Kaletapwa Farauta

Kaletapwa George Farauta (born 28 November 1965) is a Nigerian professor and politician, who is the current deputy governor of Adamawa State since 2023.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She was the vice chancellor of Adamawa State University, Mubi from 2017 to 2022.[7][8][1][2] She is a former Adamawa State commissioner of education and executive chairman of Universal basic education.[2]

Kaletapwa Farauta
Deputy Governor of Adamawa State
Assumed office
29 May 2023
GovernorAhmadu Umaru Fintiri
Preceded byCrowther Seth
Vice Chancellor of Adamawa State University
In office
17 July 2017 – August 2022
Personal details
Born (1965-11-28) 28 November 1965
Numan, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Adamawa State)
CitizenshipNigeria
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • academic

Biography

Kaletapwa Farauta was born on 28 November 1965 in Numan Local Government of Adamawa State.[3][6][5][9] She obtained her primary school leaving certificate from Numan II Primary School, Numan in 1979. In 1983, she obtained her Senior School Certificate from Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Yola. In 1987, she obtained her National Certificate in Education from Federal College of Education (FCE) Yola.[10] She bagged her first and second degree in Agricultural Extension at the University of Nigeria Nsukka in 1989 and 1995 respectively. She obtained her PhD from Federal University of Technology currently known as Modibbo Adama Federal University of Technology, Yola[8][5][9]

Political appointments

From July  to October, 2014, Farauta served as the Executive Chairman, Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB). On 28 August 2015  Farauta assumed office as the Honourable Commissioner, Adamawa State Ministry of Higher Education and left office on 17 July 2017.[2][10][5]

Vice-chancellorship

On the 17 July 2017, she was made the acting vice chancellor of Adamawa State University by the then governor of the state, Senator Muhammad Umaru Jibrilla Bindow. She was eventually confirmed as the vice chancellor by Ahmadu Fintiri.[11]

References
  1. "Seth supports my decision to take new deputy, says Fintiri". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. Jeremiah, Urowayino (1 July 2022). "Gov Fintiri dumps deputy, picks don". Vanguard News. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. "Fintiri unveils female professor as running mate for 2023 guber poll". The Nation Newspaper. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. "Fintiri unveils female running mate, praises deputy gov". Punch Newspapers. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. Hammangabdo, Hussaini (30 June 2022). "JUST-IN: Gov Fintiri Picks Adamawa Varsity VC, Prof. Farauta, As Running Mate". Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. Bello, Usman (3 August 2022). "2023: Adamawa Gov picks Female Professor as running mate". Daily Trust. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. "Adamawa University begs indigenes to seek admission - P.M. News". Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. "Fintiri unveils female professor as running mate for 2023 guber poll". The Nation Newspaper. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. "2023: Gov. Fintiri unveils Adamawa varsity VC as running mate". 3 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  10. "Professor Kaletapwa Farauta: Meet Adamawa Governor female running mate for 2023 with intimidating credentials". Apex News Exclusive. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  11. Blueprint (14 July 2022). "On Fintiri's running mate Farauta". Blueprint Newspapers. Retrieved 17 October 2022.


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