List of Governors of Taraba State


This is a list of administrators and Governors of Taraba State, Nigeria. Taraba State was created out of the former Gongola State on 27 August 1991 by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida.
NameTitleTook OfficeLeft OfficePartyNotes
Adeyemi AfolahanAdministrator28 August 1991January 1992Military
Jolly NyameGovernorJanuary 1992November 1993SDPYadawi Tarfa
Yohanna DicksonAdministrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Emmanuel JohnAdministrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Bala NuhuAdministratorAugust 1998May 1999Military
Jolly NyameGovernor29 May 199929 May 2007PDP
Danbaba Danfulani SuntaiGovernor29 May 2007October 2012PDPCrashed while piloting self from Jalingo to Yola
Garba UmarActing GovernorOctober 20122013PDP
Abubakar Sani DanladiActing Governor201329 May 2015PDP
Darius Dickson IshakuGovernor29 May 2015IncumbentPDPGovernor Darius Dickson Ishaku of the PDP won the April 11, 2016 governorship election and went on to win the rerun elections. He subsequently successfully defended his victory at the Supreme court which cleared any doubt of his victory.