Wikipídiya iglwiki https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogb%C3%A1_ogbolo MediaWiki 1.46.0-wmf.26 first-letter Áméwn igò Egwéyí Úkọ̀lá Énéagwu Úkọ̀lá énéagwu Wikipídiya Úkọ̀lá Wikipídiya Fáílú Úkọ̀lá fáílú MediaWiki Úkọ̀lá MediaWiki Éwn malábó Úkọ̀lá éwn malábó Abune Úkọ̀lá abune Gbúgbe Úkọ̀lá gbúgbe TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Event Event talk 0 2002 40329 40328 2026-05-02T12:08:43Z Austinea3 116 40329 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'kìa di ùyogba nu kpaí Improving Governance and Economic dẹvèlopmẹ̀nt Development efu afrìka in Africa' í ya kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[World Bank Institute]] efu ewoin [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} te3uo99qcv5i68bghfcqhl0y8g2agvz 40330 40329 2026-05-02T12:13:45Z Austinea3 116 40330 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'kìa di ùyogba ûn Governance kpaí and Economic dẹvèlopmẹ̀nt Development efu afrìka in Africa' í ya kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[World Bank Institute]] efu ewoin [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} ogz6qdy29lvddltxogveex1s02pn3eg 40331 40330 2026-05-02T12:14:39Z Austinea3 116 40331 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'kìa di ùyogba ûn Governance kpaí Economic dẹvèlopmẹ̀nt Development efu afrìka ' í ya kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[World Bank Institute]] efu ewoin [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} ojr2bu5xn6hs5gx2awokg9vwbyahout 40332 40331 2026-05-02T12:20:15Z Austinea3 116 /* Career */ 40332 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'kìa di ùyogba ûn Governance kpaí Economic dẹvèlopmẹ̀nt Development efu afrìka ' í ya kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[World Bank Institute]] efu ewoin [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda ñọ che úkọchẹ kí amunẹ chí ọwọ wẹwẹ kí chí kí ya kwí Aduda has held numerous significant positions throughout his career in the [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} sv5ejdod02dtjqukf6ciqapmhparp1i 40333 40332 2026-05-02T12:25:02Z Austinea3 116 40333 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'kìa di ùyogba ûn Governance kpaí Economic dẹvèlopmẹ̀nt Development efu afrìka ' í ya kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[World Bank Institute]] efu ewoin [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda ñọ che úkọchẹ kí amunẹ chí ọwọ wẹwẹ kí chí kí ya kwí [[Nigerian Civil Service]], which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} tg8voap6i6ouw65dxyydmcjjgcgkco7 40334 40333 2026-05-02T12:29:37Z Austinea3 116 40334 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'kìa di ùyogba ûn Governance kpaí Economic dẹvèlopmẹ̀nt Development efu afrìka ' í ya kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[World Bank Institute]] efu ewoin [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Career == Aduda ñọ che úkọchẹ kí amunẹ chí ọwọ wẹwẹ kí chí kí ya kwí [[Nigerian Civil Service]],kpaí amé-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀ which includes: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 2w27jn7uve56ch9b7gw6zsw49fb39o5 40335 40334 2026-05-02T12:31:19Z Austinea3 116 40335 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'kìa di ùyogba ûn Governance kpaí Economic dẹvèlopmẹ̀nt Development efu afrìka ' í ya kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[World Bank Institute]] efu ewoin [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Amǐ chaan-wn Career == Aduda ñọ che úkọchẹ kí amunẹ chí ọwọ wẹwẹ kí chí kí ya kwí [[Nigerian Civil Service]],kpaí amé-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} mavmqgco1o1nzhyy79xnj41th1hj3qk 40336 40335 2026-05-02T12:31:43Z Austinea3 116 40336 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'kìa di ùyogba ûn Governance kpaí Economic dẹvèlopmẹ̀nt Development efu afrìka ' í ya kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[World Bank Institute]] efu ewoin [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Amǐ chaan-wn == Aduda ñọ che úkọchẹ kí amunẹ chí ọwọ wẹwẹ kí chí kí ya kwí [[Nigerian Civil Service]],kpaí amé-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} 5s62yd9xnb4qtcegtsr1q6pnfrzintb 40337 40336 2026-05-02T18:28:32Z Austinea3 116 40337 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Ambassador<ref>[https://www.sunnewsonline.com/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/ President Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Gabriel Aduda] ''The Sunnews Online,'' Retrieved 12 January 2021</ref>|name=Gabriel Aduda|honorific_suffix=|image=Gabriel Aduda cropped.jpg|caption=Aduda speaking in 2021|birth_name=Gabriel Tanimu Aduda|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|10|25|df=y}}<ref name="NYCN">{{cite web |last1=Shoremi |first1=Akolawole |title=A former official of the EFCC and immediate younger brother of Senator Phillip Aduda, Gabriel Aduda, has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development. |url=https://www.nycnogun.ng/blog_page.php?blog_id=67 |website=NYCN Ogun State |access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref>|occupation=Civil Servant|office=Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]]|spouse=Mary Aduda|children=3|education=PGC - [[University of Hong Kong]]<br> MURP - [[University of Ibadan]]<br> BSc- [[University of Jos]]|birth_place=[[Abuja]], [[Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria]]|term_start=January 2025|minister=[[Mohammed Badaru Abubakar]]|president=[[Bola Tinubu]]}} '''Gabriel Tanimu Aduda''' ma bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu ogwu nyọ mẹ́lu éfu ọdọ 1971, İ́ che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà Nàìjíriyà kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ [[Ministry of Defence (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Report|first=Agency|date=2025-01-03|title=Aduda takes over as Perm. Sec. of Nigeria's defence ministry|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/764879-aduda-takes-over-as-perm-sec-of-nigerias-defence-ministry.html|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]|language=en}}</ref> ọ́wn chi ene kì gwugwu ẹ́n̄a yẹ [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]], İ́be í che ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu kàa-kàa kí í nọ́ n’ẹ́ran unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà lẹ kpaí alu kí am'ukọ̀lọ̀ mọ́ lẹ jẹ́.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anyanwu|first=Samuel|date=2022-10-12|title=Ministry of Petroleum Resources gets New Permanent Secretary|url=https://fmino.gov.ng/ministry-of-petroleum-resources-gets-new-permanent-secretary/#:~:text=A%20new%20Permanent%20Secretary%20in,the%20NNPC%20Tower,%20Abuja%20recently.|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation|language=en-US}}</ref> Aduda n̄ō chùkolo kì chì [[OPEC|OPEC of]] Gomìna yà Nàìjíríà, İ́ che ọ́nẹ̀-ukpajẹ́ kí í nọ́ n’ẹtẹ́ Nàìjíriyà kpaí íjẹ kàa-kàa ẹ̀kẹ́-ọ̀gwọ́-mẹ́jọ-n’ẹ́lu-mẹ́fà (186th) am'agbọ́jí ukọ̀lọ̀ ìjọ̀gbà OPEC..<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=TV360|date=2023-12-01|title=Nigeria's Aduda Become OPEC Alternate Chairman for 2024|url=https://www.tv360nigeria.com/nigerias-aduda-become-opec-alternate-chairman-for-2024/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=TV360 Nigeria|language=en-GB}}</ref> Efu ọdọ 2021, İ́ba í jẹ́ kí am'agbọ́jí ìjọ̀gbà dọ́ Aduda n’ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́. [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Second batch of evacuees arrive from Ukraine {{!}} The Nation|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/second-batch-of-evacuees-arrive-from-ukraine/amp/|access-date=17 March 2022|website=thenationonlineng.net}}</ref> "Abọ̀jì ẹ́yẹ, í che ukọ̀lọ̀ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Am'ọ́tàyé kpaí am'ukọ̀lọ̀-ẹ́ran. [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports|Ministry of Youth and Sports]] kpaí Fu ma kwi-nọ́ unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ ẹ́tẹ́-ìlú-mú-mẹ́fẹ̀ẹ́ lẹ n’ochu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>[https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/433039-buhari-approves-redeployment-of-9-perm-secs.html "Buhari approves redeployment of 9 Perm Secs"] Premium Times Nigeria</ref> Abọ̀jì kí í jẹ́ Agbọ́jí kí í kpa-ẹ́ran-ukọ̀lọ̀, í che am'ukọ̀lọ̀ ogbódu dàbí Agbọ́jí-akọ́-ọ̀nà-ẹtẹ́-ìjọ̀gbà kpaí ukọ̀lọ̀-uñyí-idú n'unyí-ukọ̀lọ̀ Ìjọ̀gbà t’ẹ́tẹ́-idú ye [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Finance]] kpaí Agbọ́jí kí í kọ́ ọ̀nà ukọ̀lọ̀ kpaí kí í dányì am'enẹ fù yé [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa. == Aduda nì BSc. Úkọchẹ Geography kpaí Planning kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[University of Jos]], î ya nǐ Master’dǐgǐrǐ efu Urban kpaí Regional Planning kwí Unyi ukoche [[University of Ibadan]] (1998),kpaí ọtakada úkọchẹ Postgraduate kídé Corruption Studies kwì Unyi Úkọchẹ" [[University of Hong Kong]] (2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=Amb. Gabriel Aduda|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015626/https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.ng/perm-sec/amb-gabriel-t-aduda/|archive-date=21 January 2021}}</ref> "I ñọ lọ úkọchẹ ki amóñu kọ amunẹ chi, úfẹ kía dọ 'kìa di ùyogba ûn Governance kpaí Economic dẹvèlopmẹ̀nt Development efu afrìka ' í ya kwí Unyi Úkọchẹ [[World Bank Institute]] efu ewoin [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]].<ref name="NYCN" /> == Amǐ chaana-wn == Aduda ñọ che úkọchẹ kí amunẹ chí ọwọ wẹwẹ kí chí kí ya kwí [[Nigerian Civil Service]],kpaí amé-ẹ́nẹ́ kì dẹ̀: * Permanent Secretary, [[Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Okonkwo|first=Omono|date=2022-10-14|title=Meet Gabriel Aduda, the new permanent secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/10/14/meet-gabriel-aduda-the-new-permanent-secretary-at-the-ministry-of-petroleum-resources/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] (MFA)<ref>{{Cite news|last=David|date=2021-01-12|title=Buhari confers ambassadorial title on Aduda|url=https://thesun.ng/buhari-confers-ambassadorial-title-on-aduda/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, [[Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Arinze|first=Alinnor|date=2019-12-19|title=Gabriel Aduda Now Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Youth & Sports - P.M.EXPRESS|url=https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627194211/https://pmexpressng.com/gabriel-aduda-now-permanent-secretary-ministry-youth-sports/|archive-date=27 June 2023|access-date=2025-03-06|work=P.M.EXPRESS|language=en-US|url-status=live}}</ref> * Permanent Secretary, Political and Economic Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wande|first=S.-Davies|date=2017-08-19|title=FG approves posting, redeployment permanent secretaries|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/fg-approves-posting-redeployment-permanent-secretaries/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> * Chairman, National Authority on Chemical & Biological Weapons Convention (NAC&BWC), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nigeria Moves to Domesticate Chemical Weapons' Convention|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/10/18/nigeria-moves-to-domesticate-chemical-weapons-convention/|access-date=2025-03-06|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> * Director, Civil Service Transformation, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation * Director, Economic Research and Policy Management, Federal Ministry of Finance<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshua|date=2014-12-18|title=FG Set To Re-visit Port Concession Exercise|url=https://shippingposition.com.ng/fg-set-re-visit-port-concession-exercise/|access-date=2025-03-06|website=shippingposition|language=en-US}}</ref> * Head of Strategy and Reorientation, [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) * Special Assistant on Special Projects & Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Minister of the [[Federal Capital Territory Administration]] (FCTA) * Head of Governance Research and Consulting, Integriry Organization * Commissioner (Executive Member), [[Independent Corrupt Practices Commission]] (ICPC)<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|date=2019-05-13|title=Hon. Hannatu Mohammed is Eminently qualified to be a Member of ICPC Board. - Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission|url=https://icpc.gov.ng/hon-hannatu-mohammed-is-eminently-qualified-to-be-a-member-of-icpc-board/|access-date=2025-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> == Controversy == In 2017, a report by ''[[Sahara Reporters]]'', ''[[Premium Times]]'' and some media outlets suggested that the Vice President [[Yemi Osinbajo]] may have appointed an unqualified person as a permanent secretary. This led to calls for his dismissal from the position.<ref name="saharareporters.com">[https://saharareporters.com/2017/09/18/csnac-petitions-hos-over-adudas-appointment-permanent-secretary/ CSNAC Petitions HOS Over Aduda's Appointment As Permanent Secretary] ''Sahara Reporters,'' Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref> The Coalition For F.C.T Indigenous Groups Association under Kamal Adamu Shaibu criticized these reports, as he claimed the controversial reports published in ''Premium Times'',<ref>[https://dailytrust.com/leave-gabriel-tanimu-aduda-alone Leave Gabriel Tanimu Aduda Alone] Published on 21, August 2017''Daily Trusts'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> ''Sahara Reporters''<ref name="saharareporters.com" /> and other media outlets were sponsored by people who fruitlessly fought against the promotion of Aduda to the position of a Director in the Federal Civil Service.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20190516065416/http://www.compassnewspaper.com.ng/2014/05/gabriel-tanimu-aduda-truth-shall-prevail/ Gabriel Tanimu Aduda: The truth shall prevail]}} Published on 30, May 2014''Compass Newspaper'' Retrieved 13, January 2021</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Authority control}}{{Commons category|Gabriel Aduda}} e7fg1n93i9ntdtl3vp46azo7tnttimd 0 2003 40338 2026-05-02T18:35:48Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' is a [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] civil serva..." 40338 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' is a [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] civil servant , a [[Geologist]] and the former head of civil service in Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .He was appointed by Governor [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] on the 3rd of June 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Early Life and family == Effiong Essien is from Afaha Atai Ibesikpo in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area of [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} tcfd9w3svl3z6kn1cw56ib3lms1u1jz 40339 40338 2026-05-02T18:47:30Z Austinea3 116 40339 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goménì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] civil servant , a [[Geologist]] and the former head of civil service in Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .He was appointed by Governor [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] on the 3rd of June 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Early Life and family == Effiong Essien is from Afaha Atai Ibesikpo in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area of [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} o5jgzydzsnvdfayynp489fb34ly3uau 40340 40339 2026-05-02T18:48:25Z Austinea3 116 40340 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] and the former head of civil service in Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .He was appointed by Governor [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] on the 3rd of June 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Early Life and family == Effiong Essien is from Afaha Atai Ibesikpo in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area of [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} a5as4a2liybh4239adqvgv75ocm0gfn 40341 40340 2026-05-02T18:52:25Z Austinea3 116 40341 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State"and the former head of civil service in Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .He was appointed by Governor [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] on the 3rd of June 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Early Life and family == Effiong Essien is from Afaha Atai Ibesikpo in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area of [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} 5dso8keyf20waax9hwepwdqb0duov8q 40342 40341 2026-05-02T18:53:54Z Austinea3 116 40342 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .He was appointed by Governor [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] on the 3rd of June 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Early Life and family == Effiong Essien is from Afaha Atai Ibesikpo in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area of [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} 1vj3tt4x39qx1ca455h6mtet1xc708u 40343 40342 2026-05-02T19:01:49Z Austinea3 116 40343 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà nọ́ọ was appointed by Governor [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ on the 3rd of June 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Early Life and family == Effiong Essien is from Afaha Atai Ibesikpo in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area of [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} ggwodxobkru42yxsvyuk6h70v66stih 40344 40343 2026-05-02T19:03:58Z Austinea3 116 40344 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà nọ́ọ [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Early Life and family == Effiong Essien is from Afaha Atai Ibesikpo in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area of [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} e7mfrjfk35vrc12lmsax0mn6gejknju 40345 40344 2026-05-02T19:06:40Z Austinea3 116 40345 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn.Early Life and family == Effiong Essien is from Afaha Atai Ibesikpo in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area of [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} a2aw7u6vyhlwpxbke6ihtj0f8pcvxe3 40346 40345 2026-05-02T19:08:01Z Austinea3 116 40346 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien is from Afaha Atai Ibesikpo in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Government Area of [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} nmzuupijr8l0eoo50sai3i84urb3wfg 40347 40346 2026-05-02T19:11:24Z Austinea3 116 40347 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien ì sá kwì oji ane is from Afaha Atai Ibesikpo efu in Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Goméntì y î Government Area of [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} eu2j1s17gozbs6tempwmypbdwk7ckpt 40348 40347 2026-05-02T19:12:19Z Austinea3 116 40348 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien ì sá kwì oji ane Afaha Atai Ibesikpo efu Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Goméntì y î [[Akwa Ibom State]]. He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} jmy8m15m836rd0pjzdv1yxo1001wrra 40349 40348 2026-05-02T19:15:16Z Austinea3 116 40349 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien ì sá kwì oji ane Afaha Atai Ibesikpo efu Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Goméntì y î [[Akwa Ibom State]].atta-wn kpaí oko'ya nu He is a father and husband to Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} 4qivdctrvedyxi9pzgct6ko1l2ptzzv 40350 40349 2026-05-02T19:16:07Z Austinea3 116 40350 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien ì sá kwì oji ane Afaha Atai Ibesikpo efu Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Goméntì y î [[Akwa Ibom State]].atta-wn kpaí oko'ya nu Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} 3o3e5ndg3yjuhui03pp27y6s2ggzoug 40351 40350 2026-05-02T19:18:10Z Austinea3 116 /* Academic career */ 40351 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien ì sá kwì oji ane Afaha Atai Ibesikpo efu Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Goméntì y î [[Akwa Ibom State]].atta-wn kpaí oko'ya nu Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Únyî Úkọchẹ kî sá Academic career == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} 2utr2d6b7plctzzpi3kj7d0c9y17ofd 40352 40351 2026-05-02T19:18:42Z Austinea3 116 /* Únyî Úkọchẹ kî sá Academic career */ 40352 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien ì sá kwì oji ane Afaha Atai Ibesikpo efu Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Goméntì y î [[Akwa Ibom State]].atta-wn kpaí oko'ya nu Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Únyî Úkọchẹ kî sá. == Elder Essien holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} 5f81t4hayxh4qp79l6yd9ad1j83gb6x 40353 40352 2026-05-02T19:20:16Z Austinea3 116 /* Únyî Úkọchẹ kî sá. */ 40353 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien ì sá kwì oji ane Afaha Atai Ibesikpo efu Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Goméntì y î [[Akwa Ibom State]].atta-wn kpaí oko'ya nu Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Únyî Úkọchẹ kî sá. == Elder Essien î sá nì ìmasta dîgîrî efu holds a Master's degree in [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} f0yg3w7y1rkbxexha6dkpqcu5lmebm0 40354 40353 2026-05-02T19:21:05Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 40354 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien ì sá kwì oji ane Afaha Atai Ibesikpo efu Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Goméntì y î [[Akwa Ibom State]].atta-wn kpaí oko'ya nu Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Únyî Úkọchẹ kî sá. == Elder Essien î sá nì ìmasta dîgîrî efu [[Public administration|Public Administration]] and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} 5gtgu847dqgtl127mukv9ddln019okz 40355 40354 2026-05-02T19:28:03Z Austinea3 116 /* Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn */ 40355 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien ì sá kwì oji ane Afaha Atai Ibesikpo efu Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Goméntì y î [[Akwa Ibom State]].atta-wn kpaí oko'ya nu Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Únyî Úkọchẹ kî sá. == Elder Essien î sá nì ìmasta dîgîrî efu [[Public administration|Public Administration]] kpaí i ñọ che úkọchẹ amóji (leadership) í ya kwí efu ane í kpaí imoto."and has completed leadership training programs both locally and internationally.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} ea93rpni63r7hbfyfgi12w3fyk253oa 40356 40355 2026-05-02T19:29:40Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 40356 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant}}{{Orphan|date=November 2025}} <ref>{{Cite web|last=pioneerng|date=2022-02-23|title=As Elder Effiong Essien, A’Ibom Head Of Civil Service Marks His 2022 Birthday Anniversary|url=https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/|access-date=2025-11-20|website=The Pioneer|language=en-US}}</ref>'''Elder Effiong Edem Essien''' ì che'ne kia achukolo ye ǐ goméntì [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] , a [[Geologist]] kpaí en’ogbo kí chí oji úkọchẹ goméntì kídé Akwa Ibom State [[Nigeria]] .Góménà [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] nóo chì ọ́wn dago ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ̀biá nolu mẹ́té éfu ọdọ 2019.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ófigbalì-wn == Effiong Essien ì sá kwì oji ane Afaha Atai Ibesikpo efu Ibesikpo-Asutan Local Goméntì y î [[Akwa Ibom State]].atta-wn kpaí oko'ya nu Uduak Effiong Essien.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/]{{clarify|reason=He is both the father and husband of her?|date=November 2025}} == Únyî Úkọchẹ kî sá. == Elder Essien î sá nì masta dîgîrî efu [[Public administration|Public Administration]] kpaí i ñọ che úkọchẹ amóji (leadership) í ya kwí efu ane í kpaí imoto.[https://pioneernewsng.com/as-elder-effiong-essien-aibom-head-of-civil-service-marks-his-2022-birthday-anniversary/][https://effiongessien.online/] == References == {{Reflist}}{{Nigeria-bio-stub}} 9ss6rmjuq6e87vc4fy0ryopynage3o4 0 2004 40357 2026-05-02T19:39:21Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1..." 40357 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua was a school master and a founder member of the [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]]. He was the first full-time general secretary of the union from 1943 until his retirement in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> He was an [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] man, renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} 1tzgfajnis1iha3tk04mr3bh1lpzpb5 40359 40357 2026-05-02T20:34:37Z Austinea3 116 40359 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."Esua was a school master and a founder member of the [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]]. He was the first full-time general secretary of the union from 1943 until his retirement in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> He was an [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] man, renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} k2689dtpuyxowgvc8kvcs91whurxy07 40360 40359 2026-05-02T20:36:20Z Austinea3 116 40360 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]]. He was the first full-time general secretary of the union from 1943 until his retirement in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> He was an [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] man, renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} mznf78cfgpr46d7m70j4j5hxx92mc2d 40361 40360 2026-05-02T20:47:03Z Austinea3 116 40361 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ gbá." He was the first full-time general secretary of the union from 1943 until his retirement in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> He was an [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] man, renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} 84p4y7ffqzxcdo49jft3pne4wt0swoo 40362 40361 2026-05-02T20:48:41Z Austinea3 116 40362 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá ." He was the first full-time general secretary of the union from 1943 until his retirement in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> He was an [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] man, renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} q5uwwsuklvs39j6gxz23zdc8nkqspwj 40363 40362 2026-05-02T20:52:11Z Austinea3 116 40363 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ until his retirement in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> He was an [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] man, renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} enxpdrca5piye89t2pd0mg7b6nyzh1m 40364 40363 2026-05-02T20:52:59Z Austinea3 116 40364 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> He was an [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] man, renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} 43iwn5u11ic03xtah56a4jyvazmm3xz 40365 40364 2026-05-02T20:56:42Z Austinea3 116 40365 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee He was an [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] man, renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} ebo8c3rw0snsgx60itdy9arjwssq9kq 40366 40365 2026-05-02T20:57:22Z Austinea3 116 40366 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] man, renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} kbcp27adfipwby29oabv9cmtpps2wnv 40367 40366 2026-05-02T21:03:18Z Austinea3 116 40367 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] énẹ̀ kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia."man, renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} g6325tuqcdmo4hqww0t3ngz6t2obh6x 40368 40367 2026-05-02T21:04:15Z Austinea3 116 40368 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] énẹ̀ kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} mga56riyoefs3kne2vt50wfvlr2mksz 40369 40368 2026-05-02T21:12:40Z Austinea3 116 40369 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] énẹ̀ kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ The Esua-led commission organized the December 1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} cnjjnple5hrch7gkn17388rgh1hld2z 40370 40369 2026-05-02T21:16:10Z Austinea3 116 40370 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] énẹ̀ kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} hrfs15e7suw3v2j03qlcb0bva4y8emy 40371 40370 2026-05-02T21:28:35Z Austinea3 116 40371 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] énẹ̀ kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù (election) kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀." election, which was mired in controversy. Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} aw76pj1en2ncf6t74dimu92rt6gp6wn 40387 40371 2026-05-03T01:06:29Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 40387 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] énẹ̀ kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù (election) kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} nyhmacir6as4rl4d8sbley1r6xu5tdf 40388 40387 2026-05-03T01:15:03Z Austinea3 116 40388 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] énẹ̀ kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù (election) kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà Two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission. Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} a98kt76crgbvy7fenx0t87fjzldmc9z 40389 40388 2026-05-03T01:16:54Z Austinea3 116 40389 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] énẹ̀ kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù (election) kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà Two members of the commission disagreed with . Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} 3795wtcg0azniddhk4tl80or6oxasum 40390 40389 2026-05-03T05:44:25Z Austinea3 116 40390 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] énẹ̀ kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù (election) kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà . Esua also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} an98iomv3ewjbkm8vcl8zc3wq330ybg 40391 40390 2026-05-03T05:49:48Z Austinea3 116 /* References */ 40391 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù (election) kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé also conducted the 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} ed1dw51vjyrxzxyc67e6v4jt96j5kj4 40392 40391 2026-05-03T05:51:51Z Austinea3 116 40392 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù (election) kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} f4a9rdit3j4de9701sjk2o8y0vk4i2u 40393 40392 2026-05-03T05:52:33Z Austinea3 116 40393 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} gks8ydghgpj2mi9zh1g5prpdla1nlcj 40394 40393 2026-05-03T05:56:35Z Austinea3 116 40394 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Éché-ìbò èfù wéwestì, kí d’egba ìja kpaì kí ògbégbè United Party Grand Alliance kọ̀."Western Region election, which was violent and was disputed by the opposition United Party Grand Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} b4gtqxdmrecn9d83guiz2equh8j4oji 40395 40394 2026-05-03T06:01:10Z Austinea3 116 40395 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Éché-ìbò èfù wéwestì, kí d’egba ìja kpaì kí ògbégbè United Party Grand Alliance kọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} 1v6moob1jyjx5u62cu0jeir6ay44n5f 40396 40395 2026-05-03T06:07:24Z Austinea3 116 40396 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Éché-ìbò èfù wéwestì, kí d’egba ìja kpaì kí ògbégbè United Party Grand Alliance kọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> Ójọ́ kíkà kírí kí ìbò lẹ́ tó d’é, Esua fọ̀ l’áruwa kà kí ògbégbè n’wun má n’ẹ́pá kí ìbò lẹ́ jẹ́ ọ̀nà kírí kpaì òtítọ́ A few days before these elections Esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} qydduqyo5g7qorn9ypu9hmeehtivpwy 40397 40396 2026-05-03T06:08:39Z Austinea3 116 40397 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Éché-ìbò èfù wéwestì, kí d’egba ìja kpaì kí ògbégbè United Party Grand Alliance kọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> Ójọ́ kíkà kírí kí ìbò lẹ́ tó d’é, Esua fọ̀ l’áruwa kà kí ògbégbè n’wun má n’ẹ́pá kí ìbò lẹ́ jẹ́ ọ̀nà kírí kpaì òtítọ́.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref> The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} gxpqn8a0qjgylq4pw5u7naykjq3qxe3 40398 40397 2026-05-03T06:14:47Z Austinea3 116 40398 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Éché-ìbò èfù wéwestì, kí d’egba ìja kpaì kí ògbégbè United Party Grand Alliance kọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> Ójọ́ kíkà kírí kí ìbò lẹ́ tó d’é, Esua fọ̀ l’áruwa kà kí ògbégbè n’wun má n’ẹ́pá kí ìbò lẹ́ jẹ́ ọ̀nà kírí kpaì òtítọ́.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref>ǐ eché-ìbò kí má dẹ́ kpaì éfù-òfò kí amoní ché, n’ẹ́pá kù má jẹ́ kà kí sójà gb’ẹ́fẹ́ efù óchù éjodù lẹ́." The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} l9ze4p1at0ppq1l66xhp01q60j4hohi 40399 40398 2026-05-03T06:17:03Z Austinea3 116 40399 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Éché-ìbò èfù wéwestì, kí d’egba ìja kpaì kí ògbégbè United Party Grand Alliance kọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> Ójọ́ kíkà kírí kí ìbò lẹ́ tó d’é, Esua fọ̀ l’áruwa kà kí ògbégbè n’wun má n’ẹ́pá kí ìbò lẹ́ jẹ́ ọ̀nà kírí kpaì òtítọ́.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref>ǐ eché-ìbò kí má dẹ́ kpaì éfù-òfò kí amoní ché, n’ẹ́pá kù má jẹ́ kà kí sójà gb’ẹ́fẹ́ efù óchù éfu ó'chu eju-edudu lẹ́." The widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of January 1966 in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} opv16c0qa2zg8pynrjufscqgwwltcfg 40400 40399 2026-05-03T06:27:19Z Austinea3 116 40400 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Éché-ìbò èfù wéwestì, kí d’egba ìja kpaì kí ògbégbè United Party Grand Alliance kọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> Ójọ́ kíkà kírí kí ìbò lẹ́ tó d’é, Esua fọ̀ l’áruwa kà kí ògbégbè n’wun má n’ẹ́pá kí ìbò lẹ́ jẹ́ ọ̀nà kírí kpaì òtítọ́.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref>ǐ eché-ìbò kí má dẹ́ kpaì éfù-òfò kí amoní ché, n’ẹ́pá kù má jẹ́ kà kí sójà gb’ẹ́fẹ́ efù óchù éfu ó'chu eju-edudu lẹ́.efu ọdọ 1966 efu yá kì chì méjọ̀r jénára in which Major General [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] cha alu kî wá jî ùkpahu came to power.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} 7h6utlfxs0izr461x4xwf66ofg4szr4 40401 40400 2026-05-03T06:32:00Z Austinea3 116 40401 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> Amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Éché-ìbò èfù wéwestì, kí d’egba ìja kpaì kí ògbégbè United Party Grand Alliance kọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> Ójọ́ kíkà kírí kí ìbò lẹ́ tó d’é, Esua fọ̀ l’áruwa kà kí ògbégbè n’wun má n’ẹ́pá kí ìbò lẹ́ jẹ́ ọ̀nà kírí kpaì òtítọ́.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref>ǐ eché-ìbò kí má dẹ́ kpaì éfù-òfò kí amoní ché, n’ẹ́pá kù má jẹ́ kà kí sójà gb’ẹ́fẹ́ efù óchù éfu ó'chu eju-edudu lẹ́.efu ọdọ 1966 efu yá kì chì méjọ̀r jénára [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] cha alu kî wá jî ùkpahu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} 38sbdfyuqjsmjetixam7e4o7yddtld8 40402 40401 2026-05-03T06:35:28Z Austinea3 116 40402 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian teacher and trade unionist (1901–1973)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Eyo Esua|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=1964|term_end1=1966|predecessor1=|successor1=[[Michael Ani]]|birth_name=Eyo Ita Esua|birth_date=14 January 1901|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|6 December 1973|df=y|14 January 1901}}|party=|Educational background=}} '''Eyo Ita Esua''' (14 January 1901 – 6 December 1973) was a [[Nigerian]] teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the [[Abubakar Tafawa Balewa|Balewa]]'s government's Federal Electoral Commission in the [[Nigerian First Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Esua chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-úkọchẹ (school master) kpaí í ñọ chẹ́ kà efu amọ́nẹ́ kí d’unyi úkọchẹ lẹ gba."efu [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]].Íyẹ chí ọmẹ́ọ́nẹ́-ọ̀tákàdá (secretary) ejodudu kí chí úkọchẹ union lẹ kwî égbá 1943 gbòòo gbo wágba kî tukolo ńoo efu ọdọ 1964.<ref>{{cite book|page=32|title=Thomas Hodgkin: letters from Africa 1947-56|author1=Thomas Lionel Hodgkin|author2=Elizabeth Hodgkin|author3=Michael Wolfers|publisher=HAAN|year=2000|ISBN=1-874209-93-6}}</ref> Íyẹ sá ìchee [[Efik people|Efik]], [[Calabar]] kí amunẹ mọ̀ nyọ̀nyọ̀ nẹ nwi úkọchẹ kí aché kpaí ẹdọ kí jia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Violence and politics in Nigeria: the Tiv and Yoruba experience|url=https://archive.org/details/violencepolitics00anif_0|url-access=registration|author=Remi Anifowose|publisher=Nok Publishers International|year=1982|ISBN=0-88357-084-X}}</ref> amọ́nẹ́ úkọchẹ kí Esua chí oji ñma kọ́ kpaíkpaí nw Egbe ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwajì éfu ọdọ1964 úkọchẹ vótù kí íjà kpaí árùká d’efu ñwu nyọ̀nyọ̀ . Amọ́nẹ́ méjì efu ẹgbẹ́ úkọchẹ lẹ gbọ̀ kọ̀ kpaí oji ñma, nọ́ọ d’ókpúyé úkọchẹ lẹ d’ọ́nà. Esua chî aka du ku ma che éfu ọdọ yé 1965 Éché-ìbò èfù wéwestì, kí d’egba ìja kpaì kí ògbégbè United Party Grand Alliance kọ̀.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Will he make the difference?|author=[[Olukorede Yishau]]|date=2010-06-09|accessdate=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611103634/http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/49282/1/Will-he-make-the-difference/Page1.html|archive-date=2010-06-11|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> Ójọ́ kíkà kírí kí ìbò lẹ́ tó d’é, Esua fọ̀ l’áruwa kà kí ògbégbè n’wun má n’ẹ́pá kí ìbò lẹ́ jẹ́ ọ̀nà kírí kpaì òtítọ́.<ref>{{cite book|page=39|title=The Biafra war: Nigeria and the aftermath|author=Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe|ISBN=0-88946-175-9|publisher=E. Mellen Press|year=1990}}</ref>ǐ eché-ìbò kí má dẹ́ kpaì éfù-òfò kí amoní ché, n’ẹ́pá kù má jẹ́ kà kí sójà gb’ẹ́fẹ́ efù óchù éfu ó'chu eju-edudu lẹ́.efu ọdọ 1966 efu yá kì chì méjọ̀r jénára [[Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi]] cha alu kî wá jî ùkpahu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/26106/1/electoral-commission-through-the-years.html|title=ELECTORAL COMMISSION THROUGH THE YEARS|work=NBF News|date=7 Jun 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} gudw8fgtnhe8w7hpfy0vpj3xz7gdxr7 0 2005 40358 2026-05-02T20:23:11Z Benjamin Blessing 49 Created page with " '''Abayomi Abolaji''' is a Nigerian educator and administrator from [[Lagos State]], [[Nigeria]]. He was born on 19 December 1964 to Mr. Olowookere and Mrs. Nimat Abolaji. He graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he studied Social Studies in the Education Degree Programme. He later earned a Master's Degree in Education Planning from the National Open University of Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MR ABAYOMI ABOLAJI-PERMANENT SECRETARY |url=https://education..." 40358 wikitext text/x-wiki '''Abayomi Abolaji''' is a Nigerian educator and administrator from [[Lagos State]], [[Nigeria]]. He was born on 19 December 1964 to Mr. Olowookere and Mrs. Nimat Abolaji. He graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he studied Social Studies in the Education Degree Programme. He later earned a Master's Degree in Education Planning from the National Open University of Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MR ABAYOMI ABOLAJI-PERMANENT SECRETARY |url=https://education.lagosstate.gov.ng/2019/08/19/mr-abayomi-abolaji-permanent-secretary/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Ministry of Education - Lagos State Government |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204090431/http://education.lagosstate.gov.ng/2019/08/19/mr-abayomi-abolaji-permanent-secretary/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> == Career == Abayomi Abolaji began his teaching career in 1992. He is a member of the [[Nigeria Union of Teachers]] (NUT) and the Insurance Association of Nigeria (IAN). He currently serves as the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MR ABAYOMI ABOLAJI-PERMANENT SECRETARY |url=https://education.lagosstate.gov.ng/2019/08/19/mr-abayomi-abolaji-permanent-secretary/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Ministry of Education - Lagos State Government |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204090431/http://education.lagosstate.gov.ng/2019/08/19/mr-abayomi-abolaji-permanent-secretary/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nigeria |first=Guardian |date=2024-08-03 |title=Students rewarded for using technology to solve mathematics |url=https://guardian.ng/news/students-rewarded-for-using-technology-to-solve-mathematics/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2024-12-09 |newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Oloniniran |first=Gbenga |date=2024-03-25 |title=Lagos urges school owners to maintain uniform calendar |url=https://punchng.com/lagos-urges-school-owners-to-maintain-uniform-calendar/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reporter |first=Our |date=2023-08-24 |title=Lagos govt advises stakeholders on improved academic session |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/lagos-govt-advises-stakeholders-on-improved-academic-session/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2024-12-09 |newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:People from Lagos State]] [[Category:Nigerian educators]] [[Category:Nigerian civil servants]] [[Category:Ahmadu Bello University alumni]] [[Category:National Open University of Nigeria alumni]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Abolaji, Abayomi}} [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{Nigeria-bio-stub}} jy6q2q94dxhy12jwaqq0psmmsm9h4il 0 2006 40372 2026-05-02T23:16:59Z Obutuson 910 Created page with "{{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Ge..." 40372 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Gen. [[Victor Malu|S.V.L. Malu]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|09|21}}|birth_place=[[Zuru]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]] (now in [[Kebbi State]], Nigeria)|death_date=|death_place=|nickname=|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1968–1999|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=[[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Brigades of Guards]], Lagos Garrison Command|unit=|battles=[[Nigerian Civil War]]|awards={{plainlist| *[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger]] *Forces Service Star *Meritorious Service Star *[[Distinguished Service Star]] *[[National Service Medal]] *General Service Medal *Defence Service Medal }}|relations=|laterwork=|website=}} ''' Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Ishaya Bamayi.wav|Listen|help=no}} , {{post-nominals|GCON|country=NG}} (born 21 September 1949) is a retired [[Nigerian Army]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|lieutenant general]] who served as [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] from 1996 to 1999 during the military regime of Generals [[Sani Abacha]] and [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=COAS Chronicle of Command|url=http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|website=Nigerian Army|publisher=Nigerian Army|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165112/http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> His older brother was Major General [[Musa Bamaiyi]], former Head of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency|National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)]]. == Background and education == He was born in [[Kebbi State]], Northwestern Nigeria. He was Short serviced commissioned into the [[Nigerian Army]] infantry Corps in 1968 as a member of SSC 4 he attended the following courses: * [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna, 1968 * Young Officers infantry Course 1971 * Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976 * [[Command and General Staff College]], United States 1981-82 * International Management Course, USA, 1986 * Snr. Executive Course, [[National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies]], [[Kuru, Nigeria|Kuru]], [[Jos]]. 1992 == Military career == General Bamaiyi prior to becoming the [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] held the following posts: * Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70 * Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77 * Directing Staff, [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Command and Staff College, Jaji]], 1982–84 * Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90 * Commander, Brigade of Guards, 1990–92 * Director Training, Army Headquarters, Department of Operations, 1992–93 * Commander. Lagos Garrison Command. 1993-96 General Bamaiyi was appointed [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) in March 1996 by General [[Sanni Abacha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Gen I.R. Bamaiyi|url=https://www.blerf.org/index.php/biography/bamaiyi-lt-major-general-ishaya-rizi-rtd/|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> He served as COAS for 3 years until his retirement in May 1999. == Controversy == === Attempted murder allegations === On 10 December 1999 Gen. Bamaiya was charged with the attempted Murder of [[The Guardian (Nigeria)|Guardian Newspaper]] Publisher [[Alex Ibru]] on 2 February 1996 alongside the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen Abacha, Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]], and others by the Lagos state government. Bamaiyi who served under the military administration of late General [[Sani Abacha]] was arraigned by the Lagos state government of the attempted murder of publisher of the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, and an eminent Delta state indigene, Mr. Isaac Porbeni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Ishaya Arraigned|website=ecoi.net|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002856/http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was discharged and acquitted on 2 April 2008 of any wrongdoing in the saga after nine years in detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2008/04/02/breaking-news-bamaiyi-discharged-and-acquitted|location=New York City, United States|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Discharged and acquitted|accessdate=2 January 2017|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> === Feud with Musa Bamaiyi === Ishaya and his older brother, Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded for years leading to Musa seeking redress from the [[Oputa panel|Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel]], headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Asoya|first1=Sylvester|title=Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200102120040.html|website=AllAfrica|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 4xizlv011klxofgi9ifubu5354c75m8 40373 40372 2026-05-02T23:19:05Z Obutuson 910 40373 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Gen. [[Victor Malu|S.V.L. Malu]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|09|21}}|birth_place=[[Zuru]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]] (now in [[Kebbi State]], Nigeria)|death_date=|death_place=|nickname=|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1968–1999|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=[[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Brigades of Guards]], Lagos Garrison Command|unit=|battles=[[Nigerian Civil War]]|awards={{plainlist| *[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger]] *Forces Service Star *Meritorious Service Star *[[Distinguished Service Star]] *[[National Service Medal]] *General Service Medal *Defence Service Medal }}|relations=|laterwork=|website=}} ''' Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Ishaya Bamayi.wav|Listen|help=no}} , {{post-nominals|GCON|country=NG}} (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹla nolu mi 21 efu ọdọ 1949) is a retired [[Nigerian Army]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|lieutenant general]] who served as [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] from 1996 to 1999 during the military regime of Generals [[Sani Abacha]] and [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=COAS Chronicle of Command|url=http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|website=Nigerian Army|publisher=Nigerian Army|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165112/http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> His older brother was Major General [[Musa Bamaiyi]], former Head of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency|National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)]]. == Background and education == He was born in [[Kebbi State]], Northwestern Nigeria. He was Short serviced commissioned into the [[Nigerian Army]] infantry Corps in 1968 as a member of SSC 4 he attended the following courses: * [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna, 1968 * Young Officers infantry Course 1971 * Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976 * [[Command and General Staff College]], United States 1981-82 * International Management Course, USA, 1986 * Snr. Executive Course, [[National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies]], [[Kuru, Nigeria|Kuru]], [[Jos]]. 1992 == Military career == General Bamaiyi prior to becoming the [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] held the following posts: * Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70 * Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77 * Directing Staff, [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Command and Staff College, Jaji]], 1982–84 * Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90 * Commander, Brigade of Guards, 1990–92 * Director Training, Army Headquarters, Department of Operations, 1992–93 * Commander. Lagos Garrison Command. 1993-96 General Bamaiyi was appointed [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) in March 1996 by General [[Sanni Abacha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Gen I.R. Bamaiyi|url=https://www.blerf.org/index.php/biography/bamaiyi-lt-major-general-ishaya-rizi-rtd/|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> He served as COAS for 3 years until his retirement in May 1999. == Controversy == === Attempted murder allegations === On 10 December 1999 Gen. Bamaiya was charged with the attempted Murder of [[The Guardian (Nigeria)|Guardian Newspaper]] Publisher [[Alex Ibru]] on 2 February 1996 alongside the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen Abacha, Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]], and others by the Lagos state government. Bamaiyi who served under the military administration of late General [[Sani Abacha]] was arraigned by the Lagos state government of the attempted murder of publisher of the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, and an eminent Delta state indigene, Mr. Isaac Porbeni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Ishaya Arraigned|website=ecoi.net|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002856/http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was discharged and acquitted on 2 April 2008 of any wrongdoing in the saga after nine years in detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2008/04/02/breaking-news-bamaiyi-discharged-and-acquitted|location=New York City, United States|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Discharged and acquitted|accessdate=2 January 2017|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> === Feud with Musa Bamaiyi === Ishaya and his older brother, Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded for years leading to Musa seeking redress from the [[Oputa panel|Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel]], headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Asoya|first1=Sylvester|title=Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200102120040.html|website=AllAfrica|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 86letwxxt5bu3cmwlv8ctj4bp121gnr 40374 40373 2026-05-02T23:25:34Z Obutuson 910 40374 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Gen. [[Victor Malu|S.V.L. Malu]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|09|21}}|birth_place=[[Zuru]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]] (now in [[Kebbi State]], Nigeria)|death_date=|death_place=|nickname=|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1968–1999|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=[[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Brigades of Guards]], Lagos Garrison Command|unit=|battles=[[Nigerian Civil War]]|awards={{plainlist| *[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger]] *Forces Service Star *Meritorious Service Star *[[Distinguished Service Star]] *[[National Service Medal]] *General Service Medal *Defence Service Medal }}|relations=|laterwork=|website=}} ''' Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Ishaya Bamayi.wav|Listen|help=no}} , {{post-nominals|GCON|country=NG}} (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹla nolu mi 21 efu ọdọ 1949) i chi ẹnẹ ki che kpa tanẹ kwi efu ukọlọ eyi [[Nigerian Army]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|lieutenant general]] ki chukọlọ uña eyi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] adiko ọdọ1996 lo ti 1999 during the military regime of Generals [[Sani Abacha]] and [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=COAS Chronicle of Command|url=http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|website=Nigerian Army|publisher=Nigerian Army|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165112/http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> His older brother was Major General [[Musa Bamaiyi]], former Head of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency|National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)]]. == Background and education == He was born in [[Kebbi State]], Northwestern Nigeria. He was Short serviced commissioned into the [[Nigerian Army]] infantry Corps in 1968 as a member of SSC 4 he attended the following courses: * [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna, 1968 * Young Officers infantry Course 1971 * Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976 * [[Command and General Staff College]], United States 1981-82 * International Management Course, USA, 1986 * Snr. Executive Course, [[National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies]], [[Kuru, Nigeria|Kuru]], [[Jos]]. 1992 == Military career == General Bamaiyi prior to becoming the [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] held the following posts: * Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70 * Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77 * Directing Staff, [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Command and Staff College, Jaji]], 1982–84 * Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90 * Commander, Brigade of Guards, 1990–92 * Director Training, Army Headquarters, Department of Operations, 1992–93 * Commander. Lagos Garrison Command. 1993-96 General Bamaiyi was appointed [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) in March 1996 by General [[Sanni Abacha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Gen I.R. Bamaiyi|url=https://www.blerf.org/index.php/biography/bamaiyi-lt-major-general-ishaya-rizi-rtd/|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> He served as COAS for 3 years until his retirement in May 1999. == Controversy == === Attempted murder allegations === On 10 December 1999 Gen. Bamaiya was charged with the attempted Murder of [[The Guardian (Nigeria)|Guardian Newspaper]] Publisher [[Alex Ibru]] on 2 February 1996 alongside the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen Abacha, Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]], and others by the Lagos state government. Bamaiyi who served under the military administration of late General [[Sani Abacha]] was arraigned by the Lagos state government of the attempted murder of publisher of the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, and an eminent Delta state indigene, Mr. Isaac Porbeni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Ishaya Arraigned|website=ecoi.net|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002856/http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was discharged and acquitted on 2 April 2008 of any wrongdoing in the saga after nine years in detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2008/04/02/breaking-news-bamaiyi-discharged-and-acquitted|location=New York City, United States|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Discharged and acquitted|accessdate=2 January 2017|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> === Feud with Musa Bamaiyi === Ishaya and his older brother, Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded for years leading to Musa seeking redress from the [[Oputa panel|Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel]], headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Asoya|first1=Sylvester|title=Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200102120040.html|website=AllAfrica|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 0zg89djpblbbff8y8xzxy9qyamcsu2a 40375 40374 2026-05-02T23:26:59Z Obutuson 910 40375 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Gen. [[Victor Malu|S.V.L. Malu]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|09|21}}|birth_place=[[Zuru]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]] (now in [[Kebbi State]], Nigeria)|death_date=|death_place=|nickname=|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1968–1999|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=[[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Brigades of Guards]], Lagos Garrison Command|unit=|battles=[[Nigerian Civil War]]|awards={{plainlist| *[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger]] *Forces Service Star *Meritorious Service Star *[[Distinguished Service Star]] *[[National Service Medal]] *General Service Medal *Defence Service Medal }}|relations=|laterwork=|website=}} ''' Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Ishaya Bamayi.wav|Listen|help=no}} , {{post-nominals|GCON|country=NG}} (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹla nolu mi 21 efu ọdọ 1949) i chi ẹnẹ ki che kpa tanẹ kwi efu ukọlọ eyi [[Nigerian Army]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|lieutenant general]] ki chukọlọ uña eyi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] adiko ọdọ1996 lo ti 1999 ẹgba ki [[Sani Abacha]] ma'nyu [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]] doji ọfẹ.<ref>{{cite web|title=COAS Chronicle of Command|url=http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|website=Nigerian Army|publisher=Nigerian Army|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165112/http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> His older brother was Major General [[Musa Bamaiyi]], former Head of the [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency|National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)]]. == Background and education == He was born in [[Kebbi State]], Northwestern Nigeria. He was Short serviced commissioned into the [[Nigerian Army]] infantry Corps in 1968 as a member of SSC 4 he attended the following courses: * [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna, 1968 * Young Officers infantry Course 1971 * Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976 * [[Command and General Staff College]], United States 1981-82 * International Management Course, USA, 1986 * Snr. Executive Course, [[National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies]], [[Kuru, Nigeria|Kuru]], [[Jos]]. 1992 == Military career == General Bamaiyi prior to becoming the [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] held the following posts: * Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70 * Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77 * Directing Staff, [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Command and Staff College, Jaji]], 1982–84 * Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90 * Commander, Brigade of Guards, 1990–92 * Director Training, Army Headquarters, Department of Operations, 1992–93 * Commander. Lagos Garrison Command. 1993-96 General Bamaiyi was appointed [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) in March 1996 by General [[Sanni Abacha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Gen I.R. Bamaiyi|url=https://www.blerf.org/index.php/biography/bamaiyi-lt-major-general-ishaya-rizi-rtd/|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> He served as COAS for 3 years until his retirement in May 1999. == Controversy == === Attempted murder allegations === On 10 December 1999 Gen. Bamaiya was charged with the attempted Murder of [[The Guardian (Nigeria)|Guardian Newspaper]] Publisher [[Alex Ibru]] on 2 February 1996 alongside the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen Abacha, Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]], and others by the Lagos state government. Bamaiyi who served under the military administration of late General [[Sani Abacha]] was arraigned by the Lagos state government of the attempted murder of publisher of the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, and an eminent Delta state indigene, Mr. Isaac Porbeni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Ishaya Arraigned|website=ecoi.net|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002856/http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was discharged and acquitted on 2 April 2008 of any wrongdoing in the saga after nine years in detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2008/04/02/breaking-news-bamaiyi-discharged-and-acquitted|location=New York City, United States|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Discharged and acquitted|accessdate=2 January 2017|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> === Feud with Musa Bamaiyi === Ishaya and his older brother, Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded for years leading to Musa seeking redress from the [[Oputa panel|Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel]], headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Asoya|first1=Sylvester|title=Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200102120040.html|website=AllAfrica|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} fn57reilrdxu45prq6nlb29cqc774m3 40376 40375 2026-05-02T23:28:50Z Obutuson 910 40376 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Gen. [[Victor Malu|S.V.L. Malu]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|09|21}}|birth_place=[[Zuru]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]] (now in [[Kebbi State]], Nigeria)|death_date=|death_place=|nickname=|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1968–1999|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=[[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Brigades of Guards]], Lagos Garrison Command|unit=|battles=[[Nigerian Civil War]]|awards={{plainlist| *[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger]] *Forces Service Star *Meritorious Service Star *[[Distinguished Service Star]] *[[National Service Medal]] *General Service Medal *Defence Service Medal }}|relations=|laterwork=|website=}} ''' Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Ishaya Bamayi.wav|Listen|help=no}} , {{post-nominals|GCON|country=NG}} (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹla nolu mi 21 efu ọdọ 1949) i chi ẹnẹ ki che kpa tanẹ kwi efu ukọlọ eyi [[Nigerian Army]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|lieutenant general]] ki chukọlọ uña eyi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] adiko ọdọ1996 lo ti 1999 ẹgba ki [[Sani Abacha]] ma'nyu [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]] doji ọfẹ.<ref>{{cite web|title=COAS Chronicle of Command|url=http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|website=Nigerian Army|publisher=Nigerian Army|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165112/http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ách ọgba nwu ọnẹkẹlẹ chi Major General [[Musa Bamaiyi]], Ẹnẹ ki chi agboji chaka eyi [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency|National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)]] kwubi. == Background and education == He was born in [[Kebbi State]], Northwestern Nigeria. He was Short serviced commissioned into the [[Nigerian Army]] infantry Corps in 1968 as a member of SSC 4 he attended the following courses: * [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna, 1968 * Young Officers infantry Course 1971 * Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976 * [[Command and General Staff College]], United States 1981-82 * International Management Course, USA, 1986 * Snr. Executive Course, [[National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies]], [[Kuru, Nigeria|Kuru]], [[Jos]]. 1992 == Military career == General Bamaiyi prior to becoming the [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] held the following posts: * Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70 * Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77 * Directing Staff, [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Command and Staff College, Jaji]], 1982–84 * Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90 * Commander, Brigade of Guards, 1990–92 * Director Training, Army Headquarters, Department of Operations, 1992–93 * Commander. Lagos Garrison Command. 1993-96 General Bamaiyi was appointed [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) in March 1996 by General [[Sanni Abacha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Gen I.R. Bamaiyi|url=https://www.blerf.org/index.php/biography/bamaiyi-lt-major-general-ishaya-rizi-rtd/|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> He served as COAS for 3 years until his retirement in May 1999. == Controversy == === Attempted murder allegations === On 10 December 1999 Gen. Bamaiya was charged with the attempted Murder of [[The Guardian (Nigeria)|Guardian Newspaper]] Publisher [[Alex Ibru]] on 2 February 1996 alongside the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen Abacha, Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]], and others by the Lagos state government. Bamaiyi who served under the military administration of late General [[Sani Abacha]] was arraigned by the Lagos state government of the attempted murder of publisher of the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, and an eminent Delta state indigene, Mr. Isaac Porbeni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Ishaya Arraigned|website=ecoi.net|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002856/http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was discharged and acquitted on 2 April 2008 of any wrongdoing in the saga after nine years in detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2008/04/02/breaking-news-bamaiyi-discharged-and-acquitted|location=New York City, United States|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Discharged and acquitted|accessdate=2 January 2017|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> === Feud with Musa Bamaiyi === Ishaya and his older brother, Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded for years leading to Musa seeking redress from the [[Oputa panel|Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel]], headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Asoya|first1=Sylvester|title=Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200102120040.html|website=AllAfrica|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} 9go4o9i89i24s7uwfbnuef0rpz87wun 40377 40376 2026-05-02T23:31:08Z Obutuson 910 /* Background and education */ 40377 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Gen. [[Victor Malu|S.V.L. Malu]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|09|21}}|birth_place=[[Zuru]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]] (now in [[Kebbi State]], Nigeria)|death_date=|death_place=|nickname=|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1968–1999|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=[[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Brigades of Guards]], Lagos Garrison Command|unit=|battles=[[Nigerian Civil War]]|awards={{plainlist| *[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger]] *Forces Service Star *Meritorious Service Star *[[Distinguished Service Star]] *[[National Service Medal]] *General Service Medal *Defence Service Medal }}|relations=|laterwork=|website=}} ''' Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Ishaya Bamayi.wav|Listen|help=no}} , {{post-nominals|GCON|country=NG}} (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹla nolu mi 21 efu ọdọ 1949) i chi ẹnẹ ki che kpa tanẹ kwi efu ukọlọ eyi [[Nigerian Army]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|lieutenant general]] ki chukọlọ uña eyi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] adiko ọdọ1996 lo ti 1999 ẹgba ki [[Sani Abacha]] ma'nyu [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]] doji ọfẹ.<ref>{{cite web|title=COAS Chronicle of Command|url=http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|website=Nigerian Army|publisher=Nigerian Army|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165112/http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ách ọgba nwu ọnẹkẹlẹ chi Major General [[Musa Bamaiyi]], Ẹnẹ ki chi agboji chaka eyi [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency|National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)]] kwubi. == Ogbegbele ma'nyu ukọchẹ == He was born in [[Kebbi State]], Northwestern Nigeria. He was Short serviced commissioned into the [[Nigerian Army]] infantry Corps in 1968 as a member of SSC 4 he attended the following courses: * [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna, 1968 * Young Officers infantry Course 1971 * Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976 * [[Command and General Staff College]], United States 1981-82 * International Management Course, USA, 1986 * Snr. Executive Course, [[National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies]], [[Kuru, Nigeria|Kuru]], [[Jos]]. 1992 == Ukọlọ eyi choja == General Bamaiyi prior to becoming the [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] held the following posts: * Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70 * Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77 * Directing Staff, [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Command and Staff College, Jaji]], 1982–84 * Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90 * Commander, Brigade of Guards, 1990–92 * Director Training, Army Headquarters, Department of Operations, 1992–93 * Commander. Lagos Garrison Command. 1993-96 General Bamaiyi was appointed [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) in March 1996 by General [[Sanni Abacha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Gen I.R. Bamaiyi|url=https://www.blerf.org/index.php/biography/bamaiyi-lt-major-general-ishaya-rizi-rtd/|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> He served as COAS for 3 years until his retirement in May 1999. == Ẹnwu inwa == === Attempted murder allegations === On 10 December 1999 Gen. Bamaiya was charged with the attempted Murder of [[The Guardian (Nigeria)|Guardian Newspaper]] Publisher [[Alex Ibru]] on 2 February 1996 alongside the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen Abacha, Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]], and others by the Lagos state government. Bamaiyi who served under the military administration of late General [[Sani Abacha]] was arraigned by the Lagos state government of the attempted murder of publisher of the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, and an eminent Delta state indigene, Mr. Isaac Porbeni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Ishaya Arraigned|website=ecoi.net|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002856/http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was discharged and acquitted on 2 April 2008 of any wrongdoing in the saga after nine years in detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2008/04/02/breaking-news-bamaiyi-discharged-and-acquitted|location=New York City, United States|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Discharged and acquitted|accessdate=2 January 2017|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> === Feud with Musa Bamaiyi === Ishaya and his older brother, Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded for years leading to Musa seeking redress from the [[Oputa panel|Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel]], headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Asoya|first1=Sylvester|title=Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200102120040.html|website=AllAfrica|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}} 4ds7hj6fljxsx91rx66gg9516qd66v9 40378 40377 2026-05-02T23:33:46Z Obutuson 910 /* Attempted murder allegations */ 40378 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Gen. [[Victor Malu|S.V.L. Malu]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|09|21}}|birth_place=[[Zuru]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]] (now in [[Kebbi State]], Nigeria)|death_date=|death_place=|nickname=|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1968–1999|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=[[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Brigades of Guards]], Lagos Garrison Command|unit=|battles=[[Nigerian Civil War]]|awards={{plainlist| *[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger]] *Forces Service Star *Meritorious Service Star *[[Distinguished Service Star]] *[[National Service Medal]] *General Service Medal *Defence Service Medal }}|relations=|laterwork=|website=}} ''' Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Ishaya Bamayi.wav|Listen|help=no}} , {{post-nominals|GCON|country=NG}} (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹla nolu mi 21 efu ọdọ 1949) i chi ẹnẹ ki che kpa tanẹ kwi efu ukọlọ eyi [[Nigerian Army]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|lieutenant general]] ki chukọlọ uña eyi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] adiko ọdọ1996 lo ti 1999 ẹgba ki [[Sani Abacha]] ma'nyu [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]] doji ọfẹ.<ref>{{cite web|title=COAS Chronicle of Command|url=http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|website=Nigerian Army|publisher=Nigerian Army|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165112/http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ách ọgba nwu ọnẹkẹlẹ chi Major General [[Musa Bamaiyi]], Ẹnẹ ki chi agboji chaka eyi [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency|National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)]] kwubi. == Ogbegbele ma'nyu ukọchẹ == He was born in [[Kebbi State]], Northwestern Nigeria. He was Short serviced commissioned into the [[Nigerian Army]] infantry Corps in 1968 as a member of SSC 4 he attended the following courses: * [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna, 1968 * Young Officers infantry Course 1971 * Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976 * [[Command and General Staff College]], United States 1981-82 * International Management Course, USA, 1986 * Snr. Executive Course, [[National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies]], [[Kuru, Nigeria|Kuru]], [[Jos]]. 1992 == Ukọlọ eyi choja == General Bamaiyi prior to becoming the [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] held the following posts: * Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70 * Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77 * Directing Staff, [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Command and Staff College, Jaji]], 1982–84 * Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90 * Commander, Brigade of Guards, 1990–92 * Director Training, Army Headquarters, Department of Operations, 1992–93 * Commander. Lagos Garrison Command. 1993-96 General Bamaiyi was appointed [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) in March 1996 by General [[Sanni Abacha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Gen I.R. Bamaiyi|url=https://www.blerf.org/index.php/biography/bamaiyi-lt-major-general-ishaya-rizi-rtd/|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> He served as COAS for 3 years until his retirement in May 1999. == Ẹnwu inwa == === Ugw'ejune uche ki kponẹ === On 10 December 1999 Gen. Bamaiya was charged with the attempted Murder of [[The Guardian (Nigeria)|Guardian Newspaper]] Publisher [[Alex Ibru]] on 2 February 1996 alongside the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen Abacha, Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]], and others by the Lagos state government. Bamaiyi who served under the military administration of late General [[Sani Abacha]] was arraigned by the Lagos state government of the attempted murder of publisher of the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, and an eminent Delta state indigene, Mr. Isaac Porbeni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Ishaya Arraigned|website=ecoi.net|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002856/http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was discharged and acquitted on 2 April 2008 of any wrongdoing in the saga after nine years in detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2008/04/02/breaking-news-bamaiyi-discharged-and-acquitted|location=New York City, United States|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Discharged and acquitted|accessdate=2 January 2017|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> === Aka'nya kpai Musa Bamaiyi === Ishaya and his older brother, Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded for years leading to Musa seeking redress from the [[Oputa panel|Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel]], headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Asoya|first1=Sylvester|title=Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200102120040.html|website=AllAfrica|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}} j5z5to48muekihwyxusutdy3vwmywjl 40413 40378 2026-05-03T07:42:12Z Obutuson 910 /* Ogbegbele ma'nyu ukọchẹ */ 40413 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Gen. [[Victor Malu|S.V.L. Malu]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|09|21}}|birth_place=[[Zuru]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]] (now in [[Kebbi State]], Nigeria)|death_date=|death_place=|nickname=|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1968–1999|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=[[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Brigades of Guards]], Lagos Garrison Command|unit=|battles=[[Nigerian Civil War]]|awards={{plainlist| *[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger]] *Forces Service Star *Meritorious Service Star *[[Distinguished Service Star]] *[[National Service Medal]] *General Service Medal *Defence Service Medal }}|relations=|laterwork=|website=}} ''' Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Ishaya Bamayi.wav|Listen|help=no}} , {{post-nominals|GCON|country=NG}} (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹla nolu mi 21 efu ọdọ 1949) i chi ẹnẹ ki che kpa tanẹ kwi efu ukọlọ eyi [[Nigerian Army]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|lieutenant general]] ki chukọlọ uña eyi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] adiko ọdọ1996 lo ti 1999 ẹgba ki [[Sani Abacha]] ma'nyu [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]] doji ọfẹ.<ref>{{cite web|title=COAS Chronicle of Command|url=http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|website=Nigerian Army|publisher=Nigerian Army|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165112/http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ách ọgba nwu ọnẹkẹlẹ chi Major General [[Musa Bamaiyi]], Ẹnẹ ki chi agboji chaka eyi [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency|National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)]] kwubi. == Ogbegbele ma'nyu ukọchẹ == I chi ẹnẹ ku ma bi yi [[Kebbi State]], eju ọwọ eyi Northwestern Nigeria. I chi ẹnẹ ku ma yika gba tefù [[Nigerian Army]] infantry Corps efu ọdọ 1968 alu ki chẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo SSC 4 i loti uña ami ukọchẹ yi: * [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna, 1968 * Young Officers infantry Course 1971 * Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976 * [[Command and General Staff College]], United States 1981-82 * International Management Course, USA, 1986 * Snr. Executive Course, [[National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies]], [[Kuru, Nigeria|Kuru]], [[Jos]]. 1992 == Ukọlọ eyi choja == General Bamaiyi prior to becoming the [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] held the following posts: * Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70 * Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77 * Directing Staff, [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Command and Staff College, Jaji]], 1982–84 * Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90 * Commander, Brigade of Guards, 1990–92 * Director Training, Army Headquarters, Department of Operations, 1992–93 * Commander. Lagos Garrison Command. 1993-96 General Bamaiyi was appointed [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) in March 1996 by General [[Sanni Abacha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Gen I.R. Bamaiyi|url=https://www.blerf.org/index.php/biography/bamaiyi-lt-major-general-ishaya-rizi-rtd/|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> He served as COAS for 3 years until his retirement in May 1999. == Ẹnwu inwa == === Ugw'ejune uche ki kponẹ === On 10 December 1999 Gen. Bamaiya was charged with the attempted Murder of [[The Guardian (Nigeria)|Guardian Newspaper]] Publisher [[Alex Ibru]] on 2 February 1996 alongside the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen Abacha, Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]], and others by the Lagos state government. Bamaiyi who served under the military administration of late General [[Sani Abacha]] was arraigned by the Lagos state government of the attempted murder of publisher of the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, and an eminent Delta state indigene, Mr. Isaac Porbeni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Ishaya Arraigned|website=ecoi.net|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002856/http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was discharged and acquitted on 2 April 2008 of any wrongdoing in the saga after nine years in detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2008/04/02/breaking-news-bamaiyi-discharged-and-acquitted|location=New York City, United States|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Discharged and acquitted|accessdate=2 January 2017|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> === Aka'nya kpai Musa Bamaiyi === Ishaya and his older brother, Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded for years leading to Musa seeking redress from the [[Oputa panel|Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel]], headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Asoya|first1=Sylvester|title=Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200102120040.html|website=AllAfrica|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}} s7fkonzwq65gshr3k96u2vgrjb3i9id 40414 40413 2026-05-03T07:43:43Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọlọ eyi choja */ 40414 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Gen. [[Victor Malu|S.V.L. Malu]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|09|21}}|birth_place=[[Zuru]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]] (now in [[Kebbi State]], Nigeria)|death_date=|death_place=|nickname=|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1968–1999|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=[[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Brigades of Guards]], Lagos Garrison Command|unit=|battles=[[Nigerian Civil War]]|awards={{plainlist| *[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger]] *Forces Service Star *Meritorious Service Star *[[Distinguished Service Star]] *[[National Service Medal]] *General Service Medal *Defence Service Medal }}|relations=|laterwork=|website=}} ''' Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Ishaya Bamayi.wav|Listen|help=no}} , {{post-nominals|GCON|country=NG}} (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹla nolu mi 21 efu ọdọ 1949) i chi ẹnẹ ki che kpa tanẹ kwi efu ukọlọ eyi [[Nigerian Army]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|lieutenant general]] ki chukọlọ uña eyi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] adiko ọdọ1996 lo ti 1999 ẹgba ki [[Sani Abacha]] ma'nyu [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]] doji ọfẹ.<ref>{{cite web|title=COAS Chronicle of Command|url=http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|website=Nigerian Army|publisher=Nigerian Army|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165112/http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ách ọgba nwu ọnẹkẹlẹ chi Major General [[Musa Bamaiyi]], Ẹnẹ ki chi agboji chaka eyi [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency|National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)]] kwubi. == Ogbegbele ma'nyu ukọchẹ == I chi ẹnẹ ku ma bi yi [[Kebbi State]], eju ọwọ eyi Northwestern Nigeria. I chi ẹnẹ ku ma yika gba tefù [[Nigerian Army]] infantry Corps efu ọdọ 1968 alu ki chẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo SSC 4 i loti uña ami ukọchẹ yi: * [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna, 1968 * Young Officers infantry Course 1971 * Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976 * [[Command and General Staff College]], United States 1981-82 * International Management Course, USA, 1986 * Snr. Executive Course, [[National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies]], [[Kuru, Nigeria|Kuru]], [[Jos]]. 1992 == Ukọlọ eyi choja == Ta kini General Bamaiyi wa chi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] ami uña ki tẹ nwọ nyu chi: * Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70 * Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77 * Directing Staff, [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Command and Staff College, Jaji]], 1982–84 * Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90 * Commander, Brigade of Guards, 1990–92 * Director Training, Army Headquarters, Department of Operations, 1992–93 * Commander. Lagos Garrison Command. 1993-96 General Bamaiyi was appointed [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) in March 1996 by General [[Sanni Abacha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Gen I.R. Bamaiyi|url=https://www.blerf.org/index.php/biography/bamaiyi-lt-major-general-ishaya-rizi-rtd/|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> He served as COAS for 3 years until his retirement in May 1999. == Ẹnwu inwa == === Ugw'ejune uche ki kponẹ === On 10 December 1999 Gen. Bamaiya was charged with the attempted Murder of [[The Guardian (Nigeria)|Guardian Newspaper]] Publisher [[Alex Ibru]] on 2 February 1996 alongside the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen Abacha, Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]], and others by the Lagos state government. Bamaiyi who served under the military administration of late General [[Sani Abacha]] was arraigned by the Lagos state government of the attempted murder of publisher of the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, and an eminent Delta state indigene, Mr. Isaac Porbeni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Ishaya Arraigned|website=ecoi.net|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002856/http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was discharged and acquitted on 2 April 2008 of any wrongdoing in the saga after nine years in detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2008/04/02/breaking-news-bamaiyi-discharged-and-acquitted|location=New York City, United States|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Discharged and acquitted|accessdate=2 January 2017|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> === Aka'nya kpai Musa Bamaiyi === Ishaya and his older brother, Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded for years leading to Musa seeking redress from the [[Oputa panel|Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel]], headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Asoya|first1=Sylvester|title=Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200102120040.html|website=AllAfrica|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}} i5lem0labictvcym5bm49gycp96os3k 40415 40414 2026-05-03T07:47:48Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọlọ eyi choja */ 40415 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian general (born 1949)}}{{Use Nigerian English|date=March 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Ishaya Bamaiyi|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant General]]|honorific_suffix=[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger|GCON]]|image=|caption=|office=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start=March 1996|term_end=May 1999|predecessor=Maj-Gen. [[Alwali Kazir]]|successor=Lt-Gen. [[Victor Malu|S.V.L. Malu]]|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=y|1949|09|21}}|birth_place=[[Zuru]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[Colonial Nigeria|British Nigeria]] (now in [[Kebbi State]], Nigeria)|death_date=|death_place=|nickname=|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1968–1999|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=[[Presidential Guard Brigade (Nigeria)|Brigades of Guards]], Lagos Garrison Command|unit=|battles=[[Nigerian Civil War]]|awards={{plainlist| *[[Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger]] *Forces Service Star *Meritorious Service Star *[[Distinguished Service Star]] *[[National Service Medal]] *General Service Medal *Defence Service Medal }}|relations=|laterwork=|website=}} ''' Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi'''{{Audio|LL-Q56475 (hau)-Eunice Ameh-Ishaya Bamayi.wav|Listen|help=no}} , {{post-nominals|GCON|country=NG}} (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹla nolu mi 21 efu ọdọ 1949) i chi ẹnẹ ki che kpa tanẹ kwi efu ukọlọ eyi [[Nigerian Army]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|lieutenant general]] ki chukọlọ uña eyi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] adiko ọdọ1996 lo ti 1999 ẹgba ki [[Sani Abacha]] ma'nyu [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]] doji ọfẹ.<ref>{{cite web|title=COAS Chronicle of Command|url=http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|website=Nigerian Army|publisher=Nigerian Army|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103165112/http://www.army.mil.ng/coas-office/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ách ọgba nwu ọnẹkẹlẹ chi Major General [[Musa Bamaiyi]], Ẹnẹ ki chi agboji chaka eyi [[National Drug Law Enforcement Agency|National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)]] kwubi. == Ogbegbele ma'nyu ukọchẹ == I chi ẹnẹ ku ma bi yi [[Kebbi State]], eju ọwọ eyi Northwestern Nigeria. I chi ẹnẹ ku ma yika gba tefù [[Nigerian Army]] infantry Corps efu ọdọ 1968 alu ki chẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo SSC 4 i loti uña ami ukọchẹ yi: * [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Kaduna, 1968 * Young Officers infantry Course 1971 * Advanced Infantry Company Commanders Course, UK, 1976 * [[Command and General Staff College]], United States 1981-82 * International Management Course, USA, 1986 * Snr. Executive Course, [[National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies]], [[Kuru, Nigeria|Kuru]], [[Jos]]. 1992 == Ukọlọ eyi choja == Ta kini General Bamaiyi wa chi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] ami uña ki tẹ nwọ nyu chi: * Adjutant. 182 Infantry Battalion. 1968-70 * Commanding Officer 70 Infantry Battalion, 1972–77 * Directing Staff, [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Command and Staff College, Jaji]], 1982–84 * Commander. 9 Mechanised Brigade, 1986–90 * Commander, Brigade of Guards, 1990–92 * Director Training, Army Headquarters, Department of Operations, 1992–93 * Commander. Lagos Garrison Command. 1993-96 Ma du uña eyi [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) nwu efu ochu ẹta ọdọ 1996, ẹnẹ ki du uña lẹ nwu chi agbọji [[Sanni Abacha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Gen I.R. Bamaiyi|url=https://www.blerf.org/index.php/biography/bamaiyi-lt-major-general-ishaya-rizi-rtd/|website=Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> i chukọlọ eyi COAS lẹ ọdọ m'ẹta taki ẹgba ki ya chukọlọ tanẹ efu ochu ẹlu ọdọ 1999. == Ẹnwu inwa == === Ugw'ejune uche ki kponẹ === On 10 December 1999 Gen. Bamaiya was charged with the attempted Murder of [[The Guardian (Nigeria)|Guardian Newspaper]] Publisher [[Alex Ibru]] on 2 February 1996 alongside the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to Gen Abacha, Major [[Hamza al-Mustapha]], and others by the Lagos state government. Bamaiyi who served under the military administration of late General [[Sani Abacha]] was arraigned by the Lagos state government of the attempted murder of publisher of the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, and an eminent Delta state indigene, Mr. Isaac Porbeni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Ishaya Arraigned|website=ecoi.net|accessdate=2 January 2017|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002856/http://www.ecoi.net/local_link/188488/306516_de.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was discharged and acquitted on 2 April 2008 of any wrongdoing in the saga after nine years in detention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2008/04/02/breaking-news-bamaiyi-discharged-and-acquitted|location=New York City, United States|title=Lt Gen Bamaiya Discharged and acquitted|accessdate=2 January 2017|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> === Aka'nya kpai Musa Bamaiyi === Ishaya and his older brother, Musa Bamaiyi reportedly feuded for years leading to Musa seeking redress from the [[Oputa panel|Human Rights Violation Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Panel]], headed by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Asoya|first1=Sylvester|title=Nigeria: Bamaiyi Vs Bamaiyi|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200102120040.html|website=AllAfrica|accessdate=2 January 2017}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}} 7xxjgd0mfncqh89c2iewqxjwf8vt824 0 2007 40379 2026-05-02T23:36:00Z Obutuson 910 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian general and politician (1940–2020)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Domkat Bali|honorific_prefix=[[General (Nigeria)|General]]|image=|office1=[[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]]|term_start1=1 January 1984|term_end1=December 1989|predecessor1=[[Akanbi Oniyangi]]|successor1=[[Ibrahim Babangida]]|office2=[[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]]|term_start2=1 January 1984|term_end2=December 1989|predecessor2=[..." 40379 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian general and politician (1940–2020)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Domkat Bali|honorific_prefix=[[General (Nigeria)|General]]|image=|office1=[[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]]|term_start1=1 January 1984|term_end1=December 1989|predecessor1=[[Akanbi Oniyangi]]|successor1=[[Ibrahim Babangida]]|office2=[[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]]|term_start2=1 January 1984|term_end2=December 1989|predecessor2=[[Gibson Jalo]]|successor2=[[Sani Abacha]]|office3=[[General Officer Commanding]] 81 Division, Lagos|term_start3=January 1978|term_end3=December 1979|predecessor3=Brig. [[Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi|M.I. Wushishi]]|successor3=Brig. [[Muhammadu Buhari|M. Buhari]]|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1961–1990|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]]<br>[[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-9.svg|20px]] [[General (Nigeria)|General]]|birth_name=Domkat Yah Bali|birth_date=27 February 1940|birth_place=[[Langtang, Nigeria|Langtang]], [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now in [[Plateau State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date={{Death date and age|2020|12|4|1940|2|27|df=y}}|death_place=}} '''Domkat Yah Bali''' (27 February 1940 – 4 December 2020) was a [[Nigerian army]] [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[General (Nigeria)|general]], who was [[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]] and [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]] from 1984 to 1990, and a member of the [[Supreme Military Council (Nigeria 1983)|Supreme Military Council]] of 1984–1985, and the [[Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|Armed Forces Ruling Council]] of 1985–1990. == Early life and education == Bali was born in Langtang, [[Plateau State]] to the family of Hassan Bali Tabut and Yinkat Bali. He had his primary education at Mban, Langtang and from 1955 to 1960, attended the provincial secondary school at Kuru. He attended [[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]] from April to August 1961. From December 1961 to December 1963, he attended the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, earning his commission as a lieutenant in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|author=Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|title=Profiles of Members of the Armed Forces Ruling Council|publisher=Federal Ministry of Information & Culture|orig-year=1990|year=1992|page=13}}</ref> == Career == Bali became captain a year later in 1965. In 1966, he was battery commander and during the [[Nigerian Civil War]], he was a regimental commander. He was made major in 1968. Between 1970 and 1971, Bali was commander, Corps of Artillery and later became a colonel at the Second Infantry Division in Ibadan. In 1973, he was posted to [[Akure]] as the commander of the 9th Infantry Brigade, he was adjutant general Nigerian army in 1975, commander Corps of Artillery in 1976 and in 1978, he was the GOC of the [[1st Division (Nigeria)|First Infantry Division]], Kaduna. Prior to becoming Defense Minister in 1984, he was Commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Nigerian Armed Forces Command and Staff College]] from 1981 to 1983<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Commandants|url=https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|website=Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji|access-date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301052946/https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|archive-date=1 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and later director of army training and operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/domkat-bali-1940-2020/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Domkat Bali (1940 – 2020)|date=17 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> He resigned from public service in January 1990.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigerian Military Chief Postpones Visit to U.S.|date=11 January 1990|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/11/world/nigerian-military-chief-postpones-visit-to-us.html|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Domkat Bali, the General who broke taboo in Nigeria's military|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/12/04/domkat-bali-the-general-who-broke-taboo-in-nigerias-military/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|last=Onanuga|first=Bayo|date=4 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> He was the Chairman of HFP Engineering, builders of Victoria Garden City, Lagos Nigeria. In December 2010, he was selected by the Tarok kingmakers headed by the Madakin Langtang, HRH Daniel Lamda Bongtur to succeed the Lt. Hrm. Edward Cirdap Zhattau (oon.) as the Ponzhi Tarok, the paramount ruler of the Tarok people of plateau state. He was married to Esther Bali an educationist and they have two children, Nanna and Ponfa. == Death == Bali died on 4 December 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ibrahim|first=El-ameen|title=Former Defence Minister Domkat Bali dies at 80|date=5 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|url=https://premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/429520-former-defence-minister-domkat-bali-dies-at-80.html|work=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{NigerianDefenceMinisters}} {{Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub}} c4lpwvrthflf56sp4zhe12hmp59jdb6 40380 40379 2026-05-02T23:37:21Z Obutuson 910 /* Early life and education */ 40380 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian general and politician (1940–2020)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Domkat Bali|honorific_prefix=[[General (Nigeria)|General]]|image=|office1=[[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]]|term_start1=1 January 1984|term_end1=December 1989|predecessor1=[[Akanbi Oniyangi]]|successor1=[[Ibrahim Babangida]]|office2=[[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]]|term_start2=1 January 1984|term_end2=December 1989|predecessor2=[[Gibson Jalo]]|successor2=[[Sani Abacha]]|office3=[[General Officer Commanding]] 81 Division, Lagos|term_start3=January 1978|term_end3=December 1979|predecessor3=Brig. [[Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi|M.I. Wushishi]]|successor3=Brig. [[Muhammadu Buhari|M. Buhari]]|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1961–1990|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]]<br>[[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-9.svg|20px]] [[General (Nigeria)|General]]|birth_name=Domkat Yah Bali|birth_date=27 February 1940|birth_place=[[Langtang, Nigeria|Langtang]], [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now in [[Plateau State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date={{Death date and age|2020|12|4|1940|2|27|df=y}}|death_place=}} '''Domkat Yah Bali''' (27 February 1940 – 4 December 2020) was a [[Nigerian army]] [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[General (Nigeria)|general]], who was [[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]] and [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]] from 1984 to 1990, and a member of the [[Supreme Military Council (Nigeria 1983)|Supreme Military Council]] of 1984–1985, and the [[Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|Armed Forces Ruling Council]] of 1985–1990. == Abakwanẹ ọlayi ma'nyu ukọchẹ == Bali was born in Langtang, [[Plateau State]] to the family of Hassan Bali Tabut and Yinkat Bali. He had his primary education at Mban, Langtang and from 1955 to 1960, attended the provincial secondary school at Kuru. He attended [[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]] from April to August 1961. From December 1961 to December 1963, he attended the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, earning his commission as a lieutenant in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|author=Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|title=Profiles of Members of the Armed Forces Ruling Council|publisher=Federal Ministry of Information & Culture|orig-year=1990|year=1992|page=13}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Bali became captain a year later in 1965. In 1966, he was battery commander and during the [[Nigerian Civil War]], he was a regimental commander. He was made major in 1968. Between 1970 and 1971, Bali was commander, Corps of Artillery and later became a colonel at the Second Infantry Division in Ibadan. In 1973, he was posted to [[Akure]] as the commander of the 9th Infantry Brigade, he was adjutant general Nigerian army in 1975, commander Corps of Artillery in 1976 and in 1978, he was the GOC of the [[1st Division (Nigeria)|First Infantry Division]], Kaduna. Prior to becoming Defense Minister in 1984, he was Commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Nigerian Armed Forces Command and Staff College]] from 1981 to 1983<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Commandants|url=https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|website=Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji|access-date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301052946/https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|archive-date=1 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and later director of army training and operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/domkat-bali-1940-2020/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Domkat Bali (1940 – 2020)|date=17 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> He resigned from public service in January 1990.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigerian Military Chief Postpones Visit to U.S.|date=11 January 1990|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/11/world/nigerian-military-chief-postpones-visit-to-us.html|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Domkat Bali, the General who broke taboo in Nigeria's military|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/12/04/domkat-bali-the-general-who-broke-taboo-in-nigerias-military/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|last=Onanuga|first=Bayo|date=4 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> He was the Chairman of HFP Engineering, builders of Victoria Garden City, Lagos Nigeria. In December 2010, he was selected by the Tarok kingmakers headed by the Madakin Langtang, HRH Daniel Lamda Bongtur to succeed the Lt. Hrm. Edward Cirdap Zhattau (oon.) as the Ponzhi Tarok, the paramount ruler of the Tarok people of plateau state. He was married to Esther Bali an educationist and they have two children, Nanna and Ponfa. == Ukwu == Bali died on 4 December 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ibrahim|first=El-ameen|title=Former Defence Minister Domkat Bali dies at 80|date=5 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|url=https://premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/429520-former-defence-minister-domkat-bali-dies-at-80.html|work=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{Reflist}}{{NigerianDefenceMinisters}} {{Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub}} 3hva6bu7oxnssfhuea58zx8trb5zbmj 40381 40380 2026-05-02T23:39:15Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukwu */ 40381 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian general and politician (1940–2020)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Domkat Bali|honorific_prefix=[[General (Nigeria)|General]]|image=|office1=[[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]]|term_start1=1 January 1984|term_end1=December 1989|predecessor1=[[Akanbi Oniyangi]]|successor1=[[Ibrahim Babangida]]|office2=[[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]]|term_start2=1 January 1984|term_end2=December 1989|predecessor2=[[Gibson Jalo]]|successor2=[[Sani Abacha]]|office3=[[General Officer Commanding]] 81 Division, Lagos|term_start3=January 1978|term_end3=December 1979|predecessor3=Brig. [[Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi|M.I. Wushishi]]|successor3=Brig. [[Muhammadu Buhari|M. Buhari]]|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1961–1990|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]]<br>[[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-9.svg|20px]] [[General (Nigeria)|General]]|birth_name=Domkat Yah Bali|birth_date=27 February 1940|birth_place=[[Langtang, Nigeria|Langtang]], [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now in [[Plateau State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date={{Death date and age|2020|12|4|1940|2|27|df=y}}|death_place=}} '''Domkat Yah Bali''' (27 February 1940 – 4 December 2020) was a [[Nigerian army]] [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[General (Nigeria)|general]], who was [[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]] and [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]] from 1984 to 1990, and a member of the [[Supreme Military Council (Nigeria 1983)|Supreme Military Council]] of 1984–1985, and the [[Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|Armed Forces Ruling Council]] of 1985–1990. == Abakwanẹ ọlayi ma'nyu ukọchẹ == Bali was born in Langtang, [[Plateau State]] to the family of Hassan Bali Tabut and Yinkat Bali. He had his primary education at Mban, Langtang and from 1955 to 1960, attended the provincial secondary school at Kuru. He attended [[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]] from April to August 1961. From December 1961 to December 1963, he attended the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, earning his commission as a lieutenant in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|author=Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|title=Profiles of Members of the Armed Forces Ruling Council|publisher=Federal Ministry of Information & Culture|orig-year=1990|year=1992|page=13}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Bali became captain a year later in 1965. In 1966, he was battery commander and during the [[Nigerian Civil War]], he was a regimental commander. He was made major in 1968. Between 1970 and 1971, Bali was commander, Corps of Artillery and later became a colonel at the Second Infantry Division in Ibadan. In 1973, he was posted to [[Akure]] as the commander of the 9th Infantry Brigade, he was adjutant general Nigerian army in 1975, commander Corps of Artillery in 1976 and in 1978, he was the GOC of the [[1st Division (Nigeria)|First Infantry Division]], Kaduna. Prior to becoming Defense Minister in 1984, he was Commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Nigerian Armed Forces Command and Staff College]] from 1981 to 1983<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Commandants|url=https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|website=Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji|access-date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301052946/https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|archive-date=1 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and later director of army training and operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/domkat-bali-1940-2020/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Domkat Bali (1940 – 2020)|date=17 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> He resigned from public service in January 1990.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigerian Military Chief Postpones Visit to U.S.|date=11 January 1990|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/11/world/nigerian-military-chief-postpones-visit-to-us.html|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Domkat Bali, the General who broke taboo in Nigeria's military|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/12/04/domkat-bali-the-general-who-broke-taboo-in-nigerias-military/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|last=Onanuga|first=Bayo|date=4 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> He was the Chairman of HFP Engineering, builders of Victoria Garden City, Lagos Nigeria. In December 2010, he was selected by the Tarok kingmakers headed by the Madakin Langtang, HRH Daniel Lamda Bongtur to succeed the Lt. Hrm. Edward Cirdap Zhattau (oon.) as the Ponzhi Tarok, the paramount ruler of the Tarok people of plateau state. He was married to Esther Bali an educationist and they have two children, Nanna and Ponfa. == Ukwu == Bali wa mu dẹnẹ okwu ọjọ ki ochu ẹgweji nolu mi ẹlẹ efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ibrahim|first=El-ameen|title=Former Defence Minister Domkat Bali dies at 80|date=5 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|url=https://premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/429520-former-defence-minister-domkat-bali-dies-at-80.html|work=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{Reflist}}{{NigerianDefenceMinisters}} {{Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub}} j0o7gwu2f86s80iwgfa7haufyubv5xb 40382 40381 2026-05-02T23:41:41Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukwu */ 40382 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian general and politician (1940–2020)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Domkat Bali|honorific_prefix=[[General (Nigeria)|General]]|image=|office1=[[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]]|term_start1=1 January 1984|term_end1=December 1989|predecessor1=[[Akanbi Oniyangi]]|successor1=[[Ibrahim Babangida]]|office2=[[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]]|term_start2=1 January 1984|term_end2=December 1989|predecessor2=[[Gibson Jalo]]|successor2=[[Sani Abacha]]|office3=[[General Officer Commanding]] 81 Division, Lagos|term_start3=January 1978|term_end3=December 1979|predecessor3=Brig. [[Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi|M.I. Wushishi]]|successor3=Brig. [[Muhammadu Buhari|M. Buhari]]|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1961–1990|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]]<br>[[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-9.svg|20px]] [[General (Nigeria)|General]]|birth_name=Domkat Yah Bali|birth_date=27 February 1940|birth_place=[[Langtang, Nigeria|Langtang]], [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now in [[Plateau State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date={{Death date and age|2020|12|4|1940|2|27|df=y}}|death_place=}} '''Domkat Yah Bali''' (27 February 1940 – 4 December 2020) was a [[Nigerian army]] [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[General (Nigeria)|general]], who was [[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]] and [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]] from 1984 to 1990, and a member of the [[Supreme Military Council (Nigeria 1983)|Supreme Military Council]] of 1984–1985, and the [[Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|Armed Forces Ruling Council]] of 1985–1990. == Abakwanẹ ọlayi ma'nyu ukọchẹ == Ma bi Bali ojanẹ Langtang, [[Plateau State]] nwu akwọra Hassan Bali Tabut ma'nyu Yinkat Bali. He had his primary education at Mban, Langtang and from 1955 to 1960, attended the provincial secondary school at Kuru. He attended [[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]] from April to August 1961. From December 1961 to December 1963, he attended the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, earning his commission as a lieutenant in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|author=Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|title=Profiles of Members of the Armed Forces Ruling Council|publisher=Federal Ministry of Information & Culture|orig-year=1990|year=1992|page=13}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Bali became captain a year later in 1965. In 1966, he was battery commander and during the [[Nigerian Civil War]], he was a regimental commander. He was made major in 1968. Between 1970 and 1971, Bali was commander, Corps of Artillery and later became a colonel at the Second Infantry Division in Ibadan. In 1973, he was posted to [[Akure]] as the commander of the 9th Infantry Brigade, he was adjutant general Nigerian army in 1975, commander Corps of Artillery in 1976 and in 1978, he was the GOC of the [[1st Division (Nigeria)|First Infantry Division]], Kaduna. Prior to becoming Defense Minister in 1984, he was Commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Nigerian Armed Forces Command and Staff College]] from 1981 to 1983<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Commandants|url=https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|website=Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji|access-date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301052946/https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|archive-date=1 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and later director of army training and operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/domkat-bali-1940-2020/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Domkat Bali (1940 – 2020)|date=17 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> He resigned from public service in January 1990.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigerian Military Chief Postpones Visit to U.S.|date=11 January 1990|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/11/world/nigerian-military-chief-postpones-visit-to-us.html|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Domkat Bali, the General who broke taboo in Nigeria's military|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/12/04/domkat-bali-the-general-who-broke-taboo-in-nigerias-military/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|last=Onanuga|first=Bayo|date=4 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> He was the Chairman of HFP Engineering, builders of Victoria Garden City, Lagos Nigeria. In December 2010, he was selected by the Tarok kingmakers headed by the Madakin Langtang, HRH Daniel Lamda Bongtur to succeed the Lt. Hrm. Edward Cirdap Zhattau (oon.) as the Ponzhi Tarok, the paramount ruler of the Tarok people of plateau state. He was married to Esther Bali an educationist and they have two children, Nanna and Ponfa. == Ukwu == Bali wa mu dẹnẹ okwu ọjọ ki ochu ẹgweji nolu mi ẹlẹ efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ibrahim|first=El-ameen|title=Former Defence Minister Domkat Bali dies at 80|date=5 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|url=https://premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/429520-former-defence-minister-domkat-bali-dies-at-80.html|work=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{Reflist}}{{NigerianDefenceMinisters}} {{Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub}} ba4ydnn8f02cx4auzbbbg4yazqb104d 40383 40382 2026-05-02T23:44:25Z Obutuson 910 40383 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian general and politician (1940–2020)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Domkat Bali|honorific_prefix=[[General (Nigeria)|General]]|image=|office1=[[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]]|term_start1=1 January 1984|term_end1=December 1989|predecessor1=[[Akanbi Oniyangi]]|successor1=[[Ibrahim Babangida]]|office2=[[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]]|term_start2=1 January 1984|term_end2=December 1989|predecessor2=[[Gibson Jalo]]|successor2=[[Sani Abacha]]|office3=[[General Officer Commanding]] 81 Division, Lagos|term_start3=January 1978|term_end3=December 1979|predecessor3=Brig. [[Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi|M.I. Wushishi]]|successor3=Brig. [[Muhammadu Buhari|M. Buhari]]|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1961–1990|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]]<br>[[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-9.svg|20px]] [[General (Nigeria)|General]]|birth_name=Domkat Yah Bali|birth_date=27 February 1940|birth_place=[[Langtang, Nigeria|Langtang]], [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now in [[Plateau State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date={{Death date and age|2020|12|4|1940|2|27|df=y}}|death_place=}} '''Domkat Yah Bali''' (27 February 1940 – 4 December 2020) was a [[Nigerian army]] [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[General (Nigeria)|general]], who was [[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]] and [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]] from 1984 to 1990, and a member of the [[Supreme Military Council (Nigeria 1983)|Supreme Military Council]] of 1984–1985, and the [[Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|Armed Forces Ruling Council]] of 1985–1990. == Abakwanẹ ọlayi ma'nyu ukọchẹ == Ma bi Bali ojanẹ Langtang, [[Plateau State]] nwu akwọra Hassan Bali Tabut ma'nyu Yinkat Bali. I chi ichikulu eyi ẹdọ mẹfa nwu yi Mban, Langtang ma'nyu kwi 1955 lo ti 1960, i chi eyi ẹdọ mẹ gweji nwu yi ichikulu Kuru. He attended [[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]] from April to August 1961. From December 1961 to December 1963, he attended the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, earning his commission as a lieutenant in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|author=Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|title=Profiles of Members of the Armed Forces Ruling Council|publisher=Federal Ministry of Information & Culture|orig-year=1990|year=1992|page=13}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Bali became captain a year later in 1965. In 1966, he was battery commander and during the [[Nigerian Civil War]], he was a regimental commander. He was made major in 1968. Between 1970 and 1971, Bali was commander, Corps of Artillery and later became a colonel at the Second Infantry Division in Ibadan. In 1973, he was posted to [[Akure]] as the commander of the 9th Infantry Brigade, he was adjutant general Nigerian army in 1975, commander Corps of Artillery in 1976 and in 1978, he was the GOC of the [[1st Division (Nigeria)|First Infantry Division]], Kaduna. Prior to becoming Defense Minister in 1984, he was Commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Nigerian Armed Forces Command and Staff College]] from 1981 to 1983<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Commandants|url=https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|website=Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji|access-date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301052946/https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|archive-date=1 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and later director of army training and operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/domkat-bali-1940-2020/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Domkat Bali (1940 – 2020)|date=17 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> He resigned from public service in January 1990.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigerian Military Chief Postpones Visit to U.S.|date=11 January 1990|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/11/world/nigerian-military-chief-postpones-visit-to-us.html|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Domkat Bali, the General who broke taboo in Nigeria's military|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/12/04/domkat-bali-the-general-who-broke-taboo-in-nigerias-military/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|last=Onanuga|first=Bayo|date=4 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> He was the Chairman of HFP Engineering, builders of Victoria Garden City, Lagos Nigeria. In December 2010, he was selected by the Tarok kingmakers headed by the Madakin Langtang, HRH Daniel Lamda Bongtur to succeed the Lt. Hrm. Edward Cirdap Zhattau (oon.) as the Ponzhi Tarok, the paramount ruler of the Tarok people of plateau state. He was married to Esther Bali an educationist and they have two children, Nanna and Ponfa. == Ukwu == Bali wa mu dẹnẹ okwu ọjọ ki ochu ẹgweji nolu mi ẹlẹ efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ibrahim|first=El-ameen|title=Former Defence Minister Domkat Bali dies at 80|date=5 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|url=https://premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/429520-former-defence-minister-domkat-bali-dies-at-80.html|work=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{Reflist}}{{NigerianDefenceMinisters}} {{Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub}} lo4xy23gq2475s9rq57e8i1nyj0cy9q 40384 40383 2026-05-02T23:47:33Z Obutuson 910 /* Abakwanẹ ọlayi ma'nyu ukọchẹ */ 40384 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian general and politician (1940–2020)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Domkat Bali|honorific_prefix=[[General (Nigeria)|General]]|image=|office1=[[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]]|term_start1=1 January 1984|term_end1=December 1989|predecessor1=[[Akanbi Oniyangi]]|successor1=[[Ibrahim Babangida]]|office2=[[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]]|term_start2=1 January 1984|term_end2=December 1989|predecessor2=[[Gibson Jalo]]|successor2=[[Sani Abacha]]|office3=[[General Officer Commanding]] 81 Division, Lagos|term_start3=January 1978|term_end3=December 1979|predecessor3=Brig. [[Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi|M.I. Wushishi]]|successor3=Brig. [[Muhammadu Buhari|M. Buhari]]|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=1961–1990|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]]<br>[[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-9.svg|20px]] [[General (Nigeria)|General]]|birth_name=Domkat Yah Bali|birth_date=27 February 1940|birth_place=[[Langtang, Nigeria|Langtang]], [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now in [[Plateau State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date={{Death date and age|2020|12|4|1940|2|27|df=y}}|death_place=}} '''Domkat Yah Bali''' (27 February 1940 – 4 December 2020) was a [[Nigerian army]] [[Four-star rank|four-star]] [[General (Nigeria)|general]], who was [[Defence Minister of Nigeria|Minister of Defence]] and [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]] from 1984 to 1990, and a member of the [[Supreme Military Council (Nigeria 1983)|Supreme Military Council]] of 1984–1985, and the [[Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|Armed Forces Ruling Council]] of 1985–1990. == Abakwanẹ ọlayi ma'nyu ukọchẹ == Ma bi Bali ojanẹ Langtang, [[Plateau State]] nwu akwọra Hassan Bali Tabut ma'nyu Yinkat Bali. I chi ichikulu eyi ẹdọ mẹfa nwu yi Mban, Langtang ma'nyu kwi 1955 lo ti 1960, i chi eyi ẹdọ mẹ gweji nwu yi ichikulu Kuru. I chi [[Nigerian Defence Academy|Nigerian Military Training College]] kwi ochu ẹlẹ ti ochu ẹjọ 1961. Akwi ochu ẹgweji 1961 ti ẹgweji 1963, i loti Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, ọmọ lẹ i wa chi lieutenant efu ọdọ1964.<ref>{{cite book|author=Armed Forces Ruling Council (Nigeria)|title=Profiles of Members of the Armed Forces Ruling Council|publisher=Federal Ministry of Information & Culture|orig-year=1990|year=1992|page=13}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Bali became captain a year later in 1965. In 1966, he was battery commander and during the [[Nigerian Civil War]], he was a regimental commander. He was made major in 1968. Between 1970 and 1971, Bali was commander, Corps of Artillery and later became a colonel at the Second Infantry Division in Ibadan. In 1973, he was posted to [[Akure]] as the commander of the 9th Infantry Brigade, he was adjutant general Nigerian army in 1975, commander Corps of Artillery in 1976 and in 1978, he was the GOC of the [[1st Division (Nigeria)|First Infantry Division]], Kaduna. Prior to becoming Defense Minister in 1984, he was Commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji|Nigerian Armed Forces Command and Staff College]] from 1981 to 1983<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Commandants|url=https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|website=Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji|access-date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301052946/https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/site/acfmdispx.php?id=45|archive-date=1 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and later director of army training and operations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/domkat-bali-1940-2020/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Domkat Bali (1940 – 2020)|date=17 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> He resigned from public service in January 1990.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigerian Military Chief Postpones Visit to U.S.|date=11 January 1990|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/11/world/nigerian-military-chief-postpones-visit-to-us.html|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Domkat Bali, the General who broke taboo in Nigeria's military|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/12/04/domkat-bali-the-general-who-broke-taboo-in-nigerias-military/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|last=Onanuga|first=Bayo|date=4 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> He was the Chairman of HFP Engineering, builders of Victoria Garden City, Lagos Nigeria. In December 2010, he was selected by the Tarok kingmakers headed by the Madakin Langtang, HRH Daniel Lamda Bongtur to succeed the Lt. Hrm. Edward Cirdap Zhattau (oon.) as the Ponzhi Tarok, the paramount ruler of the Tarok people of plateau state. He was married to Esther Bali an educationist and they have two children, Nanna and Ponfa. == Ukwu == Bali wa mu dẹnẹ okwu ọjọ ki ochu ẹgweji nolu mi ẹlẹ efu ọdọ 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ibrahim|first=El-ameen|title=Former Defence Minister Domkat Bali dies at 80|date=5 December 2020|access-date=29 August 2024|url=https://premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/429520-former-defence-minister-domkat-bali-dies-at-80.html|work=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{Reflist}}{{NigerianDefenceMinisters}} {{Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS) Nigeria}} {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub}} k9q0p1ohnhc2jp8zq2y4137k2hbq05w 0 2008 40385 2026-05-02T23:50:31Z Obutuson 910 Created page with "{{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=Governor of Bend..." 40385 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=[[Governor of Bendel State]]|term_start2=August 1985|term_end2=December 1988|predecessor2=[[Jeremiah Useni|Jeremiah Timbut Useni]]|successor2=[[Tunde Ogbeha|Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha]]|birth_date=16 April 1945|birth_place=[[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1945|4|16|df=yes}}|party=|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Military School]]<br>[[Nigerian Defence Academy]]|branch={{army|Nigeria}}|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]}} '''John Mark Inienger''' (16 April 1945 – 8 February 2002) was a [[Nigerian Army]] major general who served as [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] field commander in Liberia, governor of [[Bendel State]] between 1985 and 1988, during the military administration of General [[Ibrahim Babangida]], and commander of the Brigade of Guards. == Background == Inienger was born on 16 April 1945 at [[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] local government area of [[Benue State]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|title=Inienger, General, Former Governor Passes on|author=Chidi 'Uzor in Lagos and Daniel Ior in Markurdi|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-10|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910053610/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|archivedate=September 10, 2005}}</ref> His father was [[Tiv people|Tiv]] from Mbaduku, and his mother was from Bebuabung in the [[Cross River State]] town of [[Obudu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=In Vandeikya, inter-ethnic marriages fosters peaceful co-existence|author=MAURICE ARCHIBONG|date=September 20, 2007|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105747/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|archivedate=July 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> He was educated at the Mkar Primary School, [[Nigerian Military School]], [[Zaria]]; Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, [[Lagos]]; [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] and the [[Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College]], [[Kingston, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="obit" /> == Military career == Inienger was in charge of the 29 Infantry Battalion (1968–1969), battalion commander of the 82 Infantry Battalion (1970–1973), instructor at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry (1975–1976) and battalion commander of the 31 Infantry (1976–1977). He was battalion commander of the Nigerian Battalion to Lebanon (1980–1981) and commander of the 4 Mechanized Brigade (1984–1985).<ref name="obit" /> In August 1985 General Ibrahim Babangida became the military ruler of Nigeria after a coup against [[Muhammadu Buhari]]. Lt. Colonel Inienger was instrumental in the coup, and was rewarded by being appointed military governor of Bendel State, a position he held until December 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|title=The Babangida Years - Part 4|author=MAX SIOLLUN|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=Nigeria Exchange News|accessdate=2009-12-27|archive-date=2010-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113065449/http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later posts were commander of the Brigade of Guards at Nigerian Army Headquarters, Lagos (1988–1989) and [[ECOMOG]] field commander in [[Liberia]] (1993–1996).<ref name="obit" /> During his period as ECOMOG commander during the [[First Liberian Civil War]], conditions were chaotic as warlords sought to capture sufficient territory to be rewarded after the eventual peace. Inienger was quoted as saying "There was an orchestrated campaign of calumny against ECOMOG to discredit it, its neutrality, and impartiality&nbsp;... ECOMOG was being described as an army of occupation".<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, Ecomog, and Regional Security in West Africa|author=Adekeye Adebajo|publisher=Lynne Rienner|page=131|year=2002|ISBN=1-58826-052-6}}</ref> By April 1996 his troops were hard pressed to maintain control in the capital, [[Monrovia]], against militiamen engaged in looting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Looting orgy grips Monrovia|author=JACKSON KANNEH|date=12 April 1996|publisher=The Independent on Sunday|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> Inienger returned from Liberia in 1996 and was appointed commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji]].<ref name="obit" /> == Retirement == In May 1999, the military handed over to the civilian government headed by [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Within a month, the new government ordered that all officers who had served in the military government for more than six months must retire. Inienger was among 100 officers affected by this decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/04/|title=Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?|publisher=[[Max Siollun]]|date=April 11, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> He died on 8 February 2002 while travelling by car from [[Jos]] to [[Makurdi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|title=FG Immortalizes Inienger - Names cantonment after him|author=Daniel Ior|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-24|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419184758/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|archivedate=April 19, 2005}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{BendelStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria Babangida Governors}} nr10uc3ciraddwbltwuor5xtiiurz3a 40386 40385 2026-05-02T23:52:04Z Obutuson 910 /* Background */ 40386 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=[[Governor of Bendel State]]|term_start2=August 1985|term_end2=December 1988|predecessor2=[[Jeremiah Useni|Jeremiah Timbut Useni]]|successor2=[[Tunde Ogbeha|Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha]]|birth_date=16 April 1945|birth_place=[[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1945|4|16|df=yes}}|party=|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Military School]]<br>[[Nigerian Defence Academy]]|branch={{army|Nigeria}}|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]}} '''John Mark Inienger''' (16 April 1945 – 8 February 2002) was a [[Nigerian Army]] major general who served as [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] field commander in Liberia, governor of [[Bendel State]] between 1985 and 1988, during the military administration of General [[Ibrahim Babangida]], and commander of the Brigade of Guards. == Ogbegbele == Inienger was born on 16 April 1945 at [[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] local government area of [[Benue State]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|title=Inienger, General, Former Governor Passes on|author=Chidi 'Uzor in Lagos and Daniel Ior in Markurdi|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-10|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910053610/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|archivedate=September 10, 2005}}</ref> His father was [[Tiv people|Tiv]] from Mbaduku, and his mother was from Bebuabung in the [[Cross River State]] town of [[Obudu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=In Vandeikya, inter-ethnic marriages fosters peaceful co-existence|author=MAURICE ARCHIBONG|date=September 20, 2007|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105747/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|archivedate=July 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> He was educated at the Mkar Primary School, [[Nigerian Military School]], [[Zaria]]; Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, [[Lagos]]; [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] and the [[Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College]], [[Kingston, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ukọlọ choja == Inienger was in charge of the 29 Infantry Battalion (1968–1969), battalion commander of the 82 Infantry Battalion (1970–1973), instructor at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry (1975–1976) and battalion commander of the 31 Infantry (1976–1977). He was battalion commander of the Nigerian Battalion to Lebanon (1980–1981) and commander of the 4 Mechanized Brigade (1984–1985).<ref name="obit" /> In August 1985 General Ibrahim Babangida became the military ruler of Nigeria after a coup against [[Muhammadu Buhari]]. Lt. Colonel Inienger was instrumental in the coup, and was rewarded by being appointed military governor of Bendel State, a position he held until December 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|title=The Babangida Years - Part 4|author=MAX SIOLLUN|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=Nigeria Exchange News|accessdate=2009-12-27|archive-date=2010-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113065449/http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later posts were commander of the Brigade of Guards at Nigerian Army Headquarters, Lagos (1988–1989) and [[ECOMOG]] field commander in [[Liberia]] (1993–1996).<ref name="obit" /> During his period as ECOMOG commander during the [[First Liberian Civil War]], conditions were chaotic as warlords sought to capture sufficient territory to be rewarded after the eventual peace. Inienger was quoted as saying "There was an orchestrated campaign of calumny against ECOMOG to discredit it, its neutrality, and impartiality&nbsp;... ECOMOG was being described as an army of occupation".<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, Ecomog, and Regional Security in West Africa|author=Adekeye Adebajo|publisher=Lynne Rienner|page=131|year=2002|ISBN=1-58826-052-6}}</ref> By April 1996 his troops were hard pressed to maintain control in the capital, [[Monrovia]], against militiamen engaged in looting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Looting orgy grips Monrovia|author=JACKSON KANNEH|date=12 April 1996|publisher=The Independent on Sunday|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> Inienger returned from Liberia in 1996 and was appointed commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ache kpa == In May 1999, the military handed over to the civilian government headed by [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Within a month, the new government ordered that all officers who had served in the military government for more than six months must retire. Inienger was among 100 officers affected by this decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/04/|title=Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?|publisher=[[Max Siollun]]|date=April 11, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> He died on 8 February 2002 while travelling by car from [[Jos]] to [[Makurdi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|title=FG Immortalizes Inienger - Names cantonment after him|author=Daniel Ior|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-24|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419184758/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|archivedate=April 19, 2005}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{BendelStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria Babangida Governors}} egco6l4z9uge7ifluzvfomqigxg36qd 40405 40386 2026-05-03T06:57:35Z Obutuson 910 40405 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=[[Governor of Bendel State]]|term_start2=August 1985|term_end2=December 1988|predecessor2=[[Jeremiah Useni|Jeremiah Timbut Useni]]|successor2=[[Tunde Ogbeha|Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha]]|birth_date=16 April 1945|birth_place=[[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1945|4|16|df=yes}}|party=|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Military School]]<br>[[Nigerian Defence Academy]]|branch={{army|Nigeria}}|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]}} '''John Mark Inienger''' (16 Ochu ẹkẹlẹ1945 – 8 Ochu ẹkeji 2002) i chi [[Nigerian Army]] eyi ki chi agboji chaka ki chukọlọ yi [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] ki ya di ọda yi ojanẹ Liberia, gọbina eyi [[Bendel State]] alimeji 1985 ma'nyu 1988, ẹgba ki chi ami choja doji ede ẹgba General [[Ibrahim Babangida]], ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi Brigade ami adide. == Ogbegbele == Inienger was born on 16 April 1945 at [[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] local government area of [[Benue State]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|title=Inienger, General, Former Governor Passes on|author=Chidi 'Uzor in Lagos and Daniel Ior in Markurdi|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-10|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910053610/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|archivedate=September 10, 2005}}</ref> His father was [[Tiv people|Tiv]] from Mbaduku, and his mother was from Bebuabung in the [[Cross River State]] town of [[Obudu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=In Vandeikya, inter-ethnic marriages fosters peaceful co-existence|author=MAURICE ARCHIBONG|date=September 20, 2007|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105747/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|archivedate=July 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> He was educated at the Mkar Primary School, [[Nigerian Military School]], [[Zaria]]; Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, [[Lagos]]; [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] and the [[Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College]], [[Kingston, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ukọlọ choja == Inienger was in charge of the 29 Infantry Battalion (1968–1969), battalion commander of the 82 Infantry Battalion (1970–1973), instructor at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry (1975–1976) and battalion commander of the 31 Infantry (1976–1977). He was battalion commander of the Nigerian Battalion to Lebanon (1980–1981) and commander of the 4 Mechanized Brigade (1984–1985).<ref name="obit" /> In August 1985 General Ibrahim Babangida became the military ruler of Nigeria after a coup against [[Muhammadu Buhari]]. Lt. Colonel Inienger was instrumental in the coup, and was rewarded by being appointed military governor of Bendel State, a position he held until December 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|title=The Babangida Years - Part 4|author=MAX SIOLLUN|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=Nigeria Exchange News|accessdate=2009-12-27|archive-date=2010-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113065449/http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later posts were commander of the Brigade of Guards at Nigerian Army Headquarters, Lagos (1988–1989) and [[ECOMOG]] field commander in [[Liberia]] (1993–1996).<ref name="obit" /> During his period as ECOMOG commander during the [[First Liberian Civil War]], conditions were chaotic as warlords sought to capture sufficient territory to be rewarded after the eventual peace. Inienger was quoted as saying "There was an orchestrated campaign of calumny against ECOMOG to discredit it, its neutrality, and impartiality&nbsp;... ECOMOG was being described as an army of occupation".<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, Ecomog, and Regional Security in West Africa|author=Adekeye Adebajo|publisher=Lynne Rienner|page=131|year=2002|ISBN=1-58826-052-6}}</ref> By April 1996 his troops were hard pressed to maintain control in the capital, [[Monrovia]], against militiamen engaged in looting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Looting orgy grips Monrovia|author=JACKSON KANNEH|date=12 April 1996|publisher=The Independent on Sunday|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> Inienger returned from Liberia in 1996 and was appointed commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ache kpa == In May 1999, the military handed over to the civilian government headed by [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Within a month, the new government ordered that all officers who had served in the military government for more than six months must retire. Inienger was among 100 officers affected by this decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/04/|title=Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?|publisher=[[Max Siollun]]|date=April 11, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> He died on 8 February 2002 while travelling by car from [[Jos]] to [[Makurdi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|title=FG Immortalizes Inienger - Names cantonment after him|author=Daniel Ior|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-24|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419184758/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|archivedate=April 19, 2005}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{BendelStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria Babangida Governors}} 98szl16iu29y1w4rlcl1ximvoqkbv9x 40406 40405 2026-05-03T07:01:48Z Obutuson 910 /* Ogbegbele */ 40406 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=[[Governor of Bendel State]]|term_start2=August 1985|term_end2=December 1988|predecessor2=[[Jeremiah Useni|Jeremiah Timbut Useni]]|successor2=[[Tunde Ogbeha|Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha]]|birth_date=16 April 1945|birth_place=[[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1945|4|16|df=yes}}|party=|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Military School]]<br>[[Nigerian Defence Academy]]|branch={{army|Nigeria}}|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]}} '''John Mark Inienger''' (16 Ochu ẹkẹlẹ1945 – 8 Ochu ẹkeji 2002) i chi [[Nigerian Army]] eyi ki chi agboji chaka ki chukọlọ yi [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] ki ya di ọda yi ojanẹ Liberia, gọbina eyi [[Bendel State]] alimeji 1985 ma'nyu 1988, ẹgba ki chi ami choja doji ede ẹgba General [[Ibrahim Babangida]], ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi Brigade ami adide. == Ogbegbele == Ma bi Inienger ọjọ ki ochu ẹlẹ nolu mi 16 efu ọdọ 1945 ugbo [[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] gọmẹti eyi ọwọ anẹ eyi [[Benue State]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|title=Inienger, General, Former Governor Passes on|author=Chidi 'Uzor in Lagos and Daniel Ior in Markurdi|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-10|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910053610/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|archivedate=September 10, 2005}}</ref> Attannwu chi [[Tiv people|Tiv]] ki kwi Mbaduku, ma'nyu iye nwu kwi Bebuabung ki di ojanẹ [[Cross River State]] eyi [[Obudu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=In Vandeikya, inter-ethnic marriages fosters peaceful co-existence|author=MAURICE ARCHIBONG|date=September 20, 2007|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105747/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|archivedate=July 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> He was educated at the Mkar Primary School, [[Nigerian Military School]], [[Zaria]]; Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, [[Lagos]]; [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] and the [[Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College]], [[Kingston, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ukọlọ choja == Inienger was in charge of the 29 Infantry Battalion (1968–1969), battalion commander of the 82 Infantry Battalion (1970–1973), instructor at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry (1975–1976) and battalion commander of the 31 Infantry (1976–1977). He was battalion commander of the Nigerian Battalion to Lebanon (1980–1981) and commander of the 4 Mechanized Brigade (1984–1985).<ref name="obit" /> In August 1985 General Ibrahim Babangida became the military ruler of Nigeria after a coup against [[Muhammadu Buhari]]. Lt. Colonel Inienger was instrumental in the coup, and was rewarded by being appointed military governor of Bendel State, a position he held until December 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|title=The Babangida Years - Part 4|author=MAX SIOLLUN|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=Nigeria Exchange News|accessdate=2009-12-27|archive-date=2010-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113065449/http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later posts were commander of the Brigade of Guards at Nigerian Army Headquarters, Lagos (1988–1989) and [[ECOMOG]] field commander in [[Liberia]] (1993–1996).<ref name="obit" /> During his period as ECOMOG commander during the [[First Liberian Civil War]], conditions were chaotic as warlords sought to capture sufficient territory to be rewarded after the eventual peace. Inienger was quoted as saying "There was an orchestrated campaign of calumny against ECOMOG to discredit it, its neutrality, and impartiality&nbsp;... ECOMOG was being described as an army of occupation".<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, Ecomog, and Regional Security in West Africa|author=Adekeye Adebajo|publisher=Lynne Rienner|page=131|year=2002|ISBN=1-58826-052-6}}</ref> By April 1996 his troops were hard pressed to maintain control in the capital, [[Monrovia]], against militiamen engaged in looting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Looting orgy grips Monrovia|author=JACKSON KANNEH|date=12 April 1996|publisher=The Independent on Sunday|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> Inienger returned from Liberia in 1996 and was appointed commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ache kpa == In May 1999, the military handed over to the civilian government headed by [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Within a month, the new government ordered that all officers who had served in the military government for more than six months must retire. Inienger was among 100 officers affected by this decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/04/|title=Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?|publisher=[[Max Siollun]]|date=April 11, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> He died on 8 February 2002 while travelling by car from [[Jos]] to [[Makurdi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|title=FG Immortalizes Inienger - Names cantonment after him|author=Daniel Ior|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-24|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419184758/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|archivedate=April 19, 2005}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{BendelStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria Babangida Governors}} eu70c7mnhdrhggkvydjzy7rdvu0qdgu 40407 40406 2026-05-03T07:06:01Z Obutuson 910 /* Ogbegbele */ 40407 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=[[Governor of Bendel State]]|term_start2=August 1985|term_end2=December 1988|predecessor2=[[Jeremiah Useni|Jeremiah Timbut Useni]]|successor2=[[Tunde Ogbeha|Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha]]|birth_date=16 April 1945|birth_place=[[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1945|4|16|df=yes}}|party=|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Military School]]<br>[[Nigerian Defence Academy]]|branch={{army|Nigeria}}|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]}} '''John Mark Inienger''' (16 Ochu ẹkẹlẹ1945 – 8 Ochu ẹkeji 2002) i chi [[Nigerian Army]] eyi ki chi agboji chaka ki chukọlọ yi [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] ki ya di ọda yi ojanẹ Liberia, gọbina eyi [[Bendel State]] alimeji 1985 ma'nyu 1988, ẹgba ki chi ami choja doji ede ẹgba General [[Ibrahim Babangida]], ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi Brigade ami adide. == Ogbegbele == Ma bi Inienger ọjọ ki ochu ẹlẹ nolu mi 16 efu ọdọ 1945 ugbo [[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] gọmẹti eyi ọwọ anẹ eyi [[Benue State]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|title=Inienger, General, Former Governor Passes on|author=Chidi 'Uzor in Lagos and Daniel Ior in Markurdi|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-10|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910053610/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|archivedate=September 10, 2005}}</ref> Attannwu chi [[Tiv people|Tiv]] ki kwi Mbaduku, ma'nyu iye nwu kwi Bebuabung ki di ojanẹ [[Cross River State]] eyi [[Obudu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=In Vandeikya, inter-ethnic marriages fosters peaceful co-existence|author=MAURICE ARCHIBONG|date=September 20, 2007|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105747/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|archivedate=July 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> Ugbo kuma kọ nwu ukọchẹ chi ugbo Mkar Primary School, [[Nigerian Military School]], [[Zaria]]; Ichikulu am'ibo choja eyi Nigeria eyi una enwọche ma'nyu ẹnwu ẹnwu ebije e nwọ che, [[Lagos]]; [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] ma'nyu [[Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College|Canadian Land Force Command kpai Staff College]], [[Kingston, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ukọlọ choja == Inienger was in charge of the 29 Infantry Battalion (1968–1969), battalion commander of the 82 Infantry Battalion (1970–1973), instructor at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry (1975–1976) and battalion commander of the 31 Infantry (1976–1977). He was battalion commander of the Nigerian Battalion to Lebanon (1980–1981) and commander of the 4 Mechanized Brigade (1984–1985).<ref name="obit" /> In August 1985 General Ibrahim Babangida became the military ruler of Nigeria after a coup against [[Muhammadu Buhari]]. Lt. Colonel Inienger was instrumental in the coup, and was rewarded by being appointed military governor of Bendel State, a position he held until December 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|title=The Babangida Years - Part 4|author=MAX SIOLLUN|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=Nigeria Exchange News|accessdate=2009-12-27|archive-date=2010-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113065449/http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later posts were commander of the Brigade of Guards at Nigerian Army Headquarters, Lagos (1988–1989) and [[ECOMOG]] field commander in [[Liberia]] (1993–1996).<ref name="obit" /> During his period as ECOMOG commander during the [[First Liberian Civil War]], conditions were chaotic as warlords sought to capture sufficient territory to be rewarded after the eventual peace. Inienger was quoted as saying "There was an orchestrated campaign of calumny against ECOMOG to discredit it, its neutrality, and impartiality&nbsp;... ECOMOG was being described as an army of occupation".<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, Ecomog, and Regional Security in West Africa|author=Adekeye Adebajo|publisher=Lynne Rienner|page=131|year=2002|ISBN=1-58826-052-6}}</ref> By April 1996 his troops were hard pressed to maintain control in the capital, [[Monrovia]], against militiamen engaged in looting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Looting orgy grips Monrovia|author=JACKSON KANNEH|date=12 April 1996|publisher=The Independent on Sunday|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> Inienger returned from Liberia in 1996 and was appointed commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ache kpa == In May 1999, the military handed over to the civilian government headed by [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Within a month, the new government ordered that all officers who had served in the military government for more than six months must retire. Inienger was among 100 officers affected by this decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/04/|title=Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?|publisher=[[Max Siollun]]|date=April 11, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> He died on 8 February 2002 while travelling by car from [[Jos]] to [[Makurdi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|title=FG Immortalizes Inienger - Names cantonment after him|author=Daniel Ior|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-24|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419184758/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|archivedate=April 19, 2005}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{BendelStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria Babangida Governors}} hqc71r5ewid460j1xd6pxe77b6oxkj2 40408 40407 2026-05-03T07:13:01Z Obutuson 910 /* Ogbegbele */ 40408 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=[[Governor of Bendel State]]|term_start2=August 1985|term_end2=December 1988|predecessor2=[[Jeremiah Useni|Jeremiah Timbut Useni]]|successor2=[[Tunde Ogbeha|Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha]]|birth_date=16 April 1945|birth_place=[[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1945|4|16|df=yes}}|party=|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Military School]]<br>[[Nigerian Defence Academy]]|branch={{army|Nigeria}}|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]}} '''John Mark Inienger''' (16 Ochu ẹkẹlẹ1945 – 8 Ochu ẹkeji 2002) i chi [[Nigerian Army]] eyi ki chi agboji chaka ki chukọlọ yi [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] ki ya di ọda yi ojanẹ Liberia, gọbina eyi [[Bendel State]] alimeji 1985 ma'nyu 1988, ẹgba ki chi ami choja doji ede ẹgba General [[Ibrahim Babangida]], ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi Brigade ami adide. == Ogbegbele == Ma bi Inienger ọjọ ki ochu ẹlẹ nolu mi 16 efu ọdọ 1945 ugbo [[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] gọmẹti eyi ọwọ anẹ eyi [[Benue State]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|title=Inienger, General, Former Governor Passes on|author=Chidi 'Uzor in Lagos and Daniel Ior in Markurdi|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-10|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910053610/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|archivedate=September 10, 2005}}</ref> Attannwu chi [[Tiv people|Tiv]] ki kwi Mbaduku, ma'nyu iye nwu kwi Bebuabung ki di ojanẹ [[Cross River State]] eyi [[Obudu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=In Vandeikya, inter-ethnic marriages fosters peaceful co-existence|author=MAURICE ARCHIBONG|date=September 20, 2007|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105747/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|archivedate=July 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> Ugbo kuma kọ nwu ukọchẹ chi ugbo Mkar ichikulu eyi ẹdọ m'ẹfa, [[Nigerian Military School]], [[Zaria]]; Ichikulu am'ibo choja eyi Nigeria eyi una enwọche ma'nyu ẹnwu ẹnwu ebije e nwọ che, [[Lagos]]; [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] ma'nyu [[Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College|Canadian Land Force Command kpai Staff College]], [[Kingston, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ukọlọ choja == Inienger chẹnẹ ki chi agboji ki nọda eyi am'ibo 29 Infantry Battalion (1968–1969), onwu chi ẹnẹ kiya di ọda eyi battalion 82 Infantry Battalion (1970–1973), ẹnẹ ki ya nẹ ma le ugbo ichikulu ami choja eyi Nigeria ami Infantry (1975–1976) ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda battalion eyi 31 Infantry (1976–1977). I chi ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda battalion eyi Nigerian Battalion nwi Lebanon (1980–1981) ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi 4 Mechanized Brigade (1984–1985).<ref name="obit" /> In August 1985 General Ibrahim Babangida became the military ruler of Nigeria after a coup against [[Muhammadu Buhari]]. Lt. Colonel Inienger was instrumental in the coup, and was rewarded by being appointed military governor of Bendel State, a position he held until December 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|title=The Babangida Years - Part 4|author=MAX SIOLLUN|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=Nigeria Exchange News|accessdate=2009-12-27|archive-date=2010-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113065449/http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later posts were commander of the Brigade of Guards at Nigerian Army Headquarters, Lagos (1988–1989) and [[ECOMOG]] field commander in [[Liberia]] (1993–1996).<ref name="obit" /> During his period as ECOMOG commander during the [[First Liberian Civil War]], conditions were chaotic as warlords sought to capture sufficient territory to be rewarded after the eventual peace. Inienger was quoted as saying "There was an orchestrated campaign of calumny against ECOMOG to discredit it, its neutrality, and impartiality&nbsp;... ECOMOG was being described as an army of occupation".<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, Ecomog, and Regional Security in West Africa|author=Adekeye Adebajo|publisher=Lynne Rienner|page=131|year=2002|ISBN=1-58826-052-6}}</ref> By April 1996 his troops were hard pressed to maintain control in the capital, [[Monrovia]], against militiamen engaged in looting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Looting orgy grips Monrovia|author=JACKSON KANNEH|date=12 April 1996|publisher=The Independent on Sunday|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> Inienger returned from Liberia in 1996 and was appointed commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ache kpa == In May 1999, the military handed over to the civilian government headed by [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Within a month, the new government ordered that all officers who had served in the military government for more than six months must retire. Inienger was among 100 officers affected by this decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/04/|title=Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?|publisher=[[Max Siollun]]|date=April 11, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> He died on 8 February 2002 while travelling by car from [[Jos]] to [[Makurdi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|title=FG Immortalizes Inienger - Names cantonment after him|author=Daniel Ior|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-24|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419184758/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|archivedate=April 19, 2005}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{BendelStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria Babangida Governors}} 5g36cmbbq1ptjhbkbpsd21lizobvxwx 40409 40408 2026-05-03T07:19:17Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọlọ choja */ 40409 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=[[Governor of Bendel State]]|term_start2=August 1985|term_end2=December 1988|predecessor2=[[Jeremiah Useni|Jeremiah Timbut Useni]]|successor2=[[Tunde Ogbeha|Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha]]|birth_date=16 April 1945|birth_place=[[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1945|4|16|df=yes}}|party=|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Military School]]<br>[[Nigerian Defence Academy]]|branch={{army|Nigeria}}|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]}} '''John Mark Inienger''' (16 Ochu ẹkẹlẹ1945 – 8 Ochu ẹkeji 2002) i chi [[Nigerian Army]] eyi ki chi agboji chaka ki chukọlọ yi [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] ki ya di ọda yi ojanẹ Liberia, gọbina eyi [[Bendel State]] alimeji 1985 ma'nyu 1988, ẹgba ki chi ami choja doji ede ẹgba General [[Ibrahim Babangida]], ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi Brigade ami adide. == Ogbegbele == Ma bi Inienger ọjọ ki ochu ẹlẹ nolu mi 16 efu ọdọ 1945 ugbo [[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] gọmẹti eyi ọwọ anẹ eyi [[Benue State]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|title=Inienger, General, Former Governor Passes on|author=Chidi 'Uzor in Lagos and Daniel Ior in Markurdi|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-10|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910053610/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|archivedate=September 10, 2005}}</ref> Attannwu chi [[Tiv people|Tiv]] ki kwi Mbaduku, ma'nyu iye nwu kwi Bebuabung ki di ojanẹ [[Cross River State]] eyi [[Obudu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=In Vandeikya, inter-ethnic marriages fosters peaceful co-existence|author=MAURICE ARCHIBONG|date=September 20, 2007|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105747/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|archivedate=July 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> Ugbo kuma kọ nwu ukọchẹ chi ugbo Mkar ichikulu eyi ẹdọ m'ẹfa, [[Nigerian Military School]], [[Zaria]]; Ichikulu am'ibo choja eyi Nigeria eyi una enwọche ma'nyu ẹnwu ẹnwu ebije e nwọ che, [[Lagos]]; [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] ma'nyu [[Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College|Canadian Land Force Command kpai Staff College]], [[Kingston, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ukọlọ choja == Inienger chẹnẹ ki chi agboji ki nọda eyi am'ibo 29 Infantry Battalion (1968–1969), onwu chi ẹnẹ kiya di ọda eyi battalion 82 Infantry Battalion (1970–1973), ẹnẹ ki ya nẹ ma le ugbo ichikulu ami choja eyi Nigeria ami Infantry (1975–1976) ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda battalion eyi 31 Infantry (1976–1977). I chi ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda battalion eyi Nigerian Battalion nwi Lebanon (1980–1981) ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi 4 Mechanized Brigade (1984–1985).<ref name="obit" /> Efu ochu ẹjọ 1985 ágbojí Ibrahim Babangida mu di ẹnẹ ki gwu oji ede agboji eyi Nigeria anubi coup agwuji [[Muhammadu Buhari]]. Lt. Colonel Inienger chi ẹnẹ ka kọ ọnwọ gboji defu coup lẹ, todu lẹ ma mu uña eyi choja ki chi gọbina Bendel State du chi urọmẹ nwu, uña lẹ i nwọ nyu gbo ti ochu ẹgweji ọdọ 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|title=The Babangida Years - Part 4|author=MAX SIOLLUN|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=Nigeria Exchange News|accessdate=2009-12-27|archive-date=2010-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113065449/http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later posts were commander of the Brigade of Guards at Nigerian Army Headquarters, Lagos (1988–1989) and [[ECOMOG]] field commander in [[Liberia]] (1993–1996).<ref name="obit" /> During his period as ECOMOG commander during the [[First Liberian Civil War]], conditions were chaotic as warlords sought to capture sufficient territory to be rewarded after the eventual peace. Inienger was quoted as saying "There was an orchestrated campaign of calumny against ECOMOG to discredit it, its neutrality, and impartiality&nbsp;... ECOMOG was being described as an army of occupation".<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, Ecomog, and Regional Security in West Africa|author=Adekeye Adebajo|publisher=Lynne Rienner|page=131|year=2002|ISBN=1-58826-052-6}}</ref> By April 1996 his troops were hard pressed to maintain control in the capital, [[Monrovia]], against militiamen engaged in looting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Looting orgy grips Monrovia|author=JACKSON KANNEH|date=12 April 1996|publisher=The Independent on Sunday|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> Inienger returned from Liberia in 1996 and was appointed commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ache kpa == In May 1999, the military handed over to the civilian government headed by [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Within a month, the new government ordered that all officers who had served in the military government for more than six months must retire. Inienger was among 100 officers affected by this decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/04/|title=Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?|publisher=[[Max Siollun]]|date=April 11, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> He died on 8 February 2002 while travelling by car from [[Jos]] to [[Makurdi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|title=FG Immortalizes Inienger - Names cantonment after him|author=Daniel Ior|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-24|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419184758/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|archivedate=April 19, 2005}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{BendelStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria Babangida Governors}} 6nb3g8q2l7b5u2yikfig856vu8bxzy3 40410 40409 2026-05-03T07:29:33Z Obutuson 910 /* Ache kpa */ 40410 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=[[Governor of Bendel State]]|term_start2=August 1985|term_end2=December 1988|predecessor2=[[Jeremiah Useni|Jeremiah Timbut Useni]]|successor2=[[Tunde Ogbeha|Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha]]|birth_date=16 April 1945|birth_place=[[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1945|4|16|df=yes}}|party=|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Military School]]<br>[[Nigerian Defence Academy]]|branch={{army|Nigeria}}|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]}} '''John Mark Inienger''' (16 Ochu ẹkẹlẹ1945 – 8 Ochu ẹkeji 2002) i chi [[Nigerian Army]] eyi ki chi agboji chaka ki chukọlọ yi [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] ki ya di ọda yi ojanẹ Liberia, gọbina eyi [[Bendel State]] alimeji 1985 ma'nyu 1988, ẹgba ki chi ami choja doji ede ẹgba General [[Ibrahim Babangida]], ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi Brigade ami adide. == Ogbegbele == Ma bi Inienger ọjọ ki ochu ẹlẹ nolu mi 16 efu ọdọ 1945 ugbo [[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] gọmẹti eyi ọwọ anẹ eyi [[Benue State]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|title=Inienger, General, Former Governor Passes on|author=Chidi 'Uzor in Lagos and Daniel Ior in Markurdi|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-10|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910053610/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|archivedate=September 10, 2005}}</ref> Attannwu chi [[Tiv people|Tiv]] ki kwi Mbaduku, ma'nyu iye nwu kwi Bebuabung ki di ojanẹ [[Cross River State]] eyi [[Obudu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=In Vandeikya, inter-ethnic marriages fosters peaceful co-existence|author=MAURICE ARCHIBONG|date=September 20, 2007|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105747/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|archivedate=July 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> Ugbo kuma kọ nwu ukọchẹ chi ugbo Mkar ichikulu eyi ẹdọ m'ẹfa, [[Nigerian Military School]], [[Zaria]]; Ichikulu am'ibo choja eyi Nigeria eyi una enwọche ma'nyu ẹnwu ẹnwu ebije e nwọ che, [[Lagos]]; [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] ma'nyu [[Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College|Canadian Land Force Command kpai Staff College]], [[Kingston, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ukọlọ choja == Inienger chẹnẹ ki chi agboji ki nọda eyi am'ibo 29 Infantry Battalion (1968–1969), onwu chi ẹnẹ kiya di ọda eyi battalion 82 Infantry Battalion (1970–1973), ẹnẹ ki ya nẹ ma le ugbo ichikulu ami choja eyi Nigeria ami Infantry (1975–1976) ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda battalion eyi 31 Infantry (1976–1977). I chi ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda battalion eyi Nigerian Battalion nwi Lebanon (1980–1981) ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi 4 Mechanized Brigade (1984–1985).<ref name="obit" /> Efu ochu ẹjọ 1985 ágbojí Ibrahim Babangida mu di ẹnẹ ki gwu oji ede agboji eyi Nigeria anubi coup agwuji [[Muhammadu Buhari]]. Lt. Colonel Inienger chi ẹnẹ ka kọ ọnwọ gboji defu coup lẹ, todu lẹ ma mu uña eyi choja ki chi gọbina Bendel State du chi urọmẹ nwu, uña lẹ i nwọ nyu gbo ti ochu ẹgweji ọdọ 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|title=The Babangida Years - Part 4|author=MAX SIOLLUN|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=Nigeria Exchange News|accessdate=2009-12-27|archive-date=2010-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113065449/http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later posts were commander of the Brigade of Guards at Nigerian Army Headquarters, Lagos (1988–1989) and [[ECOMOG]] field commander in [[Liberia]] (1993–1996).<ref name="obit" /> During his period as ECOMOG commander during the [[First Liberian Civil War]], conditions were chaotic as warlords sought to capture sufficient territory to be rewarded after the eventual peace. Inienger was quoted as saying "There was an orchestrated campaign of calumny against ECOMOG to discredit it, its neutrality, and impartiality&nbsp;... ECOMOG was being described as an army of occupation".<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, Ecomog, and Regional Security in West Africa|author=Adekeye Adebajo|publisher=Lynne Rienner|page=131|year=2002|ISBN=1-58826-052-6}}</ref> By April 1996 his troops were hard pressed to maintain control in the capital, [[Monrovia]], against militiamen engaged in looting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Looting orgy grips Monrovia|author=JACKSON KANNEH|date=12 April 1996|publisher=The Independent on Sunday|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> Inienger returned from Liberia in 1996 and was appointed commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ache kpa == Efu ochu ẹlu ọdọ 1999, am'ibo choja mu ukpahi du dabi nwu gọmẹti eyi amẹnẹ utalaka, agboji gọmẹti lẹ chi [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Li alimeji ochu ka, gọmẹti titọ lẹ fu ọda eyi titọ nẹ ka ki ni am'ibo ku ma chi choja ku ma la gwu uña ku ma chukọlọ iko ki gọmẹti eyi ami choja di oji ede ti ochu m'ẹfa le chi otila ku ma di ukọlọ ma tanẹ. Inienger chẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo 100 choja ki ọda lẹ kẹrẹbọ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/04/|title=Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?|publisher=[[Max Siollun]]|date=April 11, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> i wa kwu ọjọ ki ochu ẹkeji nolu mi ẹjọ efu ọdọ 2002 adiko ki na lo ti ulẹ efu imoto akwi [[Jos]] ti [[Makurdi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|title=FG Immortalizes Inienger - Names cantonment after him|author=Daniel Ior|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-24|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419184758/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|archivedate=April 19, 2005}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{BendelStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria Babangida Governors}} 0hjhq1rcbw7jwmd597vrffb75d5udyb 40411 40410 2026-05-03T07:33:47Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọlọ choja */ 40411 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=[[Governor of Bendel State]]|term_start2=August 1985|term_end2=December 1988|predecessor2=[[Jeremiah Useni|Jeremiah Timbut Useni]]|successor2=[[Tunde Ogbeha|Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha]]|birth_date=16 April 1945|birth_place=[[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1945|4|16|df=yes}}|party=|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Military School]]<br>[[Nigerian Defence Academy]]|branch={{army|Nigeria}}|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]}} '''John Mark Inienger''' (16 Ochu ẹkẹlẹ1945 – 8 Ochu ẹkeji 2002) i chi [[Nigerian Army]] eyi ki chi agboji chaka ki chukọlọ yi [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] ki ya di ọda yi ojanẹ Liberia, gọbina eyi [[Bendel State]] alimeji 1985 ma'nyu 1988, ẹgba ki chi ami choja doji ede ẹgba General [[Ibrahim Babangida]], ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi Brigade ami adide. == Ogbegbele == Ma bi Inienger ọjọ ki ochu ẹlẹ nolu mi 16 efu ọdọ 1945 ugbo [[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] gọmẹti eyi ọwọ anẹ eyi [[Benue State]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|title=Inienger, General, Former Governor Passes on|author=Chidi 'Uzor in Lagos and Daniel Ior in Markurdi|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-10|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910053610/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|archivedate=September 10, 2005}}</ref> Attannwu chi [[Tiv people|Tiv]] ki kwi Mbaduku, ma'nyu iye nwu kwi Bebuabung ki di ojanẹ [[Cross River State]] eyi [[Obudu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=In Vandeikya, inter-ethnic marriages fosters peaceful co-existence|author=MAURICE ARCHIBONG|date=September 20, 2007|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105747/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|archivedate=July 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> Ugbo kuma kọ nwu ukọchẹ chi ugbo Mkar ichikulu eyi ẹdọ m'ẹfa, [[Nigerian Military School]], [[Zaria]]; Ichikulu am'ibo choja eyi Nigeria eyi una enwọche ma'nyu ẹnwu ẹnwu ebije e nwọ che, [[Lagos]]; [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] ma'nyu [[Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College|Canadian Land Force Command kpai Staff College]], [[Kingston, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ukọlọ choja == Inienger chẹnẹ ki chi agboji ki nọda eyi am'ibo 29 Infantry Battalion (1968–1969), onwu chi ẹnẹ kiya di ọda eyi battalion 82 Infantry Battalion (1970–1973), ẹnẹ ki ya nẹ ma le ugbo ichikulu ami choja eyi Nigeria ami Infantry (1975–1976) ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda battalion eyi 31 Infantry (1976–1977). I chi ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda battalion eyi Nigerian Battalion nwi Lebanon (1980–1981) ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi 4 Mechanized Brigade (1984–1985).<ref name="obit" /> Efu ochu ẹjọ 1985 ágbojí Ibrahim Babangida mu di ẹnẹ ki gwu oji ede agboji eyi Nigeria anubi coup agwuji [[Muhammadu Buhari]]. Lt. Colonel Inienger chi ẹnẹ ka kọ ọnwọ gboji defu coup lẹ, todu lẹ ma mu uña eyi choja ki chi gọbina Bendel State du chi urọmẹ nwu, uña lẹ i nwọ nyu gbo ti ochu ẹgweji ọdọ 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|title=The Babangida Years - Part 4|author=MAX SIOLLUN|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=Nigeria Exchange News|accessdate=2009-12-27|archive-date=2010-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113065449/http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Uña ku ma du nwu anubi lẹ chi commander eyi Brigade ami adide yi Nigerian Army Headquarters, Lagos (1988–1989) ma'nyu [[ECOMOG]] commander yi [[Liberia]] (1993–1996).<ref name="obit" /> Adiko ẹgba ki chi ECOMOG commander ẹgba eyi [[First Liberian Civil War]], conditions were chaotic as warlords sought to capture sufficient territory to be rewarded after the eventual peace. Inienger was quoted as saying "There was an orchestrated campaign of calumny against ECOMOG to discredit it, its neutrality, and impartiality&nbsp;... ECOMOG was being described as an army of occupation".<ref>{{cite book|title=Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, Ecomog, and Regional Security in West Africa|author=Adekeye Adebajo|publisher=Lynne Rienner|page=131|year=2002|ISBN=1-58826-052-6}}</ref> By April 1996 his troops were hard pressed to maintain control in the capital, [[Monrovia]], against militiamen engaged in looting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/looting-orgy-grips-monrovia-1304420.html|archive-date=2022-06-13|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Looting orgy grips Monrovia|author=JACKSON KANNEH|date=12 April 1996|publisher=The Independent on Sunday|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> Inienger returned from Liberia in 1996 and was appointed commandant of the [[Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ache kpa == Efu ochu ẹlu ọdọ 1999, am'ibo choja mu ukpahi du dabi nwu gọmẹti eyi amẹnẹ utalaka, agboji gọmẹti lẹ chi [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Li alimeji ochu ka, gọmẹti titọ lẹ fu ọda eyi titọ nẹ ka ki ni am'ibo ku ma chi choja ku ma la gwu uña ku ma chukọlọ iko ki gọmẹti eyi ami choja di oji ede ti ochu m'ẹfa le chi otila ku ma di ukọlọ ma tanẹ. Inienger chẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo 100 choja ki ọda lẹ kẹrẹbọ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/04/|title=Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?|publisher=[[Max Siollun]]|date=April 11, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> i wa kwu ọjọ ki ochu ẹkeji nolu mi ẹjọ efu ọdọ 2002 adiko ki na lo ti ulẹ efu imoto akwi [[Jos]] ti [[Makurdi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|title=FG Immortalizes Inienger - Names cantonment after him|author=Daniel Ior|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-24|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419184758/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|archivedate=April 19, 2005}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{BendelStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria Babangida Governors}} cs66h9wa9zjv8kjl05trc4prjw3pjgc 40412 40411 2026-05-03T07:35:36Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọlọ choja */ 40412 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=John Mark Inienger|honorific_prefix=[[Major General]]|image=File:John_Mark_Inienger_(1945–2002).jpg|image_size=150px|office1=Commander, [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] Peacekeeping Force, [[Liberia]]|term_start1=December 1993|term_end1=August 1996|predecessor1=Maj-Gen. [[John Shagaya|J.Shagaya]]|successor1=Maj-Gen. [[Victor Malu|V.Malu]]|office2=[[Governor of Bendel State]]|term_start2=August 1985|term_end2=December 1988|predecessor2=[[Jeremiah Useni|Jeremiah Timbut Useni]]|successor2=[[Tunde Ogbeha|Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha]]|birth_date=16 April 1945|birth_place=[[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2002|2|8|1945|4|16|df=yes}}|party=|alma_mater=[[Nigerian Military School]]<br>[[Nigerian Defence Academy]]|branch={{army|Nigeria}}|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]}} '''John Mark Inienger''' (16 Ochu ẹkẹlẹ1945 – 8 Ochu ẹkeji 2002) i chi [[Nigerian Army]] eyi ki chi agboji chaka ki chukọlọ yi [[Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group|ECOMOG]] ki ya di ọda yi ojanẹ Liberia, gọbina eyi [[Bendel State]] alimeji 1985 ma'nyu 1988, ẹgba ki chi ami choja doji ede ẹgba General [[Ibrahim Babangida]], ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi Brigade ami adide. == Ogbegbele == Ma bi Inienger ọjọ ki ochu ẹlẹ nolu mi 16 efu ọdọ 1945 ugbo [[Mbaduku]], [[Vandeikya]] gọmẹti eyi ọwọ anẹ eyi [[Benue State]].<ref name="obit">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|title=Inienger, General, Former Governor Passes on|author=Chidi 'Uzor in Lagos and Daniel Ior in Markurdi|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-10|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050910053610/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/10/20020210news03.html|archivedate=September 10, 2005}}</ref> Attannwu chi [[Tiv people|Tiv]] ki kwi Mbaduku, ma'nyu iye nwu kwi Bebuabung ki di ojanẹ [[Cross River State]] eyi [[Obudu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=In Vandeikya, inter-ethnic marriages fosters peaceful co-existence|author=MAURICE ARCHIBONG|date=September 20, 2007|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105747/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/travels/2007/sept/20/Travel-20-09-07-001.htm|archivedate=July 23, 2008|newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> Ugbo kuma kọ nwu ukọchẹ chi ugbo Mkar ichikulu eyi ẹdọ m'ẹfa, [[Nigerian Military School]], [[Zaria]]; Ichikulu am'ibo choja eyi Nigeria eyi una enwọche ma'nyu ẹnwu ẹnwu ebije e nwọ che, [[Lagos]]; [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] ma'nyu [[Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College|Canadian Land Force Command kpai Staff College]], [[Kingston, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="obit" /> == Ukọlọ choja == Inienger chẹnẹ ki chi agboji ki nọda eyi am'ibo 29 Infantry Battalion (1968–1969), onwu chi ẹnẹ kiya di ọda eyi battalion 82 Infantry Battalion (1970–1973), ẹnẹ ki ya nẹ ma le ugbo ichikulu ami choja eyi Nigeria ami Infantry (1975–1976) ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda battalion eyi 31 Infantry (1976–1977). I chi ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda battalion eyi Nigerian Battalion nwi Lebanon (1980–1981) ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki ya di ọda eyi 4 Mechanized Brigade (1984–1985).<ref name="obit" /> Efu ochu ẹjọ 1985 ágbojí Ibrahim Babangida mu di ẹnẹ ki gwu oji ede agboji eyi Nigeria anubi coup agwuji [[Muhammadu Buhari]]. Lt. Colonel Inienger chi ẹnẹ ka kọ ọnwọ gboji defu coup lẹ, todu lẹ ma mu uña eyi choja ki chi gọbina Bendel State du chi urọmẹ nwu, uña lẹ i nwọ nyu gbo ti ochu ẹgweji ọdọ 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|title=The Babangida Years - Part 4|author=MAX SIOLLUN|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=Nigeria Exchange News|accessdate=2009-12-27|archive-date=2010-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113065449/http://ngex.com/news/public/article.php?ArticleID=1022|url-status=dead}}</ref> Uña ku ma du nwu anubi lẹ chi commander eyi Brigade ami adide yi Nigerian Army Headquarters, Lagos (1988–1989) ma'nyu [[ECOMOG]] commander yi [[Liberia]] (1993–1996).<ref name="obit" /> Adiko ẹgba ki chi ECOMOG commander ẹgba eyi [[Uja eyi eju'odudu am'ibo Liberian]], == Ache kpa == Efu ochu ẹlu ọdọ 1999, am'ibo choja mu ukpahi du dabi nwu gọmẹti eyi amẹnẹ utalaka, agboji gọmẹti lẹ chi [[Olusegun Obasanjo]]. Li alimeji ochu ka, gọmẹti titọ lẹ fu ọda eyi titọ nẹ ka ki ni am'ibo ku ma chi choja ku ma la gwu uña ku ma chukọlọ iko ki gọmẹti eyi ami choja di oji ede ti ochu m'ẹfa le chi otila ku ma di ukọlọ ma tanẹ. Inienger chẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo 100 choja ki ọda lẹ kẹrẹbọ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maxsiollun.wordpress.com/2008/04/|title=Can a Military Coup Ever Succeed Again in Nigeria?|publisher=[[Max Siollun]]|date=April 11, 2008|accessdate=2009-12-27}}</ref> i wa kwu ọjọ ki ochu ẹkeji nolu mi ẹjọ efu ọdọ 2002 adiko ki na lo ti ulẹ efu imoto akwi [[Jos]] ti [[Makurdi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|title=FG Immortalizes Inienger - Names cantonment after him|author=Daniel Ior|publisher=ThisDay|date=2002-02-24|accessdate=2009-12-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050419184758/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/02/24/20020224news09.html|archivedate=April 19, 2005}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{BendelStateGovernors}} {{Nigeria Babangida Governors}} pgodyuhndqav57xe0onbkah9nl882ih 0 2009 40403 2026-05-03T06:45:42Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "<nowiki>Short description|Nigerian educator and civil servant (1927–2020)}}</nowiki>{{Infobox person|name=P. A. Ogundipe|birth_name=Phebean Itayemi|birth_date=6 May 1927|birth_place=[[Esa-Oke]], [[Osun State]]|death_date={{death date and age|df=yes|2020|3|27|1927|5|6}}|death_place=[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]|education=[[University of St. Andrews]] [[Institute of Education, University of London]]|alma_mater=[[University of London]]|occupation={{hlist|Civil servant|wri..." 40403 wikitext text/x-wiki <nowiki>Short description|Nigerian educator and civil servant (1927–2020)}}</nowiki>{{Infobox person|name=P. A. Ogundipe|birth_name=Phebean Itayemi|birth_date=6 May 1927|birth_place=[[Esa-Oke]], [[Osun State]]|death_date={{death date and age|df=yes|2020|3|27|1927|5|6}}|death_place=[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]|education=[[University of St. Andrews]] [[Institute of Education, University of London]]|alma_mater=[[University of London]]|occupation={{hlist|Civil servant|writer}}|notable_works={{plainlist| * Up-Country Girl * Nothing So Sweet }}|spouse=Adebayo Ogundipe|children=4<ref name="Mgbeahuru"/>|honorific prefix=[[Order of the Niger|OON]]}}'''Phebean Ajibola Ogundipe''', née '''Itayemi''', [[Officer of the Order of the Niger|OON]] (1927–2020) was a [[Nigerians|Nigerian]] author and [[Civil service|civil servant]]. Writing as '''Phebean Itayemi''', she became the first Nigerian woman to be published in English, after winning a [[British Council]] [[short story]] competition.<nowiki><ref name="Denzer2005">{{cite book|editor1=Esi Sutherland-Addy|editor1-link=Esi Sutherland-Addy|edito</nowiki> 4n9jomozpbhzafqpvdqb5ndjtfp90p2 0 2010 40404 2026-05-03T06:53:51Z Austinea3 116 Created page with "{{about||the American writer, musician and explorer|Michael Stuart Ani}}{{EngvarB|date=October 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Michael Ani|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=15 November 1976|term_end1=1979|predecessor1=[[Eyo Esua]]|successor1=[[Victor Ovie Whisky]]|birth_date=30 November 1917|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date=18 December 1985 (age 68)<ref>{{cite book|title=N..." 40404 wikitext text/x-wiki {{about||the American writer, musician and explorer|Michael Stuart Ani}}{{EngvarB|date=October 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Michael Ani|image=|office1=Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission|term_start1=15 November 1976|term_end1=1979|predecessor1=[[Eyo Esua]]|successor1=[[Victor Ovie Whisky]]|birth_date=30 November 1917|birth_place=[[Cross River State]], [[Nigeria]]|death_date=18 December 1985 (age 68)<ref>{{cite book|title=Nigeria Year Book|date=1987|publisher=Times Press|location=Nigeria}}</ref>|party=|Educational background=}} '''Michael Ani''' {{Audio|Ig-Michael Ani.ogg|listen|help=no}} (30 November 1917 – 18 December 1985) was chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) established by General [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] to conduct elections leading to the [[Nigerian Second Republic]], which was inaugurated on 1 October 1979. He held office from 1976 to 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201006090203.html|title=Past INEC Chairmen|work=ThisDay|author=Imam Imam|date=9 June 2010|accessdate=2010-06-10}}</ref> Michael Ani was a civil servant. In 1966 he had been appointed a Commissioner by [[Ironsi]] to assist in reviewing unification of the regional public services.<ref>{{cite book|page=76|title=Oil, politics and violence: Nigeria's military coup culture (1966–1976)|author=Max Siollun|publisher=Algora Publishing|year=2009|isbn=978-0-87586-708-3|author-link=Max Siollun}}</ref> His 1976 appointment followed his retirement from the Civil Service. The functions of his 24-man Federal Electoral Commission established on 15 November 1976 included the conduct of elections, delimitation of constituencies and registration of political parties.<ref>{{cite book|page=[https://archive.org/details/illusionsofpower00ihon/page/88 88]|title=Illusions of power: Nigeria in transition|author=Julius Omozuanvbo Ihonvbere, Timothy M. Shaw|publisher=Africa World Press|year=1998|isbn=0-86543-642-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/illusionsofpower00ihon/page/88}}</ref> The August 1979 presidential election was won by Alhaji [[Shehu Shagari]], although his victory was disputed since it was based on Ani's interpretation of the ambiguous electoral decree which said "a candidate must obtain one quarter of votes cast in at least two thirds of the states of the federation".<ref>{{Cite news|title=From Esua to Iwu, who will rescue Nigeria?|date=2 May 2010|author=Muyiwa Oyinlola|work=Nigerian Compass}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Chairmen of Nigerian electoral commissions}} exshsbyzip1rp7ha80y5en3nh0d3kry