Kefas Agbu

Agbu Kefas (born 12 November 1970) is a Nigerian politician and retired Nigerian army lieutenant colonel who has served as the governor of Taraba State since 2023. Agbu Kefas was born on 12 November 1970, in Wukari, Taraba State (formally Gongola State), Nigeria. He is a younger brother of the late Air Commodore Ibrahim Kefas.

He was educated at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in political science and defense studies in 1994, the University of Ibadan in Oyo State where he earned a master's degree in legal criminology & security psychology in 2005, and the Delta State University, Abraka where he obtained a master's degree in public administration in 2008.

He attended Harvard Kennedy School where he earned a certificate in Executive Education Senior Executive in National and International Security. He is also a member of the Deeper Life Bible Church and has been a member of the church from a very young age.

Agbu Kefas retired from the Nigerian army after 21 years of service. Upon his retirement, he was appointed Chairman of the Governing Board of Directors of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) between 2013 and 2015.

He was also a member of the Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative from 2016 to 2019. Before fully joining politics, he emerged as the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Taraba State in 2020.

In 2022, Agbu Kefas contested in the Taraba State PDP gubernatorial primary election and won. He ran for the office of Governor of Taraba State in March 2023 as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, the state's ruling party. He won the election, defeating Muhammad Yahaya of the New Nigeria People's Party by 100,337 votes.

On 31 January 2026, Agbu Kefas defected to the ruling party, All Progressive Congress. He is married to Agyin and they have four children; the first daughter got married last year.