Taraba State
- Current Governor: Agbu Kefas
- Founded: 27 August 1991
- Area: 59,400 km²
- Capital: Jalingo
- Geopolitical Zone: North East
- HD1 (2021): 0.501; low, 26 of 37
- ISO 3166 code: NG-TA
- Population: 2.3 million
- Postal Code: 970001
- Official Website
- Slogan: The Food Basket of the Nation
Background
Taraba, a state in northeastern Nigeria, is named after the Taraba River, which traverses the southern part of the state. Jalingo is the capital of Taraba.
Population
According to the National Population Commission, Taraba state had a population of 2,294,800 in the 2006 census.
Governors
- Adeyemi Afolahan (Administrator, August 1991 - January 1992, Military)
- Jolly Nyame (Governor, January 1992 - November 1993, SDP)
- Yadawi Tarfa (Police Administrator, November 1993 - December 1993)
- Yohanna Dickson (Administrator, December 1993 - August 1996, Military)
- Emmanuel John (Administrator, August 1996 - August 1998, Military)
- Aina Joseph Owoniyi (Administrator, August 1998 - May 1999, Military)
- Jolly Nyame (Governor, May 1999 - May 2007, PDP)
- Danbaba Danfulani Suntai (Governor, May 2007 - October 2012, PDP)
- Garba Umar (Acting Governor, October 2012 - 2013, PDP)
- Abubakar Sani Danladi (Acting Governor, 2013 - May 2015, PDP)
- Darius Dickson Ishaku (Governor, May 2015 - May 2023, PDP)
- Agbu Kefas (Governor, May 2023- Incumbent, PDP)
History Timeline
Taraba state was created out of the former Gongola state on August 27, 1991, by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Famous People Born in Taraba State
- Agbu Kefas - Current Governor of Taraba State
- Shuaibu Isa Lau - Senator representing Taraba North
- Saleh Mamman - Nigerian minister of power
- Mahmud Mohammed - Nigerian Jurist and former Chief Justice of Nigeria
- Jolly Nyame - Former Governor of Taraba state
- Danbaba Suntai - Nigerian pharmacist, politician, former Governor of Taraba State
