Mohammed Jega

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Muhammad Ilyasu-Bashar
British Nigeria
Issuesix sons and a daughter
Military Governor of Gongola State
In office
January 1984 – August 1985
Preceded byBamanga Tukur
Succeeded byYohanna Madaki
Military Governor of Gongola State
In office
March 1976 – July 1978
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Mamudu
Military service
Allegiance 
Major general
CommandsCommander, 6th Brigade of the 2nd Division, Onitsha. General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2nd Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan
Battles/warsNigerian Civil War
Chadian–Libyan War

Major General Mohammed Jega was military Governor of Gongola State, Nigeria between March 1976 and July 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, and again between January 1984 and August 1985 during the military regime of General Muhammadu Buhari.[1]

Jega held the posts of Commander of the 6th Brigade of the 2nd Division, Onitsha, and General Officer Commanding 2nd Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan.[2][3] In his second term as governor, he closed most of the schools that had been created by the civilian administration of governor Abubakar Barde due to budgetary constraints.[4]

After retirement, Jega took an active part in the chieftainship lobbies in the 1980s.[5] On 5 June 2005, Jega was named Emir of Gwandu[6][7] in Kebbi State, replacing Alhaji Mustapha Jokolo.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. ^ Bayo Ohu (12 January 2004). "Dikko in Ogun, condemns money politics". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. ^ Oke Epia (6 May 2005). "Mohammed Jega Now Emir of Gwandu". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 16 November 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  4. ^ Rima Shawulu (15 June 2008). "Governor Mohammed and History". Rima Shawulu. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  5. JSTOR 3097441. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help
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  7. ^ "Emir of Gwandu declares support for basic education in Kebbi". The Sun Nigeria. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. ^ Mohammed Kabir (6 June 2005). "Jega Replaces Jokolo As Emir of Gwandu". Daily Champion. Retrieved 2 April 2010.


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