Agbu Kefas
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Agbu Kefas | |
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| Governor of Taraba State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Aminu Abdullahi Alkali |
| Preceded by | Darius Dickson Ishaku |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1970 |
| Party | Peoples Democratic Party |
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Agbu Kefas (born 12 November 1970[1]) is a Nigerian politician and retired Nigerian army lieutenant colonel who has served as the governor of Taraba State since 2023.[2]
Agbu Kefas was born on 12 November 1970, in Wukari, Taraba State (formally Gongola State), Nigeria. He is a younger brother of the late Air Commodore Ibrahim Kefas.[3] He was educated at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in political science and defense studies in 1994, the University of Ibadan in Oyo State where he earned a master's degree in legal criminology & security psychology in 2005, and the Delta State University, Abraka where he obtained a master's degree in public administration in 2008. He attended Harvard Kennedy School where he earned a certificate in Executive Education Senior Executive in National and International Security.[4] He is also a member of the Deeper Life Bible Church. He has been a member of the church from a very young age.[citation needed]