🏛️ Political Leaders

K. Swem

K. Swem was a First Republic federal parliamentarian representing the Kwande constituency.

M. D. Iyorkar

M. D. Iyorkar was a First Republic federal parliamentarian representing the Gaav-Shangev Tiev constituency.

Michael Aondoakaa

1962 – present

Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria who served as Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice from 2007 to 2010,…

Moses Adasu

Very Rev. Fr.

1945 – 2005

Catholic priest and politician who founded Benue State University while serving as Governor of Benue State (1992-1993), a tenure …

Moses K. Tule

Economist who served for roughly a decade as Director of the Monetary Policy Department at the Central Bank of Nigeria, authoring…

Paul Unongo

1935 – 2022

Politician and psychologist regarded as a founding figure of modern Tiv politics and the first Tiv person to teach at a universit…

Peter Tarkende

Peter Tarkende was a First Republic federal parliamentarian representing the Iharev-Nongov constituency.

Samuel Ortom

1961 – present

Politician who served as Federal Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment (2011-2014) before serving two terms as the 18th Gove…

Terhemba Shija

1960 – present

Politician, academic, and published author and poet who served in the House of Representatives during the Third Republic and late…

Titus Zam

1970 – present

Former Benue State civil servant who defeated a sitting senator and former state governor to win the Benue North-West senatorial …

V. T. Shisha

V. T. Shisha was a First Republic federal parliamentarian representing the Kunav constituency.

Yima Sen

1951 – 2020

Radical political activist and pro-democracy leader who served as Secretary-General of the Campaign for Democracy in opposition t…