Joseph Sarwuan Tarka | |
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| Federal Commissioner of Transport | |
| In office 1966–. | |
| Federal Commissioner of Communications | |
| In office . – 1 August 1974 | |
| Succeeded by | Murtala Mohammed |
| Senator for Benue North East | |
| In office 1979–1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1932 Benue State, Nigeria |
| Died | 30 March 1980 London |
| Political party | National 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]
- ^ Falola, Toyin (1999). The History of Nigeria. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-30682-6.