Asheik Jarma was elected Governor of Borno State, Nigeria in October 1983, holding office briefly until the military coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Mohammadu Buhari to power.[1] He was elected on the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) platform.[2]
Asheik Jarma | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Borno State | |
| In office 1 October 1983 – 31 December 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Goni |
| Succeeded by | Abubakar Waziri |
In the lead up to restoration of democracy in 1999, Jarma was a founding member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[3] In April 2001 the PDP suspended Jarma from its board of trustees for one month for flirting with other political associations.[4] In November 2001 he was a member of the interim contact and mobilisation committee for the newly formed United Nigeria Democratic Party (UNDP).[5]
In July 2008 a Senate ad hoc committee probing a food crisis implicated Jarma among others for abandoning £11.4 million worth of silo contracts.[6] In October 2009 he denied that he had attended the kick-off meeting of the recently launched National Democratic Movement (NDM) and said he had always been a bona fide member of the PDP.[7] In December 2009 Jarma endorsed the PDP candidature of Ambassador Saidu Pindar for Borno Governor in the 2011 elections.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Borno State". Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Nigeria States". World Statesmen. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "Now, to Real Politics". ThisDay. 2002-06-23. Archived from the original on 2003-10-21. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ Waheed Odusile (2001-04-26). "PDP Suspends Ume-Ezeoke, Marshal, Ibeshi: Asheik Jarma, Olawepo too". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-04-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chukwudi Nwabuko (2001-11-30). "UNDP Sets Up Committee for Membership Drive". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2005-11-12. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ Sufuyan Ojeifo (2008-07-19). "Senate C'ttee Indicts Tukur, Others over £11.4m Abandoned Silos". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-04-26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Muideen Olaniyi (29 October 2009). "I'm Not Part of NDM --Asheik Jarma". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ Ahmed Mari (21 December 2009). "Borno - PDP, ANPP in Uncommon Guber Battle". Daily Champion. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
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