12 Facts About Darius Ishaku

Darius Dickson Ishaku was born on 30 July 1954 and is a Nigerian architect, urban planner, university lecturer and politician.

Darius Ishaku is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party and served as the governor of Taraba State from May 2015 to May 2023.

Darius Ishaku is the fifth of ten children from his family, all of whom are members of the Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria.

The young Darius Ishaku was enrolled into St Bartholomew's Primary school, Wusasa, Zaria, in 1961, and graduated in 1967.

Darius Ishaku then proceeded to famous St Paul's College Kufena, Zaria, for his secondary education, in 1972 and passed out in flying colours, obtaining West African Examination Certificate.

Darius Ishaku secured admission into the school of basic studies in prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in the same year, for his advance Level education which was then a requirement for gaining admission into the university, and he passed out in 1974.

Darius Ishaku proceeded to the Ahmadu Bello University where he studied and obtained a Bachelor's and a master's degree in Architecture, he went further to obtain an additional master's degree in Urban and regional planning.

Darius Ishaku is a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Architects and a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners.

Darius Ishaku was previously the supervising minister for power, supervising minister for environment and the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs before he resigned to contest in the 2015 Taraba State gubernatorial election.

Darius Ishaku won the initial gubernatorial election against Aisha Jumai Alhassan of APC and David Sabo Kente of SDP, and was elected Governor of Taraba State after winning the subsequent re-run election.

Darius Ishaku won the 2015 election but was in a court battle with his opponent, senator Aisha Jumai Alhassan who took him to court and after a series of cases, Darius Ishaku was declared the winner of the governorship election by the Supreme Court in early 2016.

Darius Ishaku was again successful, for his second run, in the gubernatorial election of March 2019, defeating his closest rival Alhaji Abubakar Sani Danladi of the All Progressives Congress by over 150,000 votes.