Joshua Dariye
| Joshua Chibi Dariye | |
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| Governor of Plateau State | |
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In office May 29, 1999 – May 18, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Musa Shehu |
| Succeeded by | Chris Alli |
| Governor of Plateau State | |
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In office November 18, 2004 – November 13, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Alli |
| Succeeded by | Michael Botmang |
| Governor of Plateau State | |
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In office April 27, 2007 – May 29, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Botmang |
| Succeeded by | Jonah Jang |
| Senator for Plateau Central | |
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Assumed office May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Satty Davies Gogwim |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 July 1957 Horop, Mushere, Bokkos LGA, Plateau State |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party |
Joshua Chibi Dariye (born July 27, 1957) assumed office as the Governor of Plateau State, Nigeria on May 29, 1999 on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He was re-elected for another four-year term starting in May 2003, and was impeached in November 2006 though the impeachment was nullified by the Nigerian appeal court in March 2007, a decision upheld by the Supreme Court the following month effectively returning Dariye to office for the remainder of his tenure.
In April 2011 he was elected Senator for Plateau Central on the Labour Party platform.
Born in Horop, Mushere, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Dariye was a businessman before becoming a politician. He was a strong mobilizer for the election of President Olusegun Obasanjo in the People's Democratic Party Primaries in 1999 as well as Obasanjo's re-election in 2003. At a regional level, he has chaired the Governors' forum of the States in Northern Nigeria. Dariye's wife is named Valentina and together they have four children namely Nanle, Joy, Ebenezer and Ruth.
During his time as governor, he was arrested along in London, England on 20 January 2004, with large sums of money. Serving governors have immunity from criminal prosecution and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), an agency of the current administration established to check corrupt practices is waiting for 2007 to charge him to court for money laundering. He is accused of stealing about $9m of public funds and of money laundering.
In early October 2006, eight of the twenty-four state assembly members issued an impeachment notice against Dariye. In his defence, he stated that the notice was invalid as the eight did not form a quorum of the assembly. A crowd of Dariye's supporters tried to prevent the assembly members from entering the state assembly building. Riot police then fired into the crowd, killing two protestors.
Dariye was impeached on November 13, 2006. His deputy, Michael Botmang, became the new governor. On March 10, 2007, after a Court of Appeals ordered Dariye reinstated as governor, the Plateau State Government announced its intention to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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