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 | |
|---|---|
| Administrator of Taraba State | |
| In office 9 December 1993 – 22 August 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Jolly Nyame |
| Succeeded by | Amen Edore Oyakhire |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1950 Kaningkon-Kafanchan, Kaduna State, Nigeria[1] |
| Died | 14 July 2015 (aged 64) Kaduna State, Nigeria |
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]
Bibliography
edit- Yohanna Mamman Dickson (2000). Soldiering, administering, and keeping the peace: reflections of an ex-military administrator. The Lord's Creations for PEFS, Programme on Ethnic and Federal Studies, Dept. of Political Science, University of Ibadan. ISBN 978-34203-0-5.
References
edit- ^ Abiodun, Osuntogun (23 October 1995). "Taraba hall of fame". Segab – via Google Books.
- ^ "Nigerian States". World Statesmen. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ Ologbondiyan, Kola; Maduba, Agaju (29 April 2001). "The Return of Abacha Boys". This Day. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ "Nigeria: Prominent politicians lose seats in national assembly". Vanguard. 14 April 2003. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ Umoru, Felix (18 May 2003). "Where Are the Aggrieved?". Newswatch. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ Abba, Murjanatu M. (22 January 2009). "Kaduna PDP Sets Up Disciplinary C'ttee". Daily Trust. Retrieved 19 May 2010 – via allAfrica.
- ^ "Board Members". Kaduna State Water Board. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ^ "Kaduna urges water contractors". 10 August 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2010. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Former Taraba Military Administrator, Col. Dickson dies at 65". Daily Post. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2024.