Fidelis Makka [SEP] position held
Fidelis Makka
Lt. Colonel Fidelis Makka (born 21 December 1950) was Military Governor of Benue State, Nigeria from 21 July 1988 to 2 January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Background.
Fidelis Makka was born on 21 December 1950 in Gawu, Suleja Local Government of Niger State. 
On 4 January 1971 he enlisted as a reader officer at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Jaji and on 23 June 1973 he was granted regular combatant commission.
He served in the United Nations Interim Force
Benue State on 21 July 1988, a post he held until 2 January 1992.
He was an energetic and determined administrator committed to transparency of government. He systematically completed abandoned projects that the Aper Aku civilian administration had started. He re-designed and completed the Aper Aku Stadium, built the IBB Square, Fidelis Makka Library and Pauline Makka Women's Centre, and completed six general hospitals. He repaired roads, rehabilitated water works and extended rural electrification. He established Benue State University by edict in 1991.
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