Darius Dickson Ishaku is the current governor of Taraba state, he
was born on July 30, 1954 to Mr Istifanus Ishaku and Mrs. Naomi Ishaku at Lupwe
in Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba
State. He is the fifth child out of a family of ten children.
He obtained his first School Leaving Certificate at St Bartholomew's Primary School, Wusasa, Zaria in 1967, and his West African Examination Certificate (WASC) at St. Paul's College Kufena, Zaria in 1972. He attended the school of basic studies and passed out in 1974.
He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture in 1977 from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, and Masters Degrees in 1979.
He also did a Masters
in Urban and Regional Planning. He was registered as a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Architechs in 1982 and became
a fellow of the Institute in 2001.
He is also a member of the
Institute of Town Planners
As a young Architech, he worked with Inter Design Partnership in
1980, but however left to work with Bestarc International Association where he
rose to the position of Director in 1983.
He registered
his own Architectural firm called Excelare Partners where he became the
Managing Director with head office at Kaduna and branch offices at Yola, Abuja
and Jos.
His expertise at his job has
produced several architectural designs of great significant all over the
Country. Some of the construction jobs he participated in includes; The
central post office(boat design), Garki Abuja; the Market and shopping
complex Area 7 Garki-Abuja; Faculty of distance learning and continuing
Education, University of Abuja; Coordination of Development of Phase III
District (FCDA) Abuja; 10 (Ten) storey residential Apartment blocks Abuja; Phase
III General Land use Plan of Abuja Master Plan; 1000 Seat Lecture theatre and
the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, ABU, Zaria; 250 Lecture Theatre and Medical
Health Center, Nassarawa State University, Keffi; NARSDA Ministry of Science
and Technology Housing Estate in Lagos.
He is the past Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs before he resigned in other to participate in the 2015 Gubernatorial polls.
He is the past Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs before he resigned in other to participate in the 2015 Gubernatorial polls.
He
however emerged as the Governor of Taraba State after a re-run
election.
