Yohanna Dickson

Colonel (rtd) Yohanna 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 Dickson
Administrator of Taraba State
In office
9 December 1993 – 22 August 1996
Preceded byJolly Nyame
Succeeded byDarius Dickson Ishaku
Personal details
Born(1950-12-28)28 December 1950
Kaningkon-Kafanchan, Kaduna State, Nigeria[1]
Died14 July 2015(2015-07-14) (aged 64)
Kaduna State, Nigeria

In April 2001, Yohanna 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
  • 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
  1. Abiodun, Osuntogun (23 October 1995). "Taraba hall of fame". Segab – via Google Books.
  2. "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  3. Kola Ologbondiyan and Agaju Maduba (29 April 2001). "The Return of Abacha Boys". ThisDay. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  4. "Nigeria: Prominent politicians lose seats in national assembly". Vanguard (Nigeria). 14 April 2003. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  5. Felix Umoru (18 May 2003). "Where Are the Aggrieved?". Newswatch. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  6. Murjanatu M. Abba (22 January 2009). "Kaduna PDP Sets Up Disciplinary C'ttee". Daily Trust. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  7. "Board Members". Kaduna State Water Board. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  8. "Kaduna urges water contractors". 10 August 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  9. Gov Dickson dies Archived 2015-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, leadership.ng; accessed 10 August 2015.
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