Paul Tarfa

Paul Chabri Tarfa[1] is a retired Nigerian Army major general who was appointed Governor of Oyo State, during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, handing over to the elected civilian governor Bola Ige.[2]

Paul C. Tarfa
Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy
In office
1984–1985
Governor of Oyo State
In office
July 1978 – October 1979
Preceded byDavid Jemibewon
Succeeded byBola Ige
Personal details
Born1941
Garkida, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Alma materNMTC
Royal Canadian School of Infantry
Military service
Branch/serviceNigerian Army
Years of service1962 – 1988
RankMajor General

Early life

He was appointed commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.[3] Under the military rule of General Murtala Mohammed (July 1975 – February 1976), Lieutenant-Colonel Tarfa became provost marshal general and was responsible, reporting to General Theophilus Danjuma, for the clean-up campaign in the four divisions of the army. He was then given the almost impossible task of reducing traffic congestion in Lagos.[4] He was appointed Governor of Oyo State from July 1978 to October 1979.[2] When Ernest Shonekan came to power in November 1993, the Federal Government set up the Major-General Paul Tarfa Panel to undertake a one-year probe of the activities of the Nigeria Customs Service.[5]

Bibliography
  • Paul C. Tarfa, Olugbemiga Akin-Williams (2007). Profile in courage. Spectrum Books. ISBN 978-029-796-0.

References
  1. Tarfa, P.C.; Akin-Williams, O. (2007). Profile in courage. Spectrum Books. ISBN 9789780297961. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. Ibrahim Biu (20 March 2008). "Gen Tarfa States Recipe for Progress in Adamawa". Leadership. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  4. Simone K. Panter-Brick (1978). Soldiers and oil: the political transformation of Nigeria. Routledge. p. 98. ISBN 0-7146-3098-5.
  5. "Brief History of NCS". Nigeria Customs Service. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
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