Labaran Maku (born 1 January 1962) is a Nigerian politician who served as Minister of Information from 2010 to 2015 and as deputy governor of Nasarawa State from 2003 to 2007.
[1] He took to politics and leadership early in life and held the position of president of the University of Jos Students Union and public relations officer of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) while in school.
He holds a bachelor's degree in history and education and has attended numerous training programmes, international conferences, presidential retreats and seminars.
[1] He worked as a reporter, a political editor, a member of the editorial board of two national newspapers and a deputy editor-in-chief during his career as a journalist.
He resigned on 20 October 2018 to pursue his ambition of contesting the 2015 Nasarawa State gubernatorial election.