Colonel John David Dungs (
Rtd) (3 February 1952 – 2 May 2014) served as
Military Administrator of
Delta State from August 1996 until August 1998 during the military regime of General
Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military officer and politician who ruled as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998. He seized power on 17 November 1993 in the last successful c ...
.
He had also served as acting Military Administrator of
Oyo State
Oyo State is an inland States of Nigeria, state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the List of Nigerian cities by population, third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is b ...
from 1994 to 1996.
In August 1990,
Lieutenant Colonel Dungs was a member of the multinational force in Liberia when a gunboat was seized, capturing 27 rebels.
Dungs was a candidate to become the
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to:
* People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
*People's Democratic Party (Belize)
*People's Democratic Party (Bhutan)
*People's Democratic Party (Chile)
* People's Democratic Party (Dom ...
candidate in the 2007 governorship elections for
Plateau State.
In 2012, He also ran unsuccessfully for the seat of Plateau North senatorial district which was left vacant on the demise of Senator
Gyang Dalyop Datong on the platform of the Democratic People's Party losing to Senator
Gyang Pwajok of the Peoples' Democratic Party.
In April 2009, Dungs was an unsuccessful contender to become traditional ruler of the
Berom people (
Gbong Gwom Jos) in
Jos.
Besides his military background and political affiliations, John Dungs can be famously remembered as a prominent captain of industry being the founder and chief executive of Langfield Group Limited an industrial conglomerate with diversified interests in various sectors of the economy. He was instrumental to the creation of
Riyom
Riyom is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Riyom to the north of the Area at .
It has an area of and a population of 131,557 at the 2006 census, which is predominantly Berom. The LGA has bou ...
and
Jos-East Local Government Areas of
Plateau State.
Dungs died on 2 May 2014 en route to a hospital after collapsing at his residence in Rayfield, Jos. His death came within the week following the death of his father, Da. Dung Jok, the Gwom Rwei (district head) of
Riyom
Riyom is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Riyom to the north of the Area at .
It has an area of and a population of 131,557 at the 2006 census, which is predominantly Berom. The LGA has bou ...
after a protracted illness.
References
Nigerian military governors of Delta State
Nigerian Army officers
1952 births
2014 deaths
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