Jolly Nyame

Jolly Nyame
Governor of Taraba State
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
Deputy
  • Uba Maigari Ahmadu
    (1999–2004)
  • Armanyau Abubakar
    (2004–2007)
Preceded byAina Owoniyi
Succeeded byDanbaba Suntai
In office
3 January 1992 – 17 November 1993
DeputyDanjuma Gani
Preceded byAdeyemi Afolahan
Succeeded byYohanna Dickson
Personal details
Born
Jolly Tavoro Nyame

(1955-12-25) 25 December 1955 (age 68)
Zing, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Taraba State, Nigeria)
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations		Social Democratic Party (1991–1993)
Peoples Democratic Party (1998–2018)
Spouse
Priscilla J. T. Nyame
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(m. 1981)​
EducationBachelor's Degree in Theology, Emory University, U.S.
OccupationPolitician

Jolly Tavoro Nyame (born 25 December 1955) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Taraba State from 1999 to 2007. He previously served as governor from 1992 to 1993 during the short lived third republic.[1]

  1. ^ Adeyemo, Ifeoluwa (2 June 2018). "Jolly Nyame: 13 things you may not know about jailed ex-governor". Retrieved 29 August 2024.