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Colonel John I. Ubah was Administrator of Kebbi State in Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1] He was born in Okpobla, Ahilia, Benue State.[2]

As Kebbi State governor, in January 1998 he threatened to sack the management of the Kebbi state radio station since it could still not be heard beyond a 10-kilometre radius.[3]

In 2001 he was one of the former military governors who declared the formation of the United Nigeria Development Forum (UNDF), a political lobby group.[4] John Ubah is the author of four poetry works - Songs of Lokoja, Where the Eagle Perches, Birds of Kebbi Land and Daybreak - and has contributed to several poetry anthologies.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  2. ^ a b "Literary feather for the soldier poet (interview)". New Nigerian. July 28, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  3. ^ "UBAH THREATENS TO SACK RADIO MANAGEMENT". Nigeria Media Monitor. 12 January 1998. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  4. ^ Kola Ologbondiyan and Agaju Maduba (2001-04-29). "The Return of Abacha Boys". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2010-01-20.


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