▁Def ence ▁Academy , ▁K ad una . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁ 2 nd ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁promoted ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁He ▁attended ▁a ▁course ▁on ▁Supp ly ▁Oper ations ▁Training ▁( Log istics ) ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado , ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Major ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁Wing ▁Commander ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁serving ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁air ▁form ations ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁military ▁regime ▁of ▁General ▁I bra him ▁Bab ang ida ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Military ▁Governor ▁of ▁Ben ue ▁State ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁then ▁as ▁Military ▁Governor ▁of ▁G ong ola ▁State ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁volunt arily ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Niger ia ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Jon ah ▁J ang ▁took ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁D eg ree ▁at ▁the ▁The ological ▁College ▁of ▁Northern ▁Niger ia ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 2 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁successfully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁governor ship ▁election ▁in ▁Pl ate au ▁State ▁on ▁the ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( P DP ). ▁He ▁ran ▁successfully ▁for ▁re