Joseph Tarka

Joseph Sarwuan Tarka
Federal Commissioner of Transport
In office
1966–.
Federal Commissioner of Communications
In office
. – 1 August 1974
Succeeded byMurtala Mohammed
Senator for Benue North East
In office
1979–1980
Personal details
Born10 July 1932
Benue State, Nigeria
Died30 March 1980
London
Political partyNational Party of Nigeria, United Middle Belt Congress
Children

Senator Joseph Sarwuan Tarka CFR (1932–1980) was a Nigerian politician from Benue State and a former minister for Transport and then Communications under General Yakubu Gowon. He was one of the founding members of the United Middle Belt Congress, a political organization dedicated to protecting and advocating for the country's Middle Belt.[1]

  1. ^ Falola, Toyin (1999). The History of Nigeria. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-30682-6.