| Paul C. Tarfa | |
| Honorific Prefix: | Major General |
| Term Start1: | January 1984 |
| Term End1: | December 1985 |
| Predecessor1: | Brig-Gen Abdullahi Shelleng |
| Successor1: | Maj-Gen Peter Adomokai |
| Office2: | Governor of Oyo State |
| Term Start2: | July 1978 |
| Term End2: | October 1979 |
| Predecessor2: | David Jemibewon |
| Successor2: | Bola Ige |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Garkida, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Adamawa State, Nigeria) |
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| Allegiance: |  Nigeria |
| Serviceyears: | 1962–1988 |
| Rank: | Major General |
Paul Chabri Tarfa[1] (born 6 August 1941) is a retired Nigerian army major general who was appointed Governor of Oyo State, during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, handing over to the elected civilian governor Bola Ige.[2] [3]
He was appointed commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.[4] Under the military rule of General Murtala Mohammed (July 1975 – February 1976), Lieutenant-Colonel Tarfa became provost marshal general and was responsible, reporting to General Theophilus Danjuma, for the clean-up campaign in the four divisions of the army. He was then given the almost impossible task of reducing traffic congestion in Lagos.[5] He was appointed Governor of Oyo State from July 1978 to October 1979.[2] When Ernest Shonekan came to power in November 1993, the Federal Government set up the Major-General Paul Tarfa Panel to undertake a one-year probe of the activities of the Nigeria Customs Service.[6]