Idris Garba

Major General
Idris Garba
Governor of Kano State
In office
Aug 1988 – Jan 1992
Preceded byMohammed Ndatsu Umaru
Succeeded byKabiru Ibrahim Gaya
Governor of Benue State
In office
1987–1988
Preceded byIshaya Bakut
Succeeded byFidelis Makka
Personal details
Born (1947-07-06) July 6, 1947 (age 77)
Lapai, Northern Region,
British Nigeria
(now Lapai, Nigeria)
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1968–1992
RankMajor General
Battles/warsNigerian Civil War

Idris Garba was the Military Governor of Benue State from 1987 to 1988 and Governor of Kano State from 1989 to 1992.[1]

Background

Idris Garba was born in July 1947 in Gulu, Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, Nigeria. He had a secondary education in the Nigerian Military School, Zaria 1963 - 1967.

Military training

He entered the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1968.[1] He attended the following courses:[1]

  • Artillery Troop Commanders Course USSR, July 1970 - September 1971
  • Young Officers Course Nowshera, Pakistan, July - December, 1972
  • Technical Gunnery Course Larkhill, Salisbury, UK, May - August, 1975.
  • Field Artillery Officers Advanced Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA June 1977 to February 1978;
  • Command and Staff College, Jaji August 1978 to September, 1979
  • Regiment Battalion Commanders Course, Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji in 1981.

Military command

His commands were:[1]

  • Troop Commander, second Field Artillery Regiment, Onitsha, (November, 1968 to September 1969)
  • Commanding Officer, second Field Artillery Regent (Rear) Ibadan (September 1969 to July 1970)
  • Battalion Commander, Oyo (September 1971 to October 1973)
  • Instructor/Chief Instructor Nigerian Army School of Artillery (Kaduna 1974 to August 1976)
  • Commanding Officer, Commander, Heavy Artillery Regiment (September 1976 to April 1980)
  • Company Commander 82 Infantry Battalion United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Lebanon (May to December 1980)
  • Commanding Officer, 342 Support Regiment, Zaria (1981 to 1983)
  • Deputy Defence Adviser, Nigerian Embassy, Moscow (1983 to 1986)
  • Commander Officer, Short Service Course NDA Kaduna (1986 to 1988)

Military governor

In 1988, General Ibrahim Babangida appointed him Military Governor of Benue State. He was then appointed governor of Kano State in August 1988, serving until 1992 when he hand-over to civilian Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya in the build up to the Nigerian Third Republic.[2] Col. Idris Garba enacted an edict which repealed previous laws and vested the Kano State Sports Council with the responsibilities of promoting and developing sports in the state.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Colonel Idris Garba". Government of Benue State of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  2. ^ Admin (2017-02-13). "GARBA, Colonel Idris". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. ^ Sani Yusif. "Kano State Sports Council: The pathetic story (I)". Daily Triumph. Retrieved 2009-11-29.


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