Yohanna Madaki
Governor of Benue State | |
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In office August 1986 – September 1986 | |
Preceded by | Jonah David Jang |
Succeeded by | Ishaya Bakut |
Personal details | |
Born | 31 December 1941 Ziturung, Zangon Kataf LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
Died | 20 May 2006 | (aged 64)
Barrister (Colonel) Yohanna Anteyan Madaki (1941–2006) was Governor of Gongola State and then of Benue State, Nigeria during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.[1][2]
Background
Yohanna Madaki was born in 1941 in Ziturung Ka̠ryi,
Military Governor
Yohanna Madaki was appointed Military Governor of the defunct Gongola State (now Adamawa and Taraba) in 1985, and was posted from Gongola State to Benue State as the Military Governor from August to September 1986.[1] In his brief administration of Benue State he was unable to achieve much.[8]
While governor of Gongola State in 1985, in a controversial action he sacked the Emir of
"I have dealt a lethal blow to feudalism."
His grounds were the confiscation of land by the Emir from the local people. The land was returned to the original owners. After Benue state he was posted to the Nigerian Army Legal Service and retired shortly thereafter.[9]
Later career
Yohanna Madaki retired in 1986 and went into full legal practice in Kaduna. He was engaged in many legal battles, often providing service free of charge to needy people, particularly those in the military. He engaged in a prolonged legal battle to save former military governor of Rivers State, Major General Zamani Lekwot from execution. He also served as a member of the 2nd Constituent Assembly in 1988 as well as member of the Presidential Committee on Reforms at the University of Ibadan in the year 2000. In later years he became the first National Legal Adviser of the
Colonel Yohanna Anteyan Madaki (rtd) died on 20 May 2006 in a London hospital after a brief illness.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ "Benue State Governors – I am Benue". I am Benue – Benue State. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Colonel Yohanna Madaki". Benue State Government. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
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- ^ Tyodzua Atim (2006-01-30). "Benue State at 30: The people and their struggles". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ Roger Blench; Selbut Longtau; Umar Hassan; Martin Walsh (9 November 2006). "The Role of Traditional Rulers in Conflict Prevention and Mediation in Nigeria" (PDF). DFID, Nigeria. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ a b Sani Babadoko (May 22, 2006). "Col Yohanna Madaki is dead". BNW News. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ Isa Umar Gusau (May 16, 2003). "ANPP's campaign treasonable – Yohanna Madaki". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2010-01-03.