply and transport, Ibadan (1972).
Kama was an aspirant to be the
People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for governor of Adamawa State in the 2007 elections.
In 2009, he was one of the promoters of a new Amana State to be carved out of Adamawa.
In June 2009 he was chairman of the board of Federal Superphosphate Fertilizer Company, Kaduna.
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References
Nigerian generals
Living people
1949 births
Governors of Plateau State
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