Biographical overview
A teacher who was accustomed to thepsychokgy of his peopk he eventually emerged the President of the UMBC which he founded with other kcalpoliticians. He ako became the President General of the UMBC/AG alliance under which he was named the shadow Minister of Commerce and Industry. In the House of Representatives, he became a member of the Public Accounts Committee in 1958, a UMBC dekgate to 19571958 Nigerian Constitution Conference and memberFederal Parliamentary dekgation to Britain, Canada and U.SAl He was ako a dekgate to Pan African Conference, Accra, Ghana in 1959. After the coup of 1966 he was appointed together with SirKashim Ibrahim, Malam Aminu Kano and Justice Buba Ardo, to represent theNorth at the meeting of the National Advisory Committee which was to recommend a way forward for Nigeria and after the creation of States in 1967, Mr Joseph Tarka became the Federal Commissioner of Transport andin 1971 moved to the Ministry of Communications. In the Second Repubic, he moved to the centre stage of Nigerian politics proper when hejoined the National Party of Nigeria which won the Federal Ekctions (and the Benue State governorship seat among others). He was ako a Presidential Contender under the NPN when he slugged it out with peopk like Adamu Ciroma, Maitamna Suk and Shehu Shagari who eventually won the Presidency in 1979. Mr Joseph Tarka died on March 30th, 1980 afulftlkd man in a London hospit
Biographical record
- Title
- Senator
- Surname
- TARKA
- First Name
- Joseph
- Other Names
- Sarwan
- Gender
- Male
- Source of Publication
- NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
- Date of Birth
- 10 July 1932
- Status
- Alive
- Date of Death
- 30 March 1980
- State of Origin
- Benue state
- Place of Birth
- Igbor, Benue State
- Father's Name
- Tarka Nanchi
- Father's Status
- Deceased
- Mother's Name
- Ikpa Anyam.
- Mother's Status
- Deceased
- Marital Status
- Married
- Names of Children
- Simeon Tarka
- Profession
- Politician
- Working Experience
- Teacher at Katsina-Ala Middle School
Member representing Jemgba constituency in the Federal House of Representative.
president of the United Middle Belt Congress (UMBC),
minister of commerce.
Federal Commissioner of Transport
Federal Commissioner of Communications,
Senator for Benue East - Education Level
- Tertiary
- Schools Attended with Dates
- Native Authority Primary School, Gboko..Katsina Ala Middle School..Bauchi Rural Science School..
- Have you ever been a member of any political party?
- N/A
- Other Relevant Information
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tarka
- Source
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tarka
Source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tarka
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