Bala James Ngilari
Bala James Nggilari is a Nigerian lawyer and former governor of Adamawa State, Nigeria from October 1, 2014, to May 29, 2015. He was the deputy Governor from 2012 - 2015 under Murtala Nyako He was succeeded by Bindo Jibrilla, the winner of the 2015 Adamawa gubernatorial election. 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 Appeals.[1][2][3]
Bala James Nggilari | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Adamawa State
Deputy Governor Adamawa State House of legislatives Lawyer | |
| In office 1 Oct 2014 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Umaru Fintiri |
| Succeeded by | Bindo Jibrilla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4th December 1972 Adamawa state |
| Political party | PDP APC (Currently) |
References
- 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.
- Admin. "BREAKING: Ex-PDP governor jailed for 5 years". Legit. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- Sani, Deji. "Appeal Court Reverses Sentencing, Acquits Ngilari". This Day. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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