Joshua Anaja
Joshua Umaru Anaja | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Plateau State | |
| In office July 1978 – October 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Suleiman |
| Succeeded by | Solomon Lar |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Nigeria |
| Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "width". Replace with "image_size".
Joshua Umaru Anaja was the military governor of Plateau State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. On 1 October 1979, he handed over the governorship to the elected civilian governor Solomon Lar, who assured him that his government would inherit any realistic obligations made by the out-going military government. Promoted to Brigadier, Anaja was Director of the Department of Joint Studies at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji from 1 February 1984 to 25 May 1985.