Bala James Ngilari

Bala James Ngilari
Governor of Adamawa State
In office
8 October 2014 – 29 May 2015
Preceded byUmaru Fintiri (acting)
Succeeded byBindo Jibrilla
Deputy Governor of Adamawa State
In office
29 April 2008 – 15 July 2014
GovernorMurtala Nyako
Succeeded byMartins Babale
In office
29 May 2007 – 26 February 2008
GovernorMurtala Nyako
Preceded byBello Tukur
Personal details
Born (1972-12-04) 4 December 1972 (age 51)
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAll Progressive Congress
Other political
affiliations		Peoples Democratic Party
SpouseHanatu Bala Ngilari
Children7
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Bala James Ngilari (born 4 December 1972) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as governor of Adamawa State from October 2014 to May 2015 following the impeachment of Murtala Nyako. He previously served as deputy governor from 2007 to 2008, and from 2008 to 2014 under Nyako. He was succeeded as governor by Bindo Jibrilla, the winner of the 2015 Adamawa State gubernatorial election.

In March 2017, Ngilari was sentenced to five years in jail without option of fine by a Yola High court for corruption, but was soon afterward acquitted and freed by the Court of Appeal in July.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ OKOI, OBONO-OBLA. "The Conviction Of Bala James Ngilari And Its Lessons By Okoi Obono-Obla he hails from maddagali local government area of Adamawa state". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. ^ Admin. "BREAKING: Ex-PDP governor jailed for 5 years". Legit. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ Sani, Deji. "Appeal Court Reverses Sentencing, Acquits Ngilari". This Day. Retrieved 15 February 2019.