Abubakar Barde

Alhaji Abubakar Barde (1938 - 17 June 2002) was Governor of Gongola State, Nigeria between October 1979 and September 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic.[1]

Abubakar Barde
Governor of Gongola State
In office
October 1979 – 1983
DeputyWilberforce Juta
Preceded byAbdul Rahman Mamudu
Succeeded byWilberforce Juta
Personal details
Born1938
Died17 June 2002
NationalityNigerian
Political partyGreat Nigeria People's Party

Barde was of Mumuye origin.[2] He was elected governor on the platform of the Great Nigeria Peoples Party (GNPP), holding office from 1979 to September 1983.[3] He inherited a backward and ethnically divided state, but did little to improve the situation. Many projects started by the previous regime were abandoned.[4] He did initiate a project to establish the Gongola Television Corporation (now the Adamawa Television Corporation) in 1982, but this was abandoned when the military took power in December 1983.[5]

In the Wukari Local Government Area, he appointed a Tiv leader as chairman, apparently because the Jukun people had not supported him.[6] The Jukun had generally voted for the Nigerian Peoples Party (NPP).[7] In August 1982, the Gongola State House of Assembly attempted without success to impeach Barde based on a 9-point allegation of gross misconduct.[8] In 1983, Barde resigned, handing over power to his deputy Wilberforce Juta.[9] As the 1983 elections drew closer, Barde left the GNPP for NPP, but was not reelected.[10]

After General Mohammadu Buhari took power in the 31 December 1983 coup, Barde was arrested and imprisoned.[11] Later, Barde was given the chieftaincy title of Dabang Yorro by the Mumuye Traditional Council in Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba State.[12] Barde died in June, 2002.[3]

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