Michael Botmang

Chief Michael Botmang (1938 – 18 January 2014) was a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Plateau State from 2006 to 2007, following the impeachment of Joshua Dariye.

As acting governor, Botmang drafted both the police and the army to help return the state capital to order.

[1] On 13 November 2006, Botmang was sworn in as governor of Plateau State following the impeachment of Joshua Dariye.

In July 2008, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Botmang on a 31-count charge of fraud, alleging he had pocketed ₦1.5 billion during his tenure as Plateau State governor.

[3] The fraud charges were later dropped by the EFCC on 12 June 2013, stating that there is evidence that the money borrowed from Intercontinental Bank when Botmang was governor was used to pay workers’ salaries and other government activities.