1. Wilberforce Juta was a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Gongola State, Nigeria in 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic, and later was appointed Nigerian High Commissioner to Zimbabwe.
10 Facts About Wilberforce Juta
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Wilberforce Juta received a bachelor's degree from Concordia College, Morehead, Minnesota in January 1970, and then studied for a master's degree in English Literature at the University of Iowa.
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Wilberforce Juta was elected as Deputy Governor of Gongola State on the platform of the Great Nigeria Peoples Party in 1979.
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Wilberforce Juta left office in October 1983, when he was succeeded by Bamanga Tukur, who had been elected on the National Party of Nigeria platform.
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On 17 April 1985, Wilberforce Juta was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment by a tribunal established to try ex-governors accused of corruption and abuse of power.
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Wilberforce Juta was one of the founders of the People's Democratic Party in Adamawa State in 1998.
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Wilberforce Juta toured strife-ridden farms in August 2001, shortly after 21 white farmers had been released from jail.
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Wilberforce Juta urged Zimbabwe to resolve its problems in the interests of all its people irrespective of race.
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However, Ambassador Wilberforce Juta tended to whitewash Zimbabwe's simmering political and economic crisis.
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Wilberforce Juta said that would ensure that every state develops their resources effectively and promote healthy competition, leading to prosperity for all.