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 0 253 40643 29085 2026-05-06T11:48:20Z Eihel 1445 typo. corr. 40643 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Databox|item=Q16728790}} '''Alexx Ekubo''' Ma bí '''Alex Ekubo-Okwaraeke'''; ojo eké’ele, efu ochu eke’gwa efí ódò 1986 ífímú í ya che ojané Nigeria.<ref>https://www.bellanaija.com/2013/05/bn-saturday-celebrity-interview-i-dont-have-to-prove-anything-rising-actor-alex-ekubo-gives-his-most-intimate-interview-on-the-hilarious-gay-rumours-dishes-on-his-dream-girl-his-passions/</ref><ref>https://www.kemifilani.ng/entertainment/reactions-as-alexx-ekubo-step-out-amidst-breakup-drama</ref> Alex roní ené kí jí [[:en:Mr_Nigeria|Mr Nigeria]] efu odó 2010. Í la nwo jí actor kí actí ífímú tulé, rolù kí chabune '', odù award chí'' [[:en:2013_Best_of_Nollywood_Awards|2013 Best of Nollywood Awards]] odú ífímú ka la de fuñ chí ''[[:en:Weekend_Getaway|Weekend Getaway]]''.<ref>https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-actor-alex-ekubo-wins-screen-nation-award-in-london/</ref><ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4200896/bio</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140426234219/http://www.genevieveng.com/chillin-with-alex-ekubo/</ref> == Olayi Nwù == Ekubo kwí [[:en:Arochukwu|Arochukwu]], [[:en:Abia_State|Abia State]]. Unyí úkoché ki le chí Federal Government College Daura, [[:en:Katsina_State|Katsina State]]. Í nwo gbí úkoché óda kwí [[:en:University_of_Calabar|University of Calabar]] í nwo ní diploma óda kwí Calabar Polytechnic.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140426115656/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/the-fashionista/my-mom-taught-me-all-i-know-about-fashion-alex-ekubo-actor/</ref><ref>https://www.informationng.com/2014/03/yemi-alade-remains-silent-on-relationship-with-alex-ekubo.html</ref><ref>https://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/8289/4/</ref> Ójò eke’gwa ochù eké’lu efu ódò 2021, Alex Ekubo kpaí oya ki yá téné né ma dò Fancy Acholonu ka nwí amoné égbá kù ma téné ní nó óla ma ojí Instagram. Udama ma aléju icholo aleju oguchekpo chí ojò chate ojò ogwù ochù eké’jo mà ma ché ka ki bié, ugbo ma ma ché chí [[Imo State]], udama ma churchí chi ojí Aladi ochù eké’jo ma ma ché ka kí ota kí ma né ka kí ila ché keñ.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20230211091243/https://surgezircng.com/2021/08/28/fans-reacts-to-alex-ekubos-video-amid-failed-engagement-he-looks-lost/</ref><ref>https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/573962-alex-ekubo-didnt-sleep-with-me-for-five-years-we-dated-fancy-acholonu.html</ref> Alex lú unyí omemele ofeje í.<ref>https://www.kemifilani.ng/entertainment/alex-ekubo-acquires-multi-million-naira-mansion</ref> == Úkólò == Ekó kí Ekubo's chané ífímú etitò chí égbá kí Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen's dí rolù nwu kí actí efú ífímú ma dó ''Sinners in the House'' (2005); ífímú ogbolo kí actí ma dó ''Ladies Men'' Alù kí dé gbó.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140426202129/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/11/love-smell-good-appealing-alex-ekubo/</ref> == Television == * ''Secrets & Scandals'' * ''Hope Bay'' * ''Okolo ma yò'' * ''Tinsel'' * ''AY's Crib'' * ''No ya té fù gamu'' == Fílmú == * ''Aina'' (2011) * ''Weekend Getaway (2012)'' * ''Citizen ogecha (2012)'' * ''In the Cupboard (2012)'' * ''Ene kiya nona ki ya lule and (2013)'' * ''Keeping my Man (2013)'' * ''Lagos Cougars (2013)'' * ''Champagne'' (2014) * ''Single, Married and Complicated'' (2014) * ''Ifedolapo'' (2014)<ref>https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/tope-osoba-gives-alex-ekubo-first-yoruba-movie-role/</ref> * ''Gold Diggin'' (2014) <small>(kpaí Yvonne Nelson manyu Rukky Sanda)</small> * ''Undercover Lover'' (2015) * ''All that Glitters'' (2015) * ''The First Lady'' (2015) <small>(kpaí Omoni Oboli)</small> * ''Gbomo Gbomo Express'' (2015) * ''Death Toll'' (2015)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150525182251/http://199news.com/news/death-toll-alexx-ekubo-ik-ogbonna-mike-godson-star-in-new-movie</ref> * ''Entreat'' (2016) * ''The Other Side of the Coin'' (201 * 6) * ''Diary of a Lagos Girl'' (2016) * ''Wife Material'' (2017)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190223074344/https://ibakatv.com/wife-material</ref> * ''A Man for the Weekend'' (2017) <small>(kpaíSyndy Emade)</small> * ''Catcher'' (2017) * ''3 is a Crowd'' (2017)<ref>https://www.talkafricanmovies.com/3-is-a-crowd/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20211209101603/http://blog.irokotv.com/2017/04/28/3-crowd-now-playing-irokotv/</ref> * ''Hot Girl Next Door'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nlist.ng//title/hot-girl-next-door-1479/|title=Hot Girl Next Door (2018) - nlist {{!}} Nollywood, Nigerian Movies & Casting|website=nlist.ng|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-22}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> * ''Switch'' (2018) * ''Power of 1'' (2018) * ''The American King: As told by an African Priestess'' (2019) * ''Bling Lagosians'' (2019) * ''Zero Hour'' (2019) * ''Your Excellency'' (2019) * ''72 hours'' (2019) * ''Soft Work'' (2020) * ''Son of Mercy'' (2020) * The Blood Covenant == References == gtnrvrqi4flvjuia0w143na7p26debf 0 2019 40592 40557 2026-05-05T22:53:52Z Austinea3 116 /* Éwñ kî cha ché */ 40592 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltrans),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ . He is licensed as a [[civil engineer]] in California (License CE360414) and is registered with the [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> In October 2015, Akinsanya was appointed Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development in [[Lagos State]] by Governor [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> In January 2018, he was reassigned to serve as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} mue543udbmu50vdynoqpv9ketbe8vug 40596 40592 2026-05-05T23:05:36Z Austinea3 116 /* Éwñ kî cha ché */ 40596 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltrans),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ in California (License CE360414) and is registered with the [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> In October 2015, Akinsanya was appointed Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development in [[Lagos State]] by Governor [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> In January 2018, he was reassigned to serve as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} o0ruh7cnetxm3u9o1ersb2lnv35jcj0 40597 40596 2026-05-05T23:06:44Z Austinea3 116 /* Éwñ kî cha ché */ 40597 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltrans),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí and is registered with the [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> In October 2015, Akinsanya was appointed Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development in [[Lagos State]] by Governor [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> In January 2018, he was reassigned to serve as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} tk5nv0ljep37tnbn8effqjcjtvdbpql 40598 40597 2026-05-06T02:46:13Z Austinea3 116 40598 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltrans),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì and is registered with the [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> In October 2015, Akinsanya was appointed Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development in [[Lagos State]] by Governor [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> In January 2018, he was reassigned to serve as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} jppyk2nazxambe4ko10kif2yyoyg6ss 40599 40598 2026-05-06T02:48:32Z Austinea3 116 40599 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltrans),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu In October 2015, Akinsanya was appointed Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development in [[Lagos State]] by Governor [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> In January 2018, he was reassigned to serve as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} 0n8zqjpp6gkn2t4ohgim1wimynfs3pn 40600 40599 2026-05-06T02:49:58Z Austinea3 116 40600 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltrans),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Akinsanya was appointed Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development in [[Lagos State]] by Governor [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> In January 2018, he was reassigned to serve as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} breevcyl2u4dqioh18lv7om5onbvpsu 40601 40600 2026-05-06T03:02:19Z Austinea3 116 40601 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí Akinsanya was appointed Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development in [[Lagos State]] by Governor [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> In January 2018, he was reassigned to serve as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} q5u3zeqwnh8nl97v6x50lttkaszqckm 40602 40601 2026-05-06T03:07:36Z Austinea3 116 40602 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà by Governor [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna he was reassigned to serve as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} ilfqwrpyqprd25b4agn7ok1s2qtipic 40603 40602 2026-05-06T03:08:54Z Austinea3 116 /* Éwñ kî cha ché */ 40603 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna for Works and Infrastructure.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} ieuwnau2zxmvwrm7t7t073xake0ocf0 40604 40603 2026-05-06T03:13:29Z Austinea3 116 /* Éwñ kî cha ché */ 40604 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ.che kpa for Works and Infrastructure.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} ga3irjac506i3j8cjjg6pjsu2aj24u4 40605 40604 2026-05-06T03:13:59Z Austinea3 116 40605 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ.che kpa .<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} i7dl0yg0k7y5b21tff4abfpehzv903p 40606 40605 2026-05-06T03:16:38Z Austinea3 116 /* Éwñ kî cha ché */ 40606 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ.che kpa .<ref name=":0" /> efu ọdọ In 2019, î kpo dámà kpî á mî he joined the [[Ogun State]] government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} dg3vh43lvm4zv63hchirpe18e6wzou8 40607 40606 2026-05-06T03:24:44Z Austinea3 116 40607 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ.che kpa .<ref name=":0" /> efu ọdọ 2019, î kpo dámà kpî á mî [[Ogun State]] "Í chénẹ Goméntì kí á kòlá ñwu yi Mînîstry todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ ogane ọ́fá Gómìnà government as a Consultant to the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure under Governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} 1zs52wtd1mnpo3ucf9o76sthqdyaebg 40608 40607 2026-05-06T03:25:52Z Austinea3 116 40608 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ.che kpa .<ref name=":0" /> efu ọdọ 2019, î kpo dámà kpî á mî [[Ogun State]] "Í chénẹ Goméntì kí á kòlá ñwu yi Mînîstry todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ ogane ọ́fá Gómìnà [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} 46nyzdrg7tgwhpri0w7qrwgg263rlie 40609 40608 2026-05-06T03:33:08Z Austinea3 116 40609 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ.che kpa .<ref name=":0" /> efu ọdọ 2019, î kpo dámà kpî á mî [[Ogun State]] "Í chénẹ Goméntì kí á kòlá ñwu yi Mînîstry todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ ogane ọ́fá Gómìnà [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> "I gba, i mu Commissioner nwu ki d’ojale uchi kpai ukolo k’ane He was later confirmed as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} 4b8b4otgiifggixd1mri247hpi2q0zo 40610 40609 2026-05-06T03:34:15Z Austinea3 116 40610 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ.che kpa .<ref name=":0" /> efu ọdọ 2019, î kpo dámà kpî á mî [[Ogun State]] "Í chénẹ Goméntì kí á kòlá ñwu yi Mînîstry todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ ogane ọ́fá Gómìnà [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> "I gba, i mu Commissioner nwu ki d’ojale uchi kpai ukolo ,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} dxx7ar3kfzr5mdaa6ed58x3tg8qu5xq 40611 40610 2026-05-06T03:37:43Z Austinea3 116 40611 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ.che kpa .<ref name=":0" /> efu ọdọ 2019, î kpo dámà kpî á mî [[Ogun State]] "Í chénẹ Goméntì kí á kòlá ñwu yi Mînîstry todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ ogane ọ́fá Gómìnà [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> "I gba, i mu Commissioner nwu ki d’ojale uchi kpai ukolo ,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> éña dẹ́ẹ̀ lé î gwó nwu a position he continues to hold. == References == {{reflist}} r7u8td63dkqoq5v4yhq8ybik5fc85pf 40612 40611 2026-05-06T03:38:27Z Austinea3 116 40612 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya|birth_date=21 February 1953|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Missouri–Rolla]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Adebowale Olayinka Akinsanya''' (born 21 February 1953) is a Nigerian engineer and politician. He has worked in both public and private sectors, including service in [[Lagos State]], and since 2019 has been the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in [[Ogun State]]. == Abakwana ìle-ńwu kpaí ukoche ùmaa == Akinsanya má sá bì éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́jì nolu mẹ́jî éfu ọdọ 1953. I lo Îsakulu edo mẹ́fa kî chì Tinubu Methodist Elementary , ubi le i kọchẹ t’ab’ye [[Mayflower School]], Ikenne, ùgbo kî chi Îsakulu edo mẹ́gwejì wnu kpa efu ọdọ 1970. Éfu ọdọ 1972,I k'odu nwu t'unyi-otakada Christ’s School, Ado-Ekiti, k’i f’uche otakada 'Advanced Level' nwu kpa k’ọmọ .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-adebowale-olayinka-akinsanya|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> ì nì ọtakada bachálọ̀ yé í sîẹ́nce dîgirí-ǹwu nwu efu yá [[Mining engineering|Mining Engineering]] éfu ọdọ 1977 kwì îsakulu yé í [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|University of Missouri–Rolla]] efu ojîane United States, kpaí "I dabi gba itakada 'Master's' ef'ukọlọ 'Structural Civil Engineering' ef'unyi-otakada lẹ ñu, ọdọ 1976.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Encomium|date=2015-10-21|title=Ambode swears in commissioners and special advisers|url=https://encomium.ng/ambode-swears-in-commissioners-and-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|website=Encomium|language=en-US}}</ref> == Éwñ kî cha ché == Kwî efu ọdọ 1979 tî efu ọdọ 1986, ì chì kpî ábọ̀ [[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltran its),"U kperé d’onẹ akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ (Assistant Engineer) yi uché abó kpa, íchia má fu mí dó d’onẹ ogbogba akanyi ẹnẹ-ọkọ ."Í chénẹ kí má fu íbe ñwu dabî [[civil engineer]] efu ewọ California (License CE360414) kpaí má fu ódu nwu kó t'ótakada yé ì [[Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria]] (COREN, R2197).<ref name=":0" /> éfu ó'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa éfu ọdọ 2015, Má d'Akinsanya d'onẹ ogbogba kí lá kpa'nyí t'abó akanyi am’ẹné-ọkọ echí onuyí yí [[Lagos State]] lugbo Gómìnà [[Akinwunmi Ambode]].<ref name=":1" /> éfu ó'chu eju-edudu éfu ọdọ In January 2018, ì kpo tánè abû kî fu ukólò commîssìọna todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ.che kpa .<ref name=":0" /> efu ọdọ 2019, î kpo dámà kpî á mî [[Ogun State]] "Í chénẹ Goméntì kí á kòlá ñwu yi Mînîstry todu ukọ̀lọ̀ kpài ekọ́ am'ẹné-ọkọ ogane ọ́fá Gómìnà [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Abiodun Appoints Six Special Advisers|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/2023/06/15/abiodun-appoints-six-special-advisers/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[This Day]]|language=en-US}}</ref> "I gba, i mu Commissioner nwu ki d’ojale uchi kpai ukolo ,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Our|date=2023-10-12|title=FULL LIST: Abiodun's commissioners-designate, SAs to be sworn in Friday|url=https://punchng.com/full-list-abioduns-commissioners-designate-sas-to-be-sworn-in-friday/|access-date=2025-12-24|newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> éña dẹ́ẹ̀ lé î gwó nwu. == References == {{reflist}} fnpr5a94lso9nka8wxjoexffmr7m6vt 0 2024 40558 40552 2026-05-05T15:16:09Z Obutuson 910 /* Abakwanẹ ọlayi Ma'nyu Ukọchẹ ọtakada */ 40558 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Government official}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olatunde Ojo|image=|office=Clerk to the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly of Nigeria]]|term_start=30 September 2020|term_end=February 2023|successor=Sani Magaji Tambawal|predecessor=Mohammed Sani-Omolori|birth_name=Ojo Amos Olatunde|birth_date={{birth date and age|1963|02|14|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Ilobu]], [[Irepodun, Osun|Irepodun]], [[Oyo State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[Obafemi Awolowo University]]}} '''Ojo Amos Olatunde''' (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹkeji nolu mi 14 ọdọ 1963), ichi ẹnẹ Nigeria ki chi architect ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki chi clerk kwubi nwu [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly eyi Nigeria]] a kwi 14 ochu ekeji ọdọ 2023, ta ki ẹgba i che chukọlọ clerk akwi 30 ochu ẹla ọdọ 2020 na ti 14 ochu ẹkeji ọdọ 2023 ẹgba lẹ ikoji Mohammed Sani-Omolori. == Abakwanẹ ọlayi Ma'nyu Ukọchẹ ọtakada == Ma bi Ojo yi ojanẹ [[Ilobu]], [[Irepodun, Osun|Irepodun]], [[Oyo State]], Nigeria. I ni ọtakada ẹjali eyi ẹdọ mi ẹgweji kwi Ilobu Secondary Commercial Grammar School, where he graduated in 1983. From 1985 to 1990, he went to [[Obafemi Awolowo University]] where he graduated with a degree in architecture, before preceding to obtain a master's degree in 1992 from the same university.<ref name="VA">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/as-olatunde-ojo-steps-in-as-clerk-to-the-national-assembly|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=As Olatunde Ojo steps in as Clerk to the National Assembly|last=Ogunyinka|first=Victor|date=22 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/clerkship-of-national-assembly-a-triumph-of-integrity|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Clerkship of National Assembly: a triumph of integrity|last=Ade-Omotosho|first=Tolu|date=24 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Ojo started his career in private practice, before joining the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|national assembly of Nigeria]] in 2004 as the chief architect of department of estate and works. He was promoted to the position of assistant director, after which he became the deputy director and then director. He is a member of Nigerian Institute of Architect, NIA and the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria, ARCON.<ref name="VA" /> == Clerk nwu national assembly eyì Nigeria == Ọjọ ẹkẹ 17 ochu ebie efu ọdọ 2020, ma du uña eyi ẹnẹ kiya chi ukọlọ cleark nwu am'ibo National Assembly eyi Nigeria ku ma nwa go nwi Ojo to du ki neke koji Mohammed Sani-Omolori.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/nass-appoints-clerk-of-senate-4-others|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=NASS appoints Clerk of Senate, 4 others|last=Umoru|first=Henry|date=17 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2020/07/17/olatunde-replaces-omolori-as-nass-clerk|title=Olatunde Replaces Omolori As NASS Clerk|work=[[Channels TV]]|date=17 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020}}</ref> ọjọ kẹ 30 efu ochu ẹla efu ọdọ 2020, o nwu ma du uña lẹ nwu eyi ogbegbelẹ.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecable.ng/nassembly-commission-confirms-ojo-olatunde-as-substantive-clerk|title=N'assembly commission confirms Ojo Olatunde as clerk|date=2 October 2020|last=Dyepkazah|first=Shibayan|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{Reflist}} 58j8u7b2m4kelvg0fzm7cp4k4zgvmoo 40564 40558 2026-05-05T19:03:41Z Obutuson 910 /* Abakwanẹ ọlayi Ma'nyu Ukọchẹ ọtakada */ 40564 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Government official}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olatunde Ojo|image=|office=Clerk to the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly of Nigeria]]|term_start=30 September 2020|term_end=February 2023|successor=Sani Magaji Tambawal|predecessor=Mohammed Sani-Omolori|birth_name=Ojo Amos Olatunde|birth_date={{birth date and age|1963|02|14|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Ilobu]], [[Irepodun, Osun|Irepodun]], [[Oyo State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[Obafemi Awolowo University]]}} '''Ojo Amos Olatunde''' (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹkeji nolu mi 14 ọdọ 1963), ichi ẹnẹ Nigeria ki chi architect ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki chi clerk kwubi nwu [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly eyi Nigeria]] a kwi 14 ochu ekeji ọdọ 2023, ta ki ẹgba i che chukọlọ clerk akwi 30 ochu ẹla ọdọ 2020 na ti 14 ochu ẹkeji ọdọ 2023 ẹgba lẹ ikoji Mohammed Sani-Omolori. == Abakwanẹ ọlayi Ma'nyu Ukọchẹ ọtakada == Ma bi Ojo yi ojanẹ [[Ilobu]], [[Irepodun, Osun|Irepodun]], [[Oyo State]], Nigeria. I ni ọtakada ẹjali eyi ẹdọ mi ẹgweji kwi Ilobu Secondary Commercial Grammar School, ọmọ lẹ i che kpa kwo efu ọdọ 1983. Akwi ọdọ 1985 wa ti 1990, i lo ti [[Obafemi Awolowo University]] ọmọ i chekpa kpai degree efu architecture, ta ki ile gbọ gba nah ni master's degree efu ọdọ 1992 kwi university lẹ gba gẹdẹ.<ref name="VA">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/as-olatunde-ojo-steps-in-as-clerk-to-the-national-assembly|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=As Olatunde Ojo steps in as Clerk to the National Assembly|last=Ogunyinka|first=Victor|date=22 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/clerkship-of-national-assembly-a-triumph-of-integrity|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Clerkship of National Assembly: a triumph of integrity|last=Ade-Omotosho|first=Tolu|date=24 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Ojo started his career in private practice, before joining the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|national assembly of Nigeria]] in 2004 as the chief architect of department of estate and works. He was promoted to the position of assistant director, after which he became the deputy director and then director. He is a member of Nigerian Institute of Architect, NIA and the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria, ARCON.<ref name="VA" /> == Clerk nwu national assembly eyì Nigeria == Ọjọ ẹkẹ 17 ochu ebie efu ọdọ 2020, ma du uña eyi ẹnẹ kiya chi ukọlọ cleark nwu am'ibo National Assembly eyi Nigeria ku ma nwa go nwi Ojo to du ki neke koji Mohammed Sani-Omolori.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/nass-appoints-clerk-of-senate-4-others|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=NASS appoints Clerk of Senate, 4 others|last=Umoru|first=Henry|date=17 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2020/07/17/olatunde-replaces-omolori-as-nass-clerk|title=Olatunde Replaces Omolori As NASS Clerk|work=[[Channels TV]]|date=17 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020}}</ref> ọjọ kẹ 30 efu ochu ẹla efu ọdọ 2020, o nwu ma du uña lẹ nwu eyi ogbegbelẹ.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecable.ng/nassembly-commission-confirms-ojo-olatunde-as-substantive-clerk|title=N'assembly commission confirms Ojo Olatunde as clerk|date=2 October 2020|last=Dyepkazah|first=Shibayan|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{Reflist}} kh9yq5njjgjboeujsk76ubj0nkpr4y6 40565 40564 2026-05-05T19:09:51Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọlọ */ 40565 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Government official}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Olatunde Ojo|image=|office=Clerk to the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly of Nigeria]]|term_start=30 September 2020|term_end=February 2023|successor=Sani Magaji Tambawal|predecessor=Mohammed Sani-Omolori|birth_name=Ojo Amos Olatunde|birth_date={{birth date and age|1963|02|14|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Ilobu]], [[Irepodun, Osun|Irepodun]], [[Oyo State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[Obafemi Awolowo University]]}} '''Ojo Amos Olatunde''' (ma bi ọjọ ki ochu ẹkeji nolu mi 14 ọdọ 1963), ichi ẹnẹ Nigeria ki chi architect ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki chi clerk kwubi nwu [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly eyi Nigeria]] a kwi 14 ochu ekeji ọdọ 2023, ta ki ẹgba i che chukọlọ clerk akwi 30 ochu ẹla ọdọ 2020 na ti 14 ochu ẹkeji ọdọ 2023 ẹgba lẹ ikoji Mohammed Sani-Omolori. == Abakwanẹ ọlayi Ma'nyu Ukọchẹ ọtakada == Ma bi Ojo yi ojanẹ [[Ilobu]], [[Irepodun, Osun|Irepodun]], [[Oyo State]], Nigeria. I ni ọtakada ẹjali eyi ẹdọ mi ẹgweji kwi Ilobu Secondary Commercial Grammar School, ọmọ lẹ i che kpa kwo efu ọdọ 1983. Akwi ọdọ 1985 wa ti 1990, i lo ti [[Obafemi Awolowo University]] ọmọ i chekpa kpai degree efu architecture, ta ki ile gbọ gba nah ni master's degree efu ọdọ 1992 kwi university lẹ gba gẹdẹ.<ref name="VA">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/as-olatunde-ojo-steps-in-as-clerk-to-the-national-assembly|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=As Olatunde Ojo steps in as Clerk to the National Assembly|last=Ogunyinka|first=Victor|date=22 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/clerkship-of-national-assembly-a-triumph-of-integrity|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Clerkship of National Assembly: a triumph of integrity|last=Ade-Omotosho|first=Tolu|date=24 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]]}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Ojo chanẹ ukọlọ nwu yi ukọchẹ eyi private, ta ki na dama kpai [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|national assembly eyi Nigeria]] efu ọdọ 2004 ọmọ lẹ i chi chief architect uña estate ma'nyu ukọlọ. Ma mu du nyọgba efu ukọlọ na ti uña arọne director, anubi lẹ ta ki ina chi director gẹdẹ gẹdẹ. I chẹnẹ ka efu am'ibo Nigerian Institute eyi Architect, NIA ma'nyu am'ibo Architects Registration Council eyi Nigeria, ARCON.<ref name="VA" /> == Clerk nwu national assembly eyì Nigeria == Ọjọ ẹkẹ 17 ochu ebie efu ọdọ 2020, ma du uña eyi ẹnẹ kiya chi ukọlọ cleark nwu am'ibo National Assembly eyi Nigeria ku ma nwa go nwi Ojo to du ki neke koji Mohammed Sani-Omolori.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/nass-appoints-clerk-of-senate-4-others|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=NASS appoints Clerk of Senate, 4 others|last=Umoru|first=Henry|date=17 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2020/07/17/olatunde-replaces-omolori-as-nass-clerk|title=Olatunde Replaces Omolori As NASS Clerk|work=[[Channels TV]]|date=17 July 2020|accessdate=7 October 2020}}</ref> ọjọ kẹ 30 efu ochu ẹla efu ọdọ 2020, o nwu ma du uña lẹ nwu eyi ogbegbelẹ.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecable.ng/nassembly-commission-confirms-ojo-olatunde-as-substantive-clerk|title=N'assembly commission confirms Ojo Olatunde as clerk|date=2 October 2020|last=Dyepkazah|first=Shibayan|accessdate=7 October 2020|newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{Reflist}} qyt9e1ppoh6sct35jvooqr0cy3uuyp7 0 2025 40559 2026-05-05T18:06:49Z Charipearl 51 Created page with "{{Short description|Current director general of Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria}}{{Orphan|date=February 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox person|name=Bayero Salih-Farah|image=Salihfarahs.jpg|caption=Salih-Farah|birth_date=11 March 1964<ref name=punchng/>|birth_place=Kagoro|occupation=Politician|alma_mater={{ubl|[[Ahmadu Bello University]]|[[Usmanu Danfodiyo University]]|[[University of Huddersfield]]}}}}'''Bayero Salih-Farah''' (born 11..." 40559 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Current director general of Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria}}{{Orphan|date=February 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox person|name=Bayero Salih-Farah|image=Salihfarahs.jpg|caption=Salih-Farah|birth_date=11 March 1964<ref name=punchng/>|birth_place=Kagoro|occupation=Politician|alma_mater={{ubl|[[Ahmadu Bello University]]|[[Usmanu Danfodiyo University]]|[[University of Huddersfield]]}}}}'''Bayero Salih-Farah''' (born 11 March 1964), is the current director-general of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, [[Zaria]].<ref name="punchng">{{cite news|title=Buhari confirms Salih-Farah as substantive NITT DG|url=https://punchng.com/buhari-confirms-salih-farah-as-substantive-nitt-dg/|access-date=2020-08-22|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2020-03-01|title=NITT Zaria: Giant strides of Dr. Bayero Salih Farah|url=https://transportday.com.ng/nitt-zaria-giant-strides-of-dr-bayero-salih-farah/|access-date=2020-09-06|work=Transport Day}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Bayero S. Farah, FCILT – Chairman, Zaria Branch|url=https://www.ciltnigeria.org/about-us/council-members/mr-bayero-farah-fcilt/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Nigeria|archive-date=2020-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922142037/https://www.ciltnigeria.org/about-us/council-members/mr-bayero-farah-fcilt/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Early life and education == Salih-Farah was born at [[Kagoro]], Kaura Local Government Area of [[Kaduna State]]. In 1987 he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography from the [[Usmanu Danfodiyo University]]. He is also an alumnus of [[Ahmadu Bello University]], Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT)<ref name="punchng" /> and the University of Huddersfield, UK, where he obtained his PhD.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nigeria|first=Guardian|date=2020-01-21|title=Buhari confirms Salih-Farah as substantive NITT D-G|url=https://guardian.ng/news/buhari-confirms-salih-farah-as-substantive-nitt-d-g/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-06-14|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Nigeria-bio-stub}} tnivbn4t4pbnwvheywxorvf2hexhjz3 40560 40559 2026-05-05T18:11:08Z Charipearl 51 40560 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Current director general of Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria}}{{Orphan|date=February 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox person|name=Bayero Salih-Farah|image=Salihfarahs.jpg|caption=Salih-Farah|birth_date=11 March 1964<ref name=punchng/>|birth_place=Kagoro|occupation=Politician|alma_mater={{ubl|[[Ahmadu Bello University]]|[[Usmanu Danfodiyo University]]|[[University of Huddersfield]]}}}}'''Bayero Salih-Farah''' (born 11 March 1964), is the current director-general of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, [[Zaria]].<ref name="punchng">{{cite news|title=Buhari confirms Salih-Farah as substantive NITT DG|url=https://punchng.com/buhari-confirms-salih-farah-as-substantive-nitt-dg/|access-date=2020-08-22|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2020-03-01|title=NITT Zaria: Giant strides of Dr. Bayero Salih Farah|url=https://transportday.com.ng/nitt-zaria-giant-strides-of-dr-bayero-salih-farah/|access-date=2020-09-06|work=Transport Day}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Bayero S. Farah, FCILT – Chairman, Zaria Branch|url=https://www.ciltnigeria.org/about-us/council-members/mr-bayero-farah-fcilt/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Nigeria|archive-date=2020-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922142037/https://www.ciltnigeria.org/about-us/council-members/mr-bayero-farah-fcilt/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Abakwanẹ ọlayi ñwu kpai ukọchẹ == Ma bi Salih-Farah efewo [[Kagoro]], Kaura Local Government Area yi [[Kaduna State]]. Efu ọdọ 1987 i nẹ ọtakada Bachelor of Science Degree efu Geography kwefu [[Usmanu Danfodiyo University]]. I ñọ chẹnẹ ka efu abo ku ma lo ti [[Ahmadu Bello University]], Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT)<ref name="punchng" /> manyi University of Huddersfield, UK, ugbo ki nẹ ọtakada PhD ñwu kwo.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nigeria|first=Guardian|date=2020-01-21|title=Buhari confirms Salih-Farah as substantive NITT D-G|url=https://guardian.ng/news/buhari-confirms-salih-farah-as-substantive-nitt-d-g/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-06-14|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ ñwu == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Nigeria-bio-stub}} 6gxxoovaurbld9gumd1gtjagcet77ve 40561 40560 2026-05-05T18:13:39Z Charipearl 51 40561 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Current director general of Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, Zaria}}{{Orphan|date=February 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox person|name=Bayero Salih-Farah|image=Salihfarahs.jpg|caption=Salih-Farah|birth_date=11 March 1964<ref name=punchng/>|birth_place=Kagoro|occupation=Politician|alma_mater={{ubl|[[Ahmadu Bello University]]|[[Usmanu Danfodiyo University]]|[[University of Huddersfield]]}}}}'''Bayero Salih-Farah''' (ku ma bi ọjọ ẹkẹgwa-ka efu ochu ẹta ọdọ 1964), i che director-general eyi Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, [[Zaria]] abajọ-i.<ref name="punchng">{{cite news|title=Buhari confirms Salih-Farah as substantive NITT DG|url=https://punchng.com/buhari-confirms-salih-farah-as-substantive-nitt-dg/|access-date=2020-08-22|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2020-03-01|title=NITT Zaria: Giant strides of Dr. Bayero Salih Farah|url=https://transportday.com.ng/nitt-zaria-giant-strides-of-dr-bayero-salih-farah/|access-date=2020-09-06|work=Transport Day}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mr. Bayero S. Farah, FCILT – Chairman, Zaria Branch|url=https://www.ciltnigeria.org/about-us/council-members/mr-bayero-farah-fcilt/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Nigeria|archive-date=2020-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922142037/https://www.ciltnigeria.org/about-us/council-members/mr-bayero-farah-fcilt/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Abakwanẹ ọlayi ñwu kpai ukọchẹ == Ma bi Salih-Farah efewo [[Kagoro]], Kaura Local Government Area yi [[Kaduna State]]. Efu ọdọ 1987 i nẹ ọtakada Bachelor of Science Degree efu Geography kwefu [[Usmanu Danfodiyo University]]. I ñọ chẹnẹ ka efu abo ku ma lo ti [[Ahmadu Bello University]], Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT)<ref name="punchng" /> manyi University of Huddersfield, UK, ugbo ki nẹ ọtakada PhD ñwu kwo.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nigeria|first=Guardian|date=2020-01-21|title=Buhari confirms Salih-Farah as substantive NITT D-G|url=https://guardian.ng/news/buhari-confirms-salih-farah-as-substantive-nitt-d-g/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-06-14|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ ñwu == {{Reflist}}{{Authority control}} {{Nigeria-bio-stub}} nclknztaqcqd43666lfwqxxui6jeied 0 2026 40562 2026-05-05T18:17:16Z Charipearl 51 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bello Hassan Shinkafi | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Zamfara State]], [[Nigeria]] | occupation = Politician | office = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Nigeria)|House of Representatives]] | constituency = | term_start = 2019 | term_end = 2027 | party = [[All Progressives Congress]] }} '''Bello Hassan Shinkafi''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Obefelix-Bello Ha..." 40562 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bello Hassan Shinkafi | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Zamfara State]], [[Nigeria]] | occupation = Politician | office = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Nigeria)|House of Representatives]] | constituency = | term_start = 2019 | term_end = 2027 | party = [[All Progressives Congress]] }} '''Bello Hassan Shinkafi''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Obefelix-Bello Hassan Shinkafi.wav|Listen|help=no}}is a Nigerian politician from [[Zamfara State]]. He served as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) from 2019 to 2023 and as a commissioner in the state. He also represented [[Shinkafi]]/[[Zurmi]] Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in 2019 under the platform of the [[All Progressives Congress]] (APC).<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShineYourEye |url=https://www.shineyoureye.org/person/bello-hassan-shinkafi |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.shineyoureye.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Assembly {{!}} Federal Republic of Nigeria |url=https://nass.gov.ng/mps/single/473 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=nass.gov.ng}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Legislator Details - ConsTrack Track and Report on Governement Funded Projects in Nigeria |url=https://www.constrack.ng/legislator_details?id=358 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.constrack.ng}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-01-19 |title=Zamfara Speaker condoles fed lawmaker Bello Shinkafi over death of brother |url=https://www.mediasmartsnews.com/zamfara-speaker-condoles-fed-lawmaker-bello-shinkafi-over-death-of-brother/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Mediasmarts News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=David |date=2024-05-14 |title=Zamfara: Over 500 People in Bandit Captivity in Zurmi: House Member |url=https://thesun.ng/zamfara-over-500-people-in-bandit-captivity-in-zurmi-house-member/?amp |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-01-07 |newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shinkafi, Bello}} [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:All Progressives Congress members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)]] [[Category:Politicians from Zamfara State]] [[Category:Nigerian civil servants]] {{Zamfara-politician-stub}} bo1yk8l0uawu291j5ge2ky7s9wduk5b 40563 40562 2026-05-05T18:28:18Z Charipearl 51 40563 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bello Hassan Shinkafi | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Zamfara State]], [[Nigeria]] | occupation = Politician | office = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Nigeria)|House of Representatives]] | constituency = | term_start = 2019 | term_end = 2027 | party = [[All Progressives Congress]] }} '''Bello Hassan Shinkafi''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Obefelix-Bello Hassan Shinkafi.wav|Listen|help=no}} chẹnẹ ki arule uja-ibe yi [[Zamfara State]]. I ch'ukọlọ uña ak'ọtakada ñwu State Government (SSG) kwefu ọdọ 2019 t'efu ọdọ 2023 manyi uña commissioner efu state. I ñọ dago k'oji [[Shinkafi]]/[[Zurmi]] Federal Constituency efu House of Representatives efu ọdọ 2019 efu ujọ abo [[All Progressives Congress]] (APC).<ref>{{Cite web |title=ShineYourEye |url=https://www.shineyoureye.org/person/bello-hassan-shinkafi |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.shineyoureye.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Assembly {{!}} Federal Republic of Nigeria |url=https://nass.gov.ng/mps/single/473 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=nass.gov.ng}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Legislator Details - ConsTrack Track and Report on Governement Funded Projects in Nigeria |url=https://www.constrack.ng/legislator_details?id=358 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.constrack.ng}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-01-19 |title=Zamfara Speaker condoles fed lawmaker Bello Shinkafi over death of brother |url=https://www.mediasmartsnews.com/zamfara-speaker-condoles-fed-lawmaker-bello-shinkafi-over-death-of-brother/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Mediasmarts News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=David |date=2024-05-14 |title=Zamfara: Over 500 People in Bandit Captivity in Zurmi: House Member |url=https://thesun.ng/zamfara-over-500-people-in-bandit-captivity-in-zurmi-house-member/?amp |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-01-07 |newspaper=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]|language=en-US}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ ñwu == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shinkafi, Bello}} [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:All Progressives Congress members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)]] [[Category:Politicians from Zamfara State]] [[Category:Nigerian civil servants]] {{Zamfara-politician-stub}} ibx2fav01lob332xal1kv0phl4iia0d 0 2027 40566 2026-05-05T19:19:08Z Obutuson 910 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), popularly known as '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' is the [[Attorney General of Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> He is Nigerian Politician and the Commissioner for [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice]] . He is a renown..." 40566 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), popularly known as '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' is the [[Attorney General of Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> He is Nigerian Politician and the Commissioner for [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice]] . He is a renowned Professor of Constitutional Law and Natural Resources with the Faculty of Law,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . In 2020, he was sworn in as a [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria]] (SAN). Also, he is a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators]] (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development of [[Constitutional law]] in Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == Early life == {{Empty section|date=June 2023}} == Selected publications == {{Empty section|date=June 2023}} == Political career == {{Empty section|date=June 2023}} == Personal life == {{Empty section|date=June 2023}} == See also == * [[List of people from Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State]] == References == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} 0dheyz9f3bae76x8kq7gicrvtnn8dfg 40567 40566 2026-05-05T19:19:40Z Obutuson 910 /* Personal life */ 40567 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), popularly known as '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' is the [[Attorney General of Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> He is Nigerian Politician and the Commissioner for [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice]] . He is a renowned Professor of Constitutional Law and Natural Resources with the Faculty of Law,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . In 2020, he was sworn in as a [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria]] (SAN). Also, he is a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators]] (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development of [[Constitutional law]] in Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == Early life == {{Empty section|date=June 2023}} == Selected publications == {{Empty section|date=June 2023}} == Political career == {{Empty section|date=June 2023}} == See also == * [[List of people from Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State]] == References == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} inu3wrh8tfo1dpddfmym6nnol07aybj 40568 40567 2026-05-05T19:20:02Z Obutuson 910 /* Political career */ 40568 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), popularly known as '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' is the [[Attorney General of Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> He is Nigerian Politician and the Commissioner for [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice]] . He is a renowned Professor of Constitutional Law and Natural Resources with the Faculty of Law,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . In 2020, he was sworn in as a [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria]] (SAN). Also, he is a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators]] (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development of [[Constitutional law]] in Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == Early life == {{Empty section|date=June 2023}} == Selected publications == {{Empty section|date=June 2023}} == See also == * [[List of people from Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State]] == References == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} pr55kxvjxlwck81jawxujszgfj8epef 40569 40568 2026-05-05T19:20:20Z Obutuson 910 /* Selected publications */ 40569 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), popularly known as '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' is the [[Attorney General of Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> He is Nigerian Politician and the Commissioner for [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice]] . He is a renowned Professor of Constitutional Law and Natural Resources with the Faculty of Law,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . In 2020, he was sworn in as a [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria]] (SAN). Also, he is a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators]] (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development of [[Constitutional law]] in Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == Early life == {{Empty section|date=June 2023}} == See also == * [[List of people from Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State]] == References == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} onoq7pkxv0pq6pd2bh3diq8qtf3x9ay 40570 40569 2026-05-05T19:20:37Z Obutuson 910 /* Early life */ 40570 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), popularly known as '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' is the [[Attorney General of Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> He is Nigerian Politician and the Commissioner for [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice]] . He is a renowned Professor of Constitutional Law and Natural Resources with the Faculty of Law,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . In 2020, he was sworn in as a [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria]] (SAN). Also, he is a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators]] (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development of [[Constitutional law]] in Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == See also == * [[List of people from Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State]] == References == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} fqxay6msihqmle8dkw92zrtjq68r36e 40571 40570 2026-05-05T19:21:19Z Obutuson 910 /* References */ 40571 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), popularly known as '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' is the [[Attorney General of Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> He is Nigerian Politician and the Commissioner for [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice]] . He is a renowned Professor of Constitutional Law and Natural Resources with the Faculty of Law,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . In 2020, he was sworn in as a [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria]] (SAN). Also, he is a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators]] (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development of [[Constitutional law]] in Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == Go nugo == * [[List of people from Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State]] == Ẹtẹ nwu == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} jwrno1t5fxcmb9aazh2abqglibsph3d 40572 40571 2026-05-05T19:23:08Z Obutuson 910 /* Go nugo */ 40572 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), popularly known as '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' is the [[Attorney General of Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> He is Nigerian Politician and the Commissioner for [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice]] . He is a renowned Professor of Constitutional Law and Natural Resources with the Faculty of Law,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . In 2020, he was sworn in as a [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria]] (SAN). Also, he is a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators]] (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development of [[Constitutional law]] in Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == Go nugo == * [[List of people from Rivers State|Odu am'ibo ku ma kwi ojanẹ Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State|Judiciary eyi Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State|Attorney General eyi Rivers State]] == Ẹtẹ nwu == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} n63utemfofp7f75bc1od7qgadazfk35 40573 40572 2026-05-05T20:19:25Z Obutuson 910 40573 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), ku ma gboji mọru '''Zacchaeus Adangor chi''' [[Attorney General of Rivers State|Attorney General eyi Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> i chi ẹnẹ is Nigeria ki dọwọ tefu uja'ibe eyi gọmẹti ma'nyu i chi Commissioner nwu [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice|Rivers State Ministry eyi Justice]] . I chi ẹnẹ ki eju mọ nyọ nyọ ki chi Professor eyi ọla ọda ma'nyu Natural Resources kpai Faculty eyi ọda,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . In 2020, he was sworn in as a [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria]] (SAN). Also, he is a member of the [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators]] (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development of [[Constitutional law]] in Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == Go nugo == * [[List of people from Rivers State|Odu am'ibo ku ma kwi ojanẹ Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State|Judiciary eyi Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State|Attorney General eyi Rivers State]] == Ẹtẹ nwu == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} 7re1sp7pvn05rtgmyzjuy740qx1w9gi 40574 40573 2026-05-05T20:22:08Z Obutuson 910 40574 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), ku ma gboji mọru '''Zacchaeus Adangor chi''' [[Attorney General of Rivers State|Attorney General eyi Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> i chi ẹnẹ is Nigeria ki dọwọ tefu uja'ibe eyi gọmẹti ma'nyu i chi Commissioner nwu [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice|Rivers State Ministry eyi Justice]] . I chi ẹnẹ ki eju mọ nyọ nyọ ki chi Professor eyi ọla ọda ma'nyu Natural Resources kpai Faculty eyi ọda,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . Efu ọdọ 2020, ma du ẹbọ nwu mọ tefu ọfẹ eyi [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria|Senior Advocate eyi Nigeria]] (SAN). Ma'nyu, i nwọ chi ẹnẹ ka am'ibo [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators]] (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development eyi [[Constitutional law]] ojanẹ Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == Go nugo == * [[List of people from Rivers State|Odu am'ibo ku ma kwi ojanẹ Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State|Judiciary eyi Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State|Attorney General eyi Rivers State]] == Ẹtẹ nwu == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} 2ua5haqvk9m75dvfb6y8dx1o6ima70m 40575 40574 2026-05-05T20:25:21Z Obutuson 910 40575 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), ku ma gboji mọru '''Zacchaeus Adangor chi''' [[Attorney General of Rivers State|Attorney General eyi Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> i chi ẹnẹ is Nigeria ki dọwọ tefu uja'ibe eyi gọmẹti ma'nyu i chi Commissioner nwu [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice|Rivers State Ministry eyi Justice]] . I chi ẹnẹ ki eju mọ nyọ nyọ ki chi Professor eyi ọla ọda ma'nyu Natural Resources kpai Faculty eyi ọda,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . Efu ọdọ 2020, ma du ẹbọ nwu mọ tefu ọfẹ eyi [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria|Senior Advocate eyi Nigeria]] (SAN). Ma'nyu, i nwọ chi ẹnẹ ka am'ibo [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators|Chartered Institute eyi Arbitrators]] (UK) ma'nyu i chi Knight eyi Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor che chukọlọ gbali tefu ache ki ku unyọgba ki wa efu [[Constitutional law]] ojanẹ Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == Go nugo == * [[List of people from Rivers State|Odu am'ibo ku ma kwi ojanẹ Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State|Judiciary eyi Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State|Attorney General eyi Rivers State]] == Ẹtẹ nwu == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} furpmrp05rece6xpiby7weq9iinqp2t 40576 40575 2026-05-05T20:30:01Z Obutuson 910 40576 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}} Professor '''Zacchaeus Adangor''' (SAN), ku ma gboji mọru '''Zacchaeus Adangor chi''' [[Attorney General of Rivers State|Attorney General eyi Rivers State]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)|url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rP0-63EAAAAJ&hl=en|access-date=2022-04-26|website=scholar.google.com}}</ref> i chi ẹnẹ is Nigeria ki dọwọ tefu uja'ibe eyi gọmẹti ma'nyu i chi Commissioner nwu [[Rivers State Ministry of Justice|Rivers State Ministry eyi Justice]] . I chi ẹnẹ ki eju mọ nyọ nyọ ki chi Professor eyi ọla ọda ma'nyu Natural Resources kpai Faculty eyi ọda,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Adangor|first1=Zacchaeus|last2=Emejuru|first2=C.T.|date=2019|title=FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331530067|journal=Rivers State University Journal of Public Law|via=Research Gate|pages=488–514}}</ref> [[Rivers State University]], [[Port Harcourt]] . Efu ọdọ 2020, ma du ẹbọ nwu mọ tefu ọfẹ eyi [[Senior Advocate of Nigeria|Senior Advocate eyi Nigeria]] (SAN). Ma'nyu, i nwọ chi ẹnẹ ka am'ibo [[Chartered Institute of Arbitrators|Chartered Institute eyi Arbitrators]] (UK) ma'nyu i chi Knight eyi Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor che chukọlọ gbali tefu ache ki ku unyọgba ki wa efu [[Constitutional law]] ojanẹ Nigeria. Uma nwu chẹ kọru efu ami ọtakada we we ku ma che dufu tefu ọla ọda ọwọ ọwọ anẹ ma'nyu ọwọ eyi anẹ ọdọda efu ami journals kpai ami ọtakìda ojoji ojoji. <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Adangor|first=Zacchaeus|publication-date=2019|title=Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332242140|journal=The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues|via=Research Gate|volume=11|issue=1|date=February 2019|pages=234}}</ref> == Go nugo == * [[List of people from Rivers State|Odu am'ibo ku ma kwi ojanẹ Rivers State]] * [[Judiciary of Rivers State|Judiciary eyi Rivers State]] * [[Attorney General of Rivers State|Attorney General eyi Rivers State]] == Ẹtẹ nwu == <references /> {{Nigeria-gov-stub}} czdclxun09d2wi35ves56risg6um543 0 2028 40577 2026-05-05T20:42:19Z Charipearl 51 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}Chief '''Abel Ebifemowei''' (AKA Osuwo 1) was born in [[Amassoma]], [[Ogboin]] North Local Government Area, [[Bayelsa]] State, southern [[Nigeria]] on 6 December 1963 to Late Chief Abel Femowei and Mrs Yoruba Ere. He is a cousin to the former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief [[Diepreye Alamieyeseigha]]. He was also the special adviser to Chief Diepreye during his time in office. Before he had anything to do with politics, he stud..." 40577 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}Chief '''Abel Ebifemowei''' (AKA Osuwo 1) was born in [[Amassoma]], [[Ogboin]] North Local Government Area, [[Bayelsa]] State, southern [[Nigeria]] on 6 December 1963 to Late Chief Abel Femowei and Mrs Yoruba Ere. He is a cousin to the former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief [[Diepreye Alamieyeseigha]]. He was also the special adviser to Chief Diepreye during his time in office. Before he had anything to do with politics, he studied [[aviation electronics]] and missiles explosives at the [[Russian Military Academy]]. He also worked as a specialist on missiles assembly at the Ministry of Defence in the old Soviet Union. He came back home on the invitation of his cousin, Chief D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha, to join the governor’s cabinet as a special adviser on youth logistics and government house transport. In September 2005, Chief Abel was accused to be among the family members who allegedly helped Alamieyeseigha to launder public funds into private accounts. An attempt to assassinate Chief Abel was made on Saturday 12 December 2009 in Yenagoa, which he narrowly escaped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/261406/1/assassination-attempts-by-the-sylva-administration.html|title=Assassination Attempts by the Sylva Administration on Bayelsans}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} n6rtd90ptkk6slqfd72y09bod70huv3 40582 40577 2026-05-05T21:03:22Z Charipearl 51 40582 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}Chief '''Abel Ebifemowei''' (AKA Osuwo 1) ma bi efewo [[Amassoma]], [[Ogboin]] North Local Government Area, [[Bayelsa]] State, ej'ọwọ southern [[Nigeria]] ọjọ ẹkẹfa efu ochu ẹgweji efu ọdọ 1963 ñwu Late Chief Abel Femowei manyi Mrs Yoruba Ere. I che ọmaye governor of Bayelsa State kw'ubi, Chief [[Diepreye Alamieyeseigha]]. I ch'ẹnẹ ki adu ibe ñwu Chief Diepreye ẹgba ki d'oji ọfẹ. Ọgba taki t'efu uja-ibe, i ch'ukọchẹ [[aviation electronics]] manyi missiles explosives yi [[Russian Military Academy]]. I ñọ ch'ukọlọ uña specialist on missiles assembly at the Ministry of Defence efu old Soviet Union. I dabi w'unyi alu ki ọmaye ñwu Chief D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha dọ ki wa ch'ẹnẹ ka efu abo lu ma ch'ukọlọ kpai gọmeti uña ẹnẹ ki adu ibe ñwu oji ẹñwu ulẹ am'agbadufu manyi ẹñwu ulẹ unyi gọmẹti. Efu ochu ẹla efu ọdọ 2005, Chief Abel defu abo akwọra unyi ki ña ka ki ma chatẹko Alamieyeseigha ki ji ọkọ ọja. Ma che ku ma du Chief Abel kpa ọjọ Ẹkẹgweji efu ochu ẹgweji efu ọdọ 2009 yi Yenagoa, ama i f'ulatanẹ nẹ<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/261406/1/assassination-attempts-by-the-sylva-administration.html|title=Assassination Attempts by the Sylva Administration on Bayelsans}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ ñwu == {{Reflist}} 7hdfsun3f2j1bgmlcro39a70pd53mtd 0 2029 40578 2026-05-05T20:45:13Z Obutuson 910 Created page with "{{Refimprove|date=August 2015}} [[Fáílú:Dr_Russel_Aliyu_Barau_Dikko.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Taken in 1963]] '''Russel Aliyu Barau Dikko''' (1912–1977) was a [[Nigerian]] medical doctor who was a former federal commissioner for Mines and Power and was the first medical doctor from [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region, Nigeria]].<ref name="aboutbaraudikkohospital">{{cite web|url=http://baraudikkohospital.com/aboutus.aspx|title=About Barau Dikko Hospital|publisher=Barau Dikk..." 40578 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Refimprove|date=August 2015}} [[Fáílú:Dr_Russel_Aliyu_Barau_Dikko.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Taken in 1963]] '''Russel Aliyu Barau Dikko''' (1912–1977) was a [[Nigerian]] medical doctor who was a former federal commissioner for Mines and Power and was the first medical doctor from [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region, Nigeria]].<ref name="aboutbaraudikkohospital">{{cite web|url=http://baraudikkohospital.com/aboutus.aspx|title=About Barau Dikko Hospital|publisher=Barau Dikko Hospital|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204214331/http://baraudikkohospital.com/AboutUs.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Life == Dikko was born in [[Wusasa]], Zaria, a location where Christianity was allowed to flourish in the Muslim dominated [[Zaria|Zaria emirate]].<ref name="Wusasa">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|title=Wusasa: Where Muslims, Christians unite for good|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081243/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> The Christian missionaries were led by Walter Miller, a young [[Church Missionary Society]] missionary doctor; the missionaries built a school, church and hospital in Wusasa. Dikko attended the CMS elementary school in Wusasa and later went to [[King's College, Lagos|King's College]] "<ref name="Historical dictionary of Nigeria">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo/page/98 98]|quote=dikko kings college lagos.|title=Historical Dictionary of Nigeria|publisher=Scarecrow Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> He then continued his studies at the [[University of Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Infopedia — Nigeria's Number One Online Information Hub|url=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/|website=Nigerian Infopedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531040448/https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng//|url-status=dead}}</ref> After finishing his studies, he returned to Nigeria and joined the colonial service as a junior medical officer in 1940. He gradually rose through the ranks of the civil service, becoming a senior medical officer in 1953 and a principal medical officer in the endemic disease division of the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Health in 1960. During the regime of General [[Yakubu Gowon]], he was appointed as the Federal Commissioner for Mines and Power in 1967 and Federal Commissioner for Transport in 1971. [[Fáílú:Nigeriaanse_minister_van_Gezondheid_Aman_Galadina_Pateg_op_Schiphol,_Bestanddeelnr_915-4608.jpg|thumb|265x265px|In 1963, Dikko and Regional Health Minister [[Ahman Saba Patigi]] represented the Northern Government in the [[Netherlands]] to recruit doctors and nurses]] Dikko was a founding member of Jamiyar Mutanen Arewa, a Northern Nigeria cultural organisation that later formed the nucleus of the [[Northern People's Congress]]".<ref name="Political parties">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyOSzLfKMTQC&q=arewa++RAB+dikko&pg=PA605|title=Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa|year=1966|publisher=University of California Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Nigeria-med-bio-stub}} 2rxfiy4pi0y09dbsjgcexhn8nq9cdj4 40579 40578 2026-05-05T20:45:49Z Obutuson 910 /* References */ 40579 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Refimprove|date=August 2015}} [[Fáílú:Dr_Russel_Aliyu_Barau_Dikko.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Taken in 1963]] '''Russel Aliyu Barau Dikko''' (1912–1977) was a [[Nigerian]] medical doctor who was a former federal commissioner for Mines and Power and was the first medical doctor from [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region, Nigeria]].<ref name="aboutbaraudikkohospital">{{cite web|url=http://baraudikkohospital.com/aboutus.aspx|title=About Barau Dikko Hospital|publisher=Barau Dikko Hospital|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204214331/http://baraudikkohospital.com/AboutUs.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ọlayi == Dikko was born in [[Wusasa]], Zaria, a location where Christianity was allowed to flourish in the Muslim dominated [[Zaria|Zaria emirate]].<ref name="Wusasa">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|title=Wusasa: Where Muslims, Christians unite for good|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081243/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> The Christian missionaries were led by Walter Miller, a young [[Church Missionary Society]] missionary doctor; the missionaries built a school, church and hospital in Wusasa. Dikko attended the CMS elementary school in Wusasa and later went to [[King's College, Lagos|King's College]] "<ref name="Historical dictionary of Nigeria">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo/page/98 98]|quote=dikko kings college lagos.|title=Historical Dictionary of Nigeria|publisher=Scarecrow Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> He then continued his studies at the [[University of Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Infopedia — Nigeria's Number One Online Information Hub|url=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/|website=Nigerian Infopedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531040448/https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng//|url-status=dead}}</ref> After finishing his studies, he returned to Nigeria and joined the colonial service as a junior medical officer in 1940. He gradually rose through the ranks of the civil service, becoming a senior medical officer in 1953 and a principal medical officer in the endemic disease division of the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Health in 1960. During the regime of General [[Yakubu Gowon]], he was appointed as the Federal Commissioner for Mines and Power in 1967 and Federal Commissioner for Transport in 1971. [[Fáílú:Nigeriaanse_minister_van_Gezondheid_Aman_Galadina_Pateg_op_Schiphol,_Bestanddeelnr_915-4608.jpg|thumb|265x265px|In 1963, Dikko and Regional Health Minister [[Ahman Saba Patigi]] represented the Northern Government in the [[Netherlands]] to recruit doctors and nurses]] Dikko was a founding member of Jamiyar Mutanen Arewa, a Northern Nigeria cultural organisation that later formed the nucleus of the [[Northern People's Congress]]".<ref name="Political parties">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyOSzLfKMTQC&q=arewa++RAB+dikko&pg=PA605|title=Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa|year=1966|publisher=University of California Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{Nigeria-med-bio-stub}} k0kaacnn45389vtac8hcc2ek6ae9iss 40580 40579 2026-05-05T20:50:33Z Obutuson 910 40580 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Refimprove|date=August 2015}} [[Fáílú:Dr_Russel_Aliyu_Barau_Dikko.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Taken in 1963]] '''Russel Aliyu Barau Dikko''' (1912–1977) chi ẹnẹ [[Nigerian]] ki chi doctor ki chi federal commissioner eyi Mines ma'nyu Power kwubi ma'nyu o nwu chi doctor ejeodudu ki kwi [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region, Nigeria]].<ref name="aboutbaraudikkohospital">{{cite web|url=http://baraudikkohospital.com/aboutus.aspx|title=About Barau Dikko Hospital|publisher=Barau Dikko Hospital|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204214331/http://baraudikkohospital.com/AboutUs.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ọlayi == Dikko was born in [[Wusasa]], Zaria, a location where Christianity was allowed to flourish in the Muslim dominated [[Zaria|Zaria emirate]].<ref name="Wusasa">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|title=Wusasa: Where Muslims, Christians unite for good|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081243/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> The Christian missionaries were led by Walter Miller, a young [[Church Missionary Society]] missionary doctor; the missionaries built a school, church and hospital in Wusasa. Dikko attended the CMS elementary school in Wusasa and later went to [[King's College, Lagos|King's College]] "<ref name="Historical dictionary of Nigeria">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo/page/98 98]|quote=dikko kings college lagos.|title=Historical Dictionary of Nigeria|publisher=Scarecrow Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> He then continued his studies at the [[University of Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Infopedia — Nigeria's Number One Online Information Hub|url=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/|website=Nigerian Infopedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531040448/https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng//|url-status=dead}}</ref> After finishing his studies, he returned to Nigeria and joined the colonial service as a junior medical officer in 1940. He gradually rose through the ranks of the civil service, becoming a senior medical officer in 1953 and a principal medical officer in the endemic disease division of the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Health in 1960. During the regime of General [[Yakubu Gowon]], he was appointed as the Federal Commissioner for Mines and Power in 1967 and Federal Commissioner for Transport in 1971. [[Fáílú:Nigeriaanse_minister_van_Gezondheid_Aman_Galadina_Pateg_op_Schiphol,_Bestanddeelnr_915-4608.jpg|thumb|265x265px|In 1963, Dikko and Regional Health Minister [[Ahman Saba Patigi]] represented the Northern Government in the [[Netherlands]] to recruit doctors and nurses]] Dikko was a founding member of Jamiyar Mutanen Arewa, a Northern Nigeria cultural organisation that later formed the nucleus of the [[Northern People's Congress]]".<ref name="Political parties">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyOSzLfKMTQC&q=arewa++RAB+dikko&pg=PA605|title=Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa|year=1966|publisher=University of California Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{Nigeria-med-bio-stub}} 0632u0qqhvftfx1dxksmkk47lz2yfnn 40581 40580 2026-05-05T20:55:34Z Obutuson 910 /* Ọlayi */ 40581 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Refimprove|date=August 2015}} [[Fáílú:Dr_Russel_Aliyu_Barau_Dikko.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Taken in 1963]] '''Russel Aliyu Barau Dikko''' (1912–1977) chi ẹnẹ [[Nigerian]] ki chi doctor ki chi federal commissioner eyi Mines ma'nyu Power kwubi ma'nyu o nwu chi doctor ejeodudu ki kwi [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region, Nigeria]].<ref name="aboutbaraudikkohospital">{{cite web|url=http://baraudikkohospital.com/aboutus.aspx|title=About Barau Dikko Hospital|publisher=Barau Dikko Hospital|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204214331/http://baraudikkohospital.com/AboutUs.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ọlayi == Dikko chi ẹnẹ ku ma bi yi [[Wusasa]], Zaria, ojanẹ ku ma ji ami bo agbọlọjọ ku ma nu unyọgba yi ojanẹ ugbo ki chi ami abakpa gbaji ọwọ tule [[Zaria|Zaria emirate]].<ref name="Wusasa">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|title=Wusasa: Where Muslims, Christians unite for good|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081243/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> The Christian missionaries were led by Walter Miller, a young [[Church Missionary Society]] missionary doctor; the missionaries built a school, church and hospital in Wusasa. Dikko attended the CMS elementary school in Wusasa and later went to [[King's College, Lagos|King's College]] "<ref name="Historical dictionary of Nigeria">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo/page/98 98]|quote=dikko kings college lagos.|title=Historical Dictionary of Nigeria|publisher=Scarecrow Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> He then continued his studies at the [[University of Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Infopedia — Nigeria's Number One Online Information Hub|url=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/|website=Nigerian Infopedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531040448/https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng//|url-status=dead}}</ref> After finishing his studies, he returned to Nigeria and joined the colonial service as a junior medical officer in 1940. He gradually rose through the ranks of the civil service, becoming a senior medical officer in 1953 and a principal medical officer in the endemic disease division of the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Health in 1960. During the regime of General [[Yakubu Gowon]], he was appointed as the Federal Commissioner for Mines and Power in 1967 and Federal Commissioner for Transport in 1971. [[Fáílú:Nigeriaanse_minister_van_Gezondheid_Aman_Galadina_Pateg_op_Schiphol,_Bestanddeelnr_915-4608.jpg|thumb|265x265px|In 1963, Dikko and Regional Health Minister [[Ahman Saba Patigi]] represented the Northern Government in the [[Netherlands]] to recruit doctors and nurses]] Dikko was a founding member of Jamiyar Mutanen Arewa, a Northern Nigeria cultural organisation that later formed the nucleus of the [[Northern People's Congress]]".<ref name="Political parties">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyOSzLfKMTQC&q=arewa++RAB+dikko&pg=PA605|title=Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa|year=1966|publisher=University of California Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{Nigeria-med-bio-stub}} i8a2dhmehlwzr75pmnssnlyy5meqkou 40583 40581 2026-05-05T21:05:52Z Obutuson 910 /* Ọlayi */ 40583 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Refimprove|date=August 2015}} [[Fáílú:Dr_Russel_Aliyu_Barau_Dikko.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Taken in 1963]] '''Russel Aliyu Barau Dikko''' (1912–1977) chi ẹnẹ [[Nigerian]] ki chi doctor ki chi federal commissioner eyi Mines ma'nyu Power kwubi ma'nyu o nwu chi doctor ejeodudu ki kwi [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region, Nigeria]].<ref name="aboutbaraudikkohospital">{{cite web|url=http://baraudikkohospital.com/aboutus.aspx|title=About Barau Dikko Hospital|publisher=Barau Dikko Hospital|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204214331/http://baraudikkohospital.com/AboutUs.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ọlayi == Dikko chi ẹnẹ ku ma bi yi [[Wusasa]], Zaria, ojanẹ ku ma ji ami bo agbọlọjọ ku ma nu unyọgba yi ojanẹ ugbo ki chi ami abakpa gbaji ọwọ tule [[Zaria|Zaria emirate]].<ref name="Wusasa">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|title=Wusasa: Where Muslims, Christians unite for good|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081243/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> Am'ibo ku ma kọlọjọ ki ẹnẹ ki ya nẹ ma le chi Walter Miller, ẹnẹ ki chi agbadufu ki chi [[Church Missionary Society]] missionary doctor; ami bo ku ma kọla'Ọjọ ma kọ unyi Ichikulu, church ma'nyu unyi onwu ọga yi Wusasa. Dikko lo ti CMS elementary school efu Wusasa ma'nyu i dẹpẹ i lo ti [[King's College, Lagos|King's College]] "<ref name="Historical dictionary of Nigeria">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo/page/98 98]|quote=dikko kings college lagos.|title=Historical Dictionary of Nigeria|publisher=Scarecrow Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> Taki i le gbọ gba efu ukọchẹ ọtakada yi [[University of Birmingham|University eyi Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Infopedia — Nigeria's Number One Online Information Hub|url=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/|website=Nigerian Infopedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531040448/https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng//|url-status=dead}}</ref> After finishing his studies, he returned to Nigeria and joined the colonial service as a junior medical officer in 1940. He gradually rose through the ranks of the civil service, becoming a senior medical officer in 1953 and a principal medical officer in the endemic disease division of the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Health in 1960. During the regime of General [[Yakubu Gowon]], he was appointed as the Federal Commissioner for Mines and Power in 1967 and Federal Commissioner for Transport in 1971. [[Fáílú:Nigeriaanse_minister_van_Gezondheid_Aman_Galadina_Pateg_op_Schiphol,_Bestanddeelnr_915-4608.jpg|thumb|265x265px|In 1963, Dikko and Regional Health Minister [[Ahman Saba Patigi]] represented the Northern Government in the [[Netherlands]] to recruit doctors and nurses]] Dikko was a founding member of Jamiyar Mutanen Arewa, a Northern Nigeria cultural organisation that later formed the nucleus of the [[Northern People's Congress]]".<ref name="Political parties">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyOSzLfKMTQC&q=arewa++RAB+dikko&pg=PA605|title=Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa|year=1966|publisher=University of California Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{Nigeria-med-bio-stub}} 1m8fkilx8krlt16lug5glw2say9rf8c 40584 40583 2026-05-05T21:12:39Z Obutuson 910 /* Ọlayi */ 40584 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Refimprove|date=August 2015}} [[Fáílú:Dr_Russel_Aliyu_Barau_Dikko.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Taken in 1963]] '''Russel Aliyu Barau Dikko''' (1912–1977) chi ẹnẹ [[Nigerian]] ki chi doctor ki chi federal commissioner eyi Mines ma'nyu Power kwubi ma'nyu o nwu chi doctor ejeodudu ki kwi [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region, Nigeria]].<ref name="aboutbaraudikkohospital">{{cite web|url=http://baraudikkohospital.com/aboutus.aspx|title=About Barau Dikko Hospital|publisher=Barau Dikko Hospital|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204214331/http://baraudikkohospital.com/AboutUs.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ọlayi == Dikko chi ẹnẹ ku ma bi yi [[Wusasa]], Zaria, ojanẹ ku ma ji ami bo agbọlọjọ ku ma nu unyọgba yi ojanẹ ugbo ki chi ami abakpa gbaji ọwọ tule [[Zaria|Zaria emirate]].<ref name="Wusasa">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|title=Wusasa: Where Muslims, Christians unite for good|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081243/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> Am'ibo ku ma kọlọjọ ki ẹnẹ ki ya nẹ ma le chi Walter Miller, ẹnẹ ki chi agbadufu ki chi [[Church Missionary Society]] missionary doctor; ami bo ku ma kọla'Ọjọ ma kọ unyi Ichikulu, church ma'nyu unyi onwu ọga yi Wusasa. Dikko lo ti CMS elementary school efu Wusasa ma'nyu i dẹpẹ i lo ti [[King's College, Lagos|King's College]] "<ref name="Historical dictionary of Nigeria">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo/page/98 98]|quote=dikko kings college lagos.|title=Historical Dictionary of Nigeria|publisher=Scarecrow Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> Taki i le gbọ gba efu ukọchẹ ọtakada yi [[University of Birmingham|University eyi Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Infopedia — Nigeria's Number One Online Information Hub|url=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/|website=Nigerian Infopedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531040448/https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng//|url-status=dead}}</ref> Anubi ki che kpa kwi uña ukọchẹ ọtakada, i kpo dabi wa Nigeria taki i kpo tefu am'ibo ukọlọ colonial ọmọ lẹ i chi medical officer eyi kekele efu ọdọ 1940. Yẹlẹ yẹlẹ onwu i kwanẹ lefu ami uña ojoji eyi ukọlọ gọmẹti, i wa mu di medical officer eyi ogwujo efu ọdọ 1953 ma'nyu principal medical officer efu uña ọga endemic yi eju ọwọ Northern Nigeria Ministry eyi añọla efu ọdọ 1960. During the regime of General [[Yakubu Gowon]], he was appointed as the Federal Commissioner for Mines and Power in 1967 and Federal Commissioner for Transport in 1971. [[Fáílú:Nigeriaanse_minister_van_Gezondheid_Aman_Galadina_Pateg_op_Schiphol,_Bestanddeelnr_915-4608.jpg|thumb|265x265px|In 1963, Dikko and Regional Health Minister [[Ahman Saba Patigi]] represented the Northern Government in the [[Netherlands]] to recruit doctors and nurses]] Dikko was a founding member of Jamiyar Mutanen Arewa, a Northern Nigeria cultural organisation that later formed the nucleus of the [[Northern People's Congress]]".<ref name="Political parties">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyOSzLfKMTQC&q=arewa++RAB+dikko&pg=PA605|title=Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa|year=1966|publisher=University of California Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{Nigeria-med-bio-stub}} r7rbvnbfc9eylgscvz3hm4sdqxquw3l 40585 40584 2026-05-05T21:15:44Z Obutuson 910 40585 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Refimprove|date=August 2015}} [[Fáílú:Dr_Russel_Aliyu_Barau_Dikko.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Taken in 1963]] '''Russel Aliyu Barau Dikko''' (1912–1977) chi ẹnẹ [[Nigerian]] ki chi doctor ki chi federal commissioner eyi Mines ma'nyu Power kwubi ma'nyu o nwu chi doctor ejeodudu ki kwi [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region, Nigeria]].<ref name="aboutbaraudikkohospital">{{cite web|url=http://baraudikkohospital.com/aboutus.aspx|title=About Barau Dikko Hospital|publisher=Barau Dikko Hospital|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204214331/http://baraudikkohospital.com/AboutUs.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ọlayi == Dikko chi ẹnẹ ku ma bi yi [[Wusasa]], Zaria, ojanẹ ku ma ji ami bo agbọlọjọ ku ma nu unyọgba yi ojanẹ ugbo ki chi ami abakpa gbaji ọwọ tule [[Zaria|Zaria emirate]].<ref name="Wusasa">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|title=Wusasa: Where Muslims, Christians unite for good|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081243/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> Am'ibo ku ma kọlọjọ ki ẹnẹ ki ya nẹ ma le chi Walter Miller, ẹnẹ ki chi agbadufu ki chi [[Church Missionary Society]] missionary doctor; ami bo ku ma kọla'Ọjọ ma kọ unyi Ichikulu, church ma'nyu unyi onwu ọga yi Wusasa. Dikko lo ti CMS elementary school efu Wusasa ma'nyu i dẹpẹ i lo ti [[King's College, Lagos|King's College]] "<ref name="Historical dictionary of Nigeria">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo/page/98 98]|quote=dikko kings college lagos.|title=Historical Dictionary of Nigeria|publisher=Scarecrow Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> Taki i le gbọ gba efu ukọchẹ ọtakada yi [[University of Birmingham|University eyi Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Infopedia — Nigeria's Number One Online Information Hub|url=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/|website=Nigerian Infopedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531040448/https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng//|url-status=dead}}</ref> Anubi ki che kpa kwi uña ukọchẹ ọtakada, i kpo dabi wa Nigeria taki i kpo tefu am'ibo ukọlọ colonial ọmọ lẹ i chi medical officer eyi kekele efu ọdọ 1940. Yẹlẹ yẹlẹ onwu i kwanẹ lefu ami uña ojoji eyi ukọlọ gọmẹti, i wa mu di medical officer eyi ogwujo efu ọdọ 1953 ma'nyu principal medical officer efu uña ọga endemic yi eju ọwọ Northern Nigeria Ministry eyi añọla efu ọdọ 1960. Adiko ẹgba ki Gen.[[Yakubu Gowon]] doji ọfẹ, ma du uña eyi Federal Commissioner nwu Mines ma'nyu Power efu ọdọ 1967 ma'nyu Federal Commissioner eyi ulẹ'elo efu ọdọ 1971. [[Fáílú:Nigeriaanse_minister_van_Gezondheid_Aman_Galadina_Pateg_op_Schiphol,_Bestanddeelnr_915-4608.jpg|thumb|265x265px|In 1963, Dikko and Regional Health Minister [[Ahman Saba Patigi]] represented the Northern Government in the [[Netherlands]] to recruit doctors and nurses]] Dikko was a founding member of Jamiyar Mutanen Arewa, a Northern Nigeria cultural organisation that later formed the nucleus of the [[Northern People's Congress]]".<ref name="Political parties">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyOSzLfKMTQC&q=arewa++RAB+dikko&pg=PA605|title=Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa|year=1966|publisher=University of California Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{Nigeria-med-bio-stub}} ou32olshi74xi2cwgy4zw38fuwo04ms 40586 40585 2026-05-05T21:17:42Z Obutuson 910 /* Ẹtẹ nwu */ 40586 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Refimprove|date=August 2015}} [[Fáílú:Dr_Russel_Aliyu_Barau_Dikko.jpg|thumb|281x281px|Taken in 1963]] '''Russel Aliyu Barau Dikko''' (1912–1977) chi ẹnẹ [[Nigerian]] ki chi doctor ki chi federal commissioner eyi Mines ma'nyu Power kwubi ma'nyu o nwu chi doctor ejeodudu ki kwi [[Northern Nigeria|Northern Region, Nigeria]].<ref name="aboutbaraudikkohospital">{{cite web|url=http://baraudikkohospital.com/aboutus.aspx|title=About Barau Dikko Hospital|publisher=Barau Dikko Hospital|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204214331/http://baraudikkohospital.com/AboutUs.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ọlayi == Dikko chi ẹnẹ ku ma bi yi [[Wusasa]], Zaria, ojanẹ ku ma ji ami bo agbọlọjọ ku ma nu unyọgba yi ojanẹ ugbo ki chi ami abakpa gbaji ọwọ tule [[Zaria|Zaria emirate]].<ref name="Wusasa">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|title=Wusasa: Where Muslims, Christians unite for good|accessdate=29 July 2015|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081243/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/features/10629-wusasa-where-muslims-christians-unite-for-good|url-status=dead|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> Am'ibo ku ma kọlọjọ ki ẹnẹ ki ya nẹ ma le chi Walter Miller, ẹnẹ ki chi agbadufu ki chi [[Church Missionary Society]] missionary doctor; ami bo ku ma kọla'Ọjọ ma kọ unyi Ichikulu, church ma'nyu unyi onwu ọga yi Wusasa. Dikko lo ti CMS elementary school efu Wusasa ma'nyu i dẹpẹ i lo ti [[King's College, Lagos|King's College]] "<ref name="Historical dictionary of Nigeria">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicaldictio0000falo/page/98 98]|quote=dikko kings college lagos.|title=Historical Dictionary of Nigeria|publisher=Scarecrow Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> Taki i le gbọ gba efu ukọchẹ ọtakada yi [[University of Birmingham|University eyi Birmingham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Infopedia — Nigeria's Number One Online Information Hub|url=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/|website=Nigerian Infopedia|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531040448/https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng//|url-status=dead}}</ref> Anubi ki che kpa kwi uña ukọchẹ ọtakada, i kpo dabi wa Nigeria taki i kpo tefu am'ibo ukọlọ colonial ọmọ lẹ i chi medical officer eyi kekele efu ọdọ 1940. Yẹlẹ yẹlẹ onwu i kwanẹ lefu ami uña ojoji eyi ukọlọ gọmẹti, i wa mu di medical officer eyi ogwujo efu ọdọ 1953 ma'nyu principal medical officer efu uña ọga endemic yi eju ọwọ Northern Nigeria Ministry eyi añọla efu ọdọ 1960. Adiko ẹgba ki Gen.[[Yakubu Gowon]] doji ọfẹ, ma du uña eyi Federal Commissioner nwu Mines ma'nyu Power efu ọdọ 1967 ma'nyu Federal Commissioner eyi ulẹ'elo efu ọdọ 1971. [[Fáílú:Nigeriaanse_minister_van_Gezondheid_Aman_Galadina_Pateg_op_Schiphol,_Bestanddeelnr_915-4608.jpg|thumb|265x265px|In 1963, Dikko and Regional Health Minister [[Ahman Saba Patigi]] represented the Northern Government in the [[Netherlands]] to recruit doctors and nurses]] Dikko defu ẹnẹka efu am'ibo ku ma chi uchanẹ Jamiyar Mutanen Arewa, ẹnẹ Northern Nigeria cultural organisation ki wa rida ti nucleus eyi [[Northern People's Congress]]".<ref name="Political parties">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oyOSzLfKMTQC&q=arewa++RAB+dikko&pg=PA605|title=Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa|year=1966|publisher=University of California Press|accessdate=29 July 2015}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}}{{Nigeria-med-bio-stub}} adcczz0v4sqvwfp8d7jhhg05rps9jdf 0 2030 40587 2026-05-05T21:24:58Z Obutuson 910 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Gbenga Dairo|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Lagos]], [[Imperial College London]], [[Kingston University]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=[[Commissioner for Transport]] of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=June 2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Gbenga Dairo''' is a Nigerian engineer..." 40587 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Gbenga Dairo|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Lagos]], [[Imperial College London]], [[Kingston University]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=[[Commissioner for Transport]] of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=June 2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Gbenga Dairo''' is a Nigerian engineer and politician. Since June 2019, he has served as the Commissioner for Transport in [[Ogun State]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun govt unveils new transport infrastructure master plan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-govt-unveils-new-transport-infrastructure-master-plan/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> == Education == Dairo earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the [[University of Lagos]]. He later pursued postgraduate studies at [[Imperial College London]] and obtained a [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA) from [[Kingston University]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=04 November 2021 - Session 4 {{!}} Global Future Cities Programme|url=https://www.globalfuturecities.org/city-to-city/04-november-2021-session-4|access-date=2025-12-24|website=www.globalfuturecities.org}}</ref> == Career == Dairo worked with the [[Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority]] (LAMATA), where he was involved in the development of the city's [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit]] (BRT) system while serving as Director of Public Transport. He has also held advisory roles on transport projects within Nigeria and internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-olugbenga-dairo|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> In June 2019, he was appointed Commissioner for Transport by Ogun State governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun govt unveils new transport infrastructure master plan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-govt-unveils-new-transport-infrastructure-master-plan/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> He continues to hold this office.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun Commissioner charges young professionals on nation building|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-commissioner-charges-young-professionals-on-nation-building/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} swf9ksxklypaupozhoewpsrgkkqkftv 40588 40587 2026-05-05T21:26:19Z Obutuson 910 /* Education */ 40588 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Gbenga Dairo|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Lagos]], [[Imperial College London]], [[Kingston University]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=[[Commissioner for Transport]] of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=June 2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Gbenga Dairo''' is a Nigerian engineer and politician. Since June 2019, he has served as the Commissioner for Transport in [[Ogun State]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun govt unveils new transport infrastructure master plan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-govt-unveils-new-transport-infrastructure-master-plan/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> == Ukọchẹ ọtakada == Dairo earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the [[University of Lagos]]. He later pursued postgraduate studies at [[Imperial College London]] and obtained a [[Master of Business Administration]] (MBA) from [[Kingston University]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=04 November 2021 - Session 4 {{!}} Global Future Cities Programme|url=https://www.globalfuturecities.org/city-to-city/04-november-2021-session-4|access-date=2025-12-24|website=www.globalfuturecities.org}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Dairo worked with the [[Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority]] (LAMATA), where he was involved in the development of the city's [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit]] (BRT) system while serving as Director of Public Transport. He has also held advisory roles on transport projects within Nigeria and internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-olugbenga-dairo|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> In June 2019, he was appointed Commissioner for Transport by Ogun State governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun govt unveils new transport infrastructure master plan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-govt-unveils-new-transport-infrastructure-master-plan/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> He continues to hold this office.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun Commissioner charges young professionals on nation building|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-commissioner-charges-young-professionals-on-nation-building/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}} ewrxx84o9hc0huhj27dnxfm3x7o4jkf 40590 40588 2026-05-05T21:29:51Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọchẹ ọtakada */ 40590 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Gbenga Dairo|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Lagos]], [[Imperial College London]], [[Kingston University]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=[[Commissioner for Transport]] of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=June 2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Gbenga Dairo''' is a Nigerian engineer and politician. Since June 2019, he has served as the Commissioner for Transport in [[Ogun State]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun govt unveils new transport infrastructure master plan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-govt-unveils-new-transport-infrastructure-master-plan/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> == Ukọchẹ ọtakada == Dairo wa ni ọtakada ijali eyi ku ma dọ ki bachelor's degree efu ukọchẹ engineering kwi [[University of Lagos|University eyi Lagos]]. I dẹpẹ i nwọ ra no ukọchẹ eyi postgraduate yi ugbo [[Imperial College London]] ma'nyu i wa ni [[Master of Business Administration|Master eyi Business Administration]] (MBA) kwi [[Kingston University]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=04 November 2021 - Session 4 {{!}} Global Future Cities Programme|url=https://www.globalfuturecities.org/city-to-city/04-november-2021-session-4|access-date=2025-12-24|website=www.globalfuturecities.org}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Dairo worked with the [[Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority]] (LAMATA), where he was involved in the development of the city's [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit]] (BRT) system while serving as Director of Public Transport. He has also held advisory roles on transport projects within Nigeria and internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-olugbenga-dairo|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> In June 2019, he was appointed Commissioner for Transport by Ogun State governor [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun govt unveils new transport infrastructure master plan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-govt-unveils-new-transport-infrastructure-master-plan/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> He continues to hold this office.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun Commissioner charges young professionals on nation building|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-commissioner-charges-young-professionals-on-nation-building/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}} bfv12ynezfhtm3pgcf37op2t1kqq864 40591 40590 2026-05-05T22:52:46Z Obutuson 910 /* Ukọlọ */ 40591 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Gbenga Dairo|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Lagos]], [[Imperial College London]], [[Kingston University]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=[[Commissioner for Transport]] of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=June 2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Gbenga Dairo''' is a Nigerian engineer and politician. Since June 2019, he has served as the Commissioner for Transport in [[Ogun State]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun govt unveils new transport infrastructure master plan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-govt-unveils-new-transport-infrastructure-master-plan/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> == Ukọchẹ ọtakada == Dairo wa ni ọtakada ijali eyi ku ma dọ ki bachelor's degree efu ukọchẹ engineering kwi [[University of Lagos|University eyi Lagos]]. I dẹpẹ i nwọ ra no ukọchẹ eyi postgraduate yi ugbo [[Imperial College London]] ma'nyu i wa ni [[Master of Business Administration|Master eyi Business Administration]] (MBA) kwi [[Kingston University]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=04 November 2021 - Session 4 {{!}} Global Future Cities Programme|url=https://www.globalfuturecities.org/city-to-city/04-november-2021-session-4|access-date=2025-12-24|website=www.globalfuturecities.org}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Dairo ya chi ukọlọ yi [[Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority]] (LAMATA), ọmọ lẹ i chẹ defu ache ki efewo ki nu nyọgba yi [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit]] (BRT) alu ki cho nwu chi ẹnẹ kiya ka nwu ma ọna ku ma che le yi ugbo ku ma ti moto lo ti ulẹ.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-olugbenga-dairo|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> Efu ochu ẹfa ọdọ 2019, ma du uña eyi was Commissioner eyi ki nọda ulẹ'elo eyi gọbina Ogun State [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun govt unveils new transport infrastructure master plan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-govt-unveils-new-transport-infrastructure-master-plan/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> i gwọ nyu uña lẹ alo kpọ.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun Commissioner charges young professionals on nation building|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-commissioner-charges-young-professionals-on-nation-building/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}} p0ic5nuf5qa0xjuk0vbd3w0l3bkzbim 40593 40591 2026-05-05T22:56:01Z Obutuson 910 40593 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian engineer and politician}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=Engr.|name=Gbenga Dairo|birth_date=|birth_place=[[Ogun State]], Nigeria|alma_mater=[[University of Lagos]], [[Imperial College London]], [[Kingston University]]|occupation=Engineer, politician|party=|office=[[Commissioner for Transport]] of [[Ogun State]]|governor=[[Dapo Abiodun]]|term_start=June 2019|term_end=|predecessor=|successor=}} '''Gbenga Dairo''' chi Nigeria engineer ma'nyu ẹnẹ ki defu uja'ibe eyi gọmẹti. Akwi ochu ẹfa 2019, i che chukọlọ eyi Commissioner nwu ulẹ'elo ojanẹ [[Ogun State]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun govt unveils new transport infrastructure master plan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-govt-unveils-new-transport-infrastructure-master-plan/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> == Ukọchẹ ọtakada == Dairo wa ni ọtakada ijali eyi ku ma dọ ki bachelor's degree efu ukọchẹ engineering kwi [[University of Lagos|University eyi Lagos]]. I dẹpẹ i nwọ ra no ukọchẹ eyi postgraduate yi ugbo [[Imperial College London]] ma'nyu i wa ni [[Master of Business Administration|Master eyi Business Administration]] (MBA) kwi [[Kingston University]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=04 November 2021 - Session 4 {{!}} Global Future Cities Programme|url=https://www.globalfuturecities.org/city-to-city/04-november-2021-session-4|access-date=2025-12-24|website=www.globalfuturecities.org}}</ref> == Ukọlọ == Dairo ya chi ukọlọ yi [[Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority]] (LAMATA), ọmọ lẹ i chẹ defu ache ki efewo ki nu nyọgba yi [[Bus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit]] (BRT) alu ki cho nwu chi ẹnẹ kiya ka nwu ma ọna ku ma che le yi ugbo ku ma ti moto lo ti ulẹ.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LeaderBox - Political Leadership Platform|url=https://leaderbox.africa/leaders/engr-olugbenga-dairo|access-date=2025-12-24|website=leaderbox.africa|language=en}}</ref> Efu ochu ẹfa ọdọ 2019, ma du uña eyi was Commissioner eyi ki nọda ulẹ'elo eyi gọbina Ogun State [[Dapo Abiodun]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun govt unveils new transport infrastructure master plan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-govt-unveils-new-transport-infrastructure-master-plan/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> i gwọ nyu uña lẹ alo kpọ.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ogun Commissioner charges young professionals on nation building|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/ogun-commissioner-charges-young-professionals-on-nation-building/|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ nwu == {{reflist}} 4ne1jluxu5mo7s7ont8w2126bq2w01z 0 2031 40589 2026-05-05T21:28:39Z Charipearl 51 Created page with "{{Short description|First Lady of Nigeria in 1993}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Margaret Shonekan|image=|caption=|office=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|term_label=In role|term_start=26 August 1993|term_end=17 November 1993|predecessor=[[Maryam Babangida]]|successor=[[Maryam Abacha]]|1blankname={{nowrap|Head of State}}|1namedata=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|office2=[[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]]|term_..." 40589 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|First Lady of Nigeria in 1993}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Margaret Shonekan|image=|caption=|office=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|term_label=In role|term_start=26 August 1993|term_end=17 November 1993|predecessor=[[Maryam Babangida]]|successor=[[Maryam Abacha]]|1blankname={{nowrap|Head of State}}|1namedata=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|office2=[[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]]|term_start2=1 October 1986|term_end2=31 March 1994|predecessor2=|successor2=|birth_name=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1941|10|28|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Gusau]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now Gusau, [[Zamfara State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date=|death_place=|spouse=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|children=|alma_mater=|party=|relations=|signature=}} '''Margaret O. Shonekan''' (born 28 October 1941) is a Nigerian [[civil servant]], she spent much of her career with the [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC). She was appointed a [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] from 1 October 1986 until 31 March 1994.<ref name="allday">{{cite news|title=Abacha, Abiola And My Husband - Mrs. Shonekan|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109191100/http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|archivedate=9 November 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cland">{{cite news|title=Board of Trustees: Chief Mrs. Margaret O. Shonekan|url=http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|work=[[Chrisland University]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702150206/http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|archivedate=2 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also briefly served as the [[First Lady of Nigeria]] from 26 August 1993 until 17 November 1993, during the transitional presidency of her husband, [[Ernest Shonekan]].<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica">{{cite news|first=Nseobong|last=Okon-Ekong|title=Nigeria: First Ladies - Colourful Brilliance, Gaudy Rays|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=2 October 2010|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423151021/http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|archivedate=23 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Biography == Margaret Shonekan was born on 28 October 1941 in [[Gusau]], [[British Nigeria]], in present-day [[Zamfara State]].<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> Her parents were [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] who had moved from [[South West (Nigeria)|South West Nigeria]] to Gusau during the late 1930s, where her father worked as a teacher for the [[Church Mission Society]].<ref name="allday" /> She attended elementary school at Christ Church Anglican Primary School in Gusau and Peter's Primary School in [[Minna]].<ref name="allday" /> She then attended Anglican Girls' School in Orita-Mefa, [[Ibadan]], for one year before enrolling at Anglican Girls' Secondary School in Ilesa (now called St. Margaret's School) from 1954 until 1958.<ref name="allday" /> Sheonekan attended [[Ibadan Grammar School]] from January 1959 until December 1960.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan enrolled at [[University of Ibadan|University College Ibadan]] (now called the [[University of Ibadan]]) from 1961 until June 1965, when she graduated with [[Bachelor's of Arts]] honors degree in history.<ref name="allday" /> She later obtained a post-graduate diploma in administration and management from St. Godric's College in [[London]] in 1968.<ref name="cland" /> Margaret Shonekan was hired as a Trainee Assistant Registrar by the [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC) on 1 October 1965.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> She worked for the WAEC for the majority of her professional career. Shonekan was later appointed deputy registrar of the WAEC from 1 April 1982 until 30 September 1986.<ref name="allday" /> In 1986, Margaret Shonekan left the WAEC upon her appointment to the [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commission]], which oversees the [[civil service]], by the [[Federal Government of Nigeria]].<ref name="allday" /> She served as a [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] from 1 October 1986 until 31 March 1994.<ref name="allday" /> In 1993, Shonekan's husband, [[Ernest Shonekan]], became interim, transitional [[President of Nigeria]]. Margaret Shonekan served as [[First Lady of Nigeria]] for just 82 days from 26 August 1993 until 17 November 1993.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica" /> The Shonekan's presidency was cut short when General [[Sani Abacha]] staged a [[coup]] and overthrew Shonekan on 17 November 1993. Shonekan rejoined the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on 1 April 1994 as its senior deputy.<ref name="allday" /> She was then hired as the WAEC's Head of National Office on 30 October 1995, defeating five male colleagues who also sought the position.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan served as the Head of National Office at WAEC from 30 October 1995 until her retirement on 30 September 2000.<ref name="allday" /> She described her time as Head of National Office as her most difficult years with the WAEC, due to the examination board's lack of adequate funding and its empty treasury at the time.<ref name="allday" /> She retired from the WAEC in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dailytimesng.com/history-margaret-shonekan-the-short-term-first-lady|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=History: Margaret Shonekan, the short-term first lady|date=17 September 2020|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Nigeria)|Daily Times]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{S-start}} {{S-hon}} {{Succession box|title=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|before=[[Maryam Babangida]]|after=[[Maryam Abacha]]|years=26 August 1993 – 17 November 1993}} {{S-end}} {{First Ladies and Gentleman of Nigeria|state=autocollapse}} rtdc534v6klhagu7nluidk8ym0yyjsx 40619 40589 2026-05-06T06:21:02Z Charipearl 51 40619 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|First Lady of Nigeria in 1993}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Margaret Shonekan|image=|caption=|office=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|term_label=In role|term_start=26 August 1993|term_end=17 November 1993|predecessor=[[Maryam Babangida]]|successor=[[Maryam Abacha]]|1blankname={{nowrap|Head of State}}|1namedata=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|office2=[[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]]|term_start2=1 October 1986|term_end2=31 March 1994|predecessor2=|successor2=|birth_name=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1941|10|28|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Gusau]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now Gusau, [[Zamfara State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date=|death_place=|spouse=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|children=|alma_mater=|party=|relations=|signature=}} '''Margaret O. Shonekan''' (ma bi ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹjọ efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1941) chẹnẹ Naijiria ki a che [[civil servant|ukọlọ ẹnẹfu]] i d'ọkọ ch'ekwu nyọnyọ todu ọkọlọ ñwu kpai [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC). She was appointed a [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] from 1 October 1986 until 31 March 1994.<ref name="allday">{{cite news|title=Abacha, Abiola And My Husband - Mrs. Shonekan|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109191100/http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|archivedate=9 November 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cland">{{cite news|title=Board of Trustees: Chief Mrs. Margaret O. Shonekan|url=http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|work=[[Chrisland University]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702150206/http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|archivedate=2 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also briefly served as the [[First Lady of Nigeria]] from 26 August 1993 until 17 November 1993, during the transitional presidency of her husband, [[Ernest Shonekan]].<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica">{{cite news|first=Nseobong|last=Okon-Ekong|title=Nigeria: First Ladies - Colourful Brilliance, Gaudy Rays|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=2 October 2010|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423151021/http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|archivedate=23 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Biography == Margaret Shonekan was born on 28 October 1941 in [[Gusau]], [[British Nigeria]], in present-day [[Zamfara State]].<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> Her parents were [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] who had moved from [[South West (Nigeria)|South West Nigeria]] to Gusau during the late 1930s, where her father worked as a teacher for the [[Church Mission Society]].<ref name="allday" /> She attended elementary school at Christ Church Anglican Primary School in Gusau and Peter's Primary School in [[Minna]].<ref name="allday" /> She then attended Anglican Girls' School in Orita-Mefa, [[Ibadan]], for one year before enrolling at Anglican Girls' Secondary School in Ilesa (now called St. Margaret's School) from 1954 until 1958.<ref name="allday" /> Sheonekan attended [[Ibadan Grammar School]] from January 1959 until December 1960.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan enrolled at [[University of Ibadan|University College Ibadan]] (now called the [[University of Ibadan]]) from 1961 until June 1965, when she graduated with [[Bachelor's of Arts]] honors degree in history.<ref name="allday" /> She later obtained a post-graduate diploma in administration and management from St. Godric's College in [[London]] in 1968.<ref name="cland" /> Margaret Shonekan was hired as a Trainee Assistant Registrar by the [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC) on 1 October 1965.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> She worked for the WAEC for the majority of her professional career. Shonekan was later appointed deputy registrar of the WAEC from 1 April 1982 until 30 September 1986.<ref name="allday" /> In 1986, Margaret Shonekan left the WAEC upon her appointment to the [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commission]], which oversees the [[civil service]], by the [[Federal Government of Nigeria]].<ref name="allday" /> She served as a [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] from 1 October 1986 until 31 March 1994.<ref name="allday" /> In 1993, Shonekan's husband, [[Ernest Shonekan]], became interim, transitional [[President of Nigeria]]. Margaret Shonekan served as [[First Lady of Nigeria]] for just 82 days from 26 August 1993 until 17 November 1993.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica" /> The Shonekan's presidency was cut short when General [[Sani Abacha]] staged a [[coup]] and overthrew Shonekan on 17 November 1993. Shonekan rejoined the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on 1 April 1994 as its senior deputy.<ref name="allday" /> She was then hired as the WAEC's Head of National Office on 30 October 1995, defeating five male colleagues who also sought the position.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan served as the Head of National Office at WAEC from 30 October 1995 until her retirement on 30 September 2000.<ref name="allday" /> She described her time as Head of National Office as her most difficult years with the WAEC, due to the examination board's lack of adequate funding and its empty treasury at the time.<ref name="allday" /> She retired from the WAEC in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dailytimesng.com/history-margaret-shonekan-the-short-term-first-lady|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=History: Margaret Shonekan, the short-term first lady|date=17 September 2020|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Nigeria)|Daily Times]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{S-start}} {{S-hon}} {{Succession box|title=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|before=[[Maryam Babangida]]|after=[[Maryam Abacha]]|years=26 August 1993 – 17 November 1993}} {{S-end}} {{First Ladies and Gentleman of Nigeria|state=autocollapse}} hh1j6xx563e6965evryr2o0udlxar6i 40620 40619 2026-05-06T06:30:11Z Charipearl 51 40620 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|First Lady of Nigeria in 1993}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Margaret Shonekan|image=|caption=|office=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|term_label=In role|term_start=26 August 1993|term_end=17 November 1993|predecessor=[[Maryam Babangida]]|successor=[[Maryam Abacha]]|1blankname={{nowrap|Head of State}}|1namedata=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|office2=[[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]]|term_start2=1 October 1986|term_end2=31 March 1994|predecessor2=|successor2=|birth_name=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1941|10|28|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Gusau]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now Gusau, [[Zamfara State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date=|death_place=|spouse=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|children=|alma_mater=|party=|relations=|signature=}} '''Margaret O. Shonekan''' (ma bi ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹjọ efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1941) chẹnẹ Naijiria ki a che [[civil servant|ukọlọ ẹnẹfu]] i d'ọkọ ch'ekwu nyọnyọ todu ọkọlọ ñwu kpai [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC). Ma du dago aña [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] kw'ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1986 t'efu ọjọ ogwu ẹgwa nyẹyọ ka efu ochu ẹta ọdọ 1994.<ref name="allday">{{cite news|title=Abacha, Abiola And My Husband - Mrs. Shonekan|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109191100/http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|archivedate=9 November 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cland">{{cite news|title=Board of Trustees: Chief Mrs. Margaret O. Shonekan|url=http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|work=[[Chrisland University]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702150206/http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|archivedate=2 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> I ñọ che [[First Lady of Nigeria]] i ko re kw'ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹfa efu ochu ẹjọ ọdọ rom 26 1993 gbogbo tẹ ọjọ ẹkẹgwebie efu ochu ẹgwaka ọdọ 1993, ẹgba ki ọkọ ñwu [[Ernest Shonekan]] che President ele gwugwu.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica">{{cite news|first=Nseobong|last=Okon-Ekong|title=Nigeria: First Ladies - Colourful Brilliance, Gaudy Rays|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=2 October 2010|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423151021/http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|archivedate=23 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Biography == Margaret Shonekan was born on 28 October 1941 in [[Gusau]], [[British Nigeria]], in present-day [[Zamfara State]].<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> Her parents were [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] who had moved from [[South West (Nigeria)|South West Nigeria]] to Gusau during the late 1930s, where her father worked as a teacher for the [[Church Mission Society]].<ref name="allday" /> She attended elementary school at Christ Church Anglican Primary School in Gusau and Peter's Primary School in [[Minna]].<ref name="allday" /> She then attended Anglican Girls' School in Orita-Mefa, [[Ibadan]], for one year before enrolling at Anglican Girls' Secondary School in Ilesa (now called St. Margaret's School) from 1954 until 1958.<ref name="allday" /> Sheonekan attended [[Ibadan Grammar School]] from January 1959 until December 1960.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan enrolled at [[University of Ibadan|University College Ibadan]] (now called the [[University of Ibadan]]) from 1961 until June 1965, when she graduated with [[Bachelor's of Arts]] honors degree in history.<ref name="allday" /> She later obtained a post-graduate diploma in administration and management from St. Godric's College in [[London]] in 1968.<ref name="cland" /> Margaret Shonekan was hired as a Trainee Assistant Registrar by the [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC) on 1 October 1965.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> She worked for the WAEC for the majority of her professional career. Shonekan was later appointed deputy registrar of the WAEC from 1 April 1982 until 30 September 1986.<ref name="allday" /> In 1986, Margaret Shonekan left the WAEC upon her appointment to the [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commission]], which oversees the [[civil service]], by the [[Federal Government of Nigeria]].<ref name="allday" /> She served as a [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] from 1 October 1986 until 31 March 1994.<ref name="allday" /> In 1993, Shonekan's husband, [[Ernest Shonekan]], became interim, transitional [[President of Nigeria]]. Margaret Shonekan served as [[First Lady of Nigeria]] for just 82 days from 26 August 1993 until 17 November 1993.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica" /> The Shonekan's presidency was cut short when General [[Sani Abacha]] staged a [[coup]] and overthrew Shonekan on 17 November 1993. Shonekan rejoined the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on 1 April 1994 as its senior deputy.<ref name="allday" /> She was then hired as the WAEC's Head of National Office on 30 October 1995, defeating five male colleagues who also sought the position.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan served as the Head of National Office at WAEC from 30 October 1995 until her retirement on 30 September 2000.<ref name="allday" /> She described her time as Head of National Office as her most difficult years with the WAEC, due to the examination board's lack of adequate funding and its empty treasury at the time.<ref name="allday" /> She retired from the WAEC in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dailytimesng.com/history-margaret-shonekan-the-short-term-first-lady|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=History: Margaret Shonekan, the short-term first lady|date=17 September 2020|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Nigeria)|Daily Times]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{S-start}} {{S-hon}} {{Succession box|title=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|before=[[Maryam Babangida]]|after=[[Maryam Abacha]]|years=26 August 1993 – 17 November 1993}} {{S-end}} {{First Ladies and Gentleman of Nigeria|state=autocollapse}} 9u3grb97fop7cz419kgpwjfq73owzq7 40621 40620 2026-05-06T06:47:46Z Charipearl 51 40621 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|First Lady of Nigeria in 1993}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Margaret Shonekan|image=|caption=|office=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|term_label=In role|term_start=26 August 1993|term_end=17 November 1993|predecessor=[[Maryam Babangida]]|successor=[[Maryam Abacha]]|1blankname={{nowrap|Head of State}}|1namedata=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|office2=[[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]]|term_start2=1 October 1986|term_end2=31 March 1994|predecessor2=|successor2=|birth_name=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1941|10|28|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Gusau]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now Gusau, [[Zamfara State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date=|death_place=|spouse=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|children=|alma_mater=|party=|relations=|signature=}} '''Margaret O. Shonekan''' (ma bi ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹjọ efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1941) chẹnẹ Naijiria ki a che [[civil servant|ukọlọ ẹnẹfu]] i d'ọkọ ch'ekwu nyọnyọ todu ọkọlọ ñwu kpai [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC). Ma du dago aña [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] kw'ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1986 t'efu ọjọ ogwu ẹgwa nyẹyọ ka efu ochu ẹta ọdọ 1994.<ref name="allday">{{cite news|title=Abacha, Abiola And My Husband - Mrs. Shonekan|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109191100/http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|archivedate=9 November 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cland">{{cite news|title=Board of Trustees: Chief Mrs. Margaret O. Shonekan|url=http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|work=[[Chrisland University]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702150206/http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|archivedate=2 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> I ñọ che [[First Lady of Nigeria]] i ko re kw'ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹfa efu ochu ẹjọ ọdọ rom 26 1993 gbogbo tẹ ọjọ ẹkẹgwebie efu ochu ẹgwaka ọdọ 1993, ẹgba ki ọkọ ñwu [[Ernest Shonekan]] che President ele gwugwu.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica">{{cite news|first=Nseobong|last=Okon-Ekong|title=Nigeria: First Ladies - Colourful Brilliance, Gaudy Rays|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=2 October 2010|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423151021/http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|archivedate=23 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ọhiala == Ma bi Margaret ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹjọ efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ1941 efewo [[Gusau]], [[British Nigeria]], ku ma dọ [[Zamfara State]] abajọ-i.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> Attah ñwu kpai Iye ñwu chi [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] ku ma na dodo ej'ọwọ [[South West (Nigeria)|South West Nigeria]] yi Gusau ukpodi 1930, ugbo ki Attah ñwu ch'ukọlọ ak'onẹ ẹñwu ñwu [[Church Mission Society]].<ref name="allday" /> I lo t'unyi ukọchẹ ẹdọ mẹfa ñwu yi Christ Church Anglican Primary School efewo Gusau manyi Peter's Primary School efewo [[Minna]].<ref name="allday" /> Ubi lẹ i lo ti Anglican Girls' School efewo Orita-Mefa, [[Ibadan]] ọdọ ka ọgba taki lo ti Anglican Girls' Secondary School efewo Ilesa (ku ma dọ St. Margaret's School abajọ-i) kwefu ọdọ 1954 gbogbo tefu ọdọ 1958.<ref name="allday" /> Sheonekan lo ti [[Ibadan Grammar School]] kwefu ochu ojodudu ọdọ 1959 gbogb tefu ochu ejodudu ọdọ 1960.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan enrolled at [[University of Ibadan|University College Ibadan]] (now called the [[University of Ibadan]]) from 1961 until June 1965, when she graduated with [[Bachelor's of Arts]] honors degree in history.<ref name="allday" /> She later obtained a post-graduate diploma in administration and management from St. Godric's College in [[London]] in 1968.<ref name="cland" /> Margaret Shonekan was hired as a Trainee Assistant Registrar by the [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC) on 1 October 1965.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> She worked for the WAEC for the majority of her professional career. Shonekan was later appointed deputy registrar of the WAEC from 1 April 1982 until 30 September 1986.<ref name="allday" /> In 1986, Margaret Shonekan left the WAEC upon her appointment to the [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commission]], which oversees the [[civil service]], by the [[Federal Government of Nigeria]].<ref name="allday" /> She served as a [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] from 1 October 1986 until 31 March 1994.<ref name="allday" /> In 1993, Shonekan's husband, [[Ernest Shonekan]], became interim, transitional [[President of Nigeria]]. Margaret Shonekan served as [[First Lady of Nigeria]] for just 82 days from 26 August 1993 until 17 November 1993.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica" /> The Shonekan's presidency was cut short when General [[Sani Abacha]] staged a [[coup]] and overthrew Shonekan on 17 November 1993. Shonekan rejoined the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on 1 April 1994 as its senior deputy.<ref name="allday" /> She was then hired as the WAEC's Head of National Office on 30 October 1995, defeating five male colleagues who also sought the position.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan served as the Head of National Office at WAEC from 30 October 1995 until her retirement on 30 September 2000.<ref name="allday" /> She described her time as Head of National Office as her most difficult years with the WAEC, due to the examination board's lack of adequate funding and its empty treasury at the time.<ref name="allday" /> She retired from the WAEC in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dailytimesng.com/history-margaret-shonekan-the-short-term-first-lady|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=History: Margaret Shonekan, the short-term first lady|date=17 September 2020|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Nigeria)|Daily Times]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{S-start}} {{S-hon}} {{Succession box|title=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|before=[[Maryam Babangida]]|after=[[Maryam Abacha]]|years=26 August 1993 – 17 November 1993}} {{S-end}} {{First Ladies and Gentleman of Nigeria|state=autocollapse}} 174y7shj2wlgeurgm0udo6dehzhojmc 40622 40621 2026-05-06T07:05:55Z Charipearl 51 40622 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|First Lady of Nigeria in 1993}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Margaret Shonekan|image=|caption=|office=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|term_label=In role|term_start=26 August 1993|term_end=17 November 1993|predecessor=[[Maryam Babangida]]|successor=[[Maryam Abacha]]|1blankname={{nowrap|Head of State}}|1namedata=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|office2=[[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]]|term_start2=1 October 1986|term_end2=31 March 1994|predecessor2=|successor2=|birth_name=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1941|10|28|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Gusau]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now Gusau, [[Zamfara State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date=|death_place=|spouse=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|children=|alma_mater=|party=|relations=|signature=}} '''Margaret O. Shonekan''' (ma bi ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹjọ efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1941) chẹnẹ Naijiria ki a che [[civil servant|ukọlọ ẹnẹfu]] i d'ọkọ ch'ekwu nyọnyọ todu ọkọlọ ñwu kpai [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC). Ma du dago aña [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] kw'ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1986 t'efu ọjọ ogwu ẹgwa nyẹyọ ka efu ochu ẹta ọdọ 1994.<ref name="allday">{{cite news|title=Abacha, Abiola And My Husband - Mrs. Shonekan|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109191100/http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|archivedate=9 November 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cland">{{cite news|title=Board of Trustees: Chief Mrs. Margaret O. Shonekan|url=http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|work=[[Chrisland University]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702150206/http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|archivedate=2 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> I ñọ che [[First Lady of Nigeria]] i ko re kw'ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹfa efu ochu ẹjọ ọdọ rom 26 1993 gbogbo tẹ ọjọ ẹkẹgwebie efu ochu ẹgwaka ọdọ 1993, ẹgba ki ọkọ ñwu [[Ernest Shonekan]] che President ele gwugwu.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica">{{cite news|first=Nseobong|last=Okon-Ekong|title=Nigeria: First Ladies - Colourful Brilliance, Gaudy Rays|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=2 October 2010|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423151021/http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|archivedate=23 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ọhiala == Ma bi Margaret ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹjọ efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ1941 efewo [[Gusau]], [[British Nigeria]], ku ma dọ [[Zamfara State]] abajọ-i.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> Attah ñwu kpai Iye ñwu chi [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] ku ma na dodo ej'ọwọ [[South West (Nigeria)|South West Nigeria]] yi Gusau ukpodi 1930, ugbo ki Attah ñwu ch'ukọlọ ak'onẹ ẹñwu ñwu [[Church Mission Society]].<ref name="allday" /> I lo t'unyi ukọchẹ ẹdọ mẹfa ñwu yi Christ Church Anglican Primary School efewo Gusau manyi Peter's Primary School efewo [[Minna]].<ref name="allday" /> Ubi lẹ i lo ti Anglican Girls' School efewo Orita-Mefa, [[Ibadan]] ọdọ ka ọgba taki lo ti Anglican Girls' Secondary School efewo Ilesa (ku ma dọ St. Margaret's School abajọ-i) kwefu ọdọ 1954 gbogbo tefu ọdọ 1958.<ref name="allday" /> Sheonekan lo ti [[Ibadan Grammar School]] kwefu ochu ojodudu ọdọ 1959 gbogb tefu ochu ejodudu ọdọ 1960.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan chanẹ [[University of Ibadan|University College Ibadan]] (ku ma dọ [[University of Ibadan]] abajọ-i) kwefu ọdọ 1961 gbogbo t'efu ochu ẹfa efu ọdọ 1965, ta ki che kpa kpai ọtakada [[Bachelor's of Arts]] honors degree efu history.<ref name="allday" /> Ubi lẹ i che kpai ọtakada diploma efu administration and management kwi St. Godric's College yi [[London]] efu ọdọ 1968.<ref name="cland" /> Margaret Shonekan ch'ukọlọ uña Trainee Assistant Registrar yi [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC) ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹgwa efu ọdọ 1965.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> I ch'ukọlọ ñwu WAEC ojile efu ọdọ wewe ki ch'ukọlọ, ma du Shonekan dago uña arọne registrar WAEC kw'ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹlẹ efu ọdọ 1982 gbogbo t'ọjọ ogwu-ẹgwa efu ochu ẹla efu ọdọ 1986.<ref name="allday" /> Efu ọdọ 1986, Margaret Shonekan kwo WAEC alu ki [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commission]] du ukọlọ ñwu alu ki dẹ oji ukpale kpai [[civil service]], kpai [[Federal Government of Nigeria]].<ref name="allday" /> i ch'ukọlọ uña [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] kw'ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹgwa efu ọdọ 1986 gbogbo t'ọjọ ogwu-ẹgwa nyẹyọ ka efu ocu ẹta efu ọdọ 1994.<ref name="allday" /> In 1993, Shonekan's husband, [[Ernest Shonekan]], became interim, transitional [[President of Nigeria]]. Margaret Shonekan served as [[First Lady of Nigeria]] for just 82 days from 26 August 1993 until 17 November 1993.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica" /> The Shonekan's presidency was cut short when General [[Sani Abacha]] staged a [[coup]] and overthrew Shonekan on 17 November 1993. Shonekan rejoined the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on 1 April 1994 as its senior deputy.<ref name="allday" /> She was then hired as the WAEC's Head of National Office on 30 October 1995, defeating five male colleagues who also sought the position.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan served as the Head of National Office at WAEC from 30 October 1995 until her retirement on 30 September 2000.<ref name="allday" /> She described her time as Head of National Office as her most difficult years with the WAEC, due to the examination board's lack of adequate funding and its empty treasury at the time.<ref name="allday" /> She retired from the WAEC in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dailytimesng.com/history-margaret-shonekan-the-short-term-first-lady|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=History: Margaret Shonekan, the short-term first lady|date=17 September 2020|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Nigeria)|Daily Times]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{S-start}} {{S-hon}} {{Succession box|title=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|before=[[Maryam Babangida]]|after=[[Maryam Abacha]]|years=26 August 1993 – 17 November 1993}} {{S-end}} {{First Ladies and Gentleman of Nigeria|state=autocollapse}} kka13bujflec3t2lx17patgyzlftr3u 40625 40622 2026-05-06T07:26:37Z Charipearl 51 40625 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|First Lady of Nigeria in 1993}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder|name=Margaret Shonekan|image=|caption=|office=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|term_label=In role|term_start=26 August 1993|term_end=17 November 1993|predecessor=[[Maryam Babangida]]|successor=[[Maryam Abacha]]|1blankname={{nowrap|Head of State}}|1namedata=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|office2=[[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]]|term_start2=1 October 1986|term_end2=31 March 1994|predecessor2=|successor2=|birth_name=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1941|10|28|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Gusau]], [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now Gusau, [[Zamfara State]], [[Nigeria]])|death_date=|death_place=|spouse=[[Ernest Shonekan]]|children=|alma_mater=|party=|relations=|signature=}} '''Margaret O. Shonekan''' (ma bi ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹjọ efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1941) chẹnẹ Naijiria ki a che [[civil servant|ukọlọ ẹnẹfu]] i d'ọkọ ch'ekwu nyọnyọ todu ọkọlọ ñwu kpai [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC). Ma du dago aña [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] kw'ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ 1986 t'efu ọjọ ogwu ẹgwa nyẹyọ ka efu ochu ẹta ọdọ 1994.<ref name="allday">{{cite news|title=Abacha, Abiola And My Husband - Mrs. Shonekan|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001109191100/http://allafrica.com/stories/200010280115.html|archivedate=9 November 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cland">{{cite news|title=Board of Trustees: Chief Mrs. Margaret O. Shonekan|url=http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|work=[[Chrisland University]]|date=29 October 2000|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702150206/http://www.chrislanduniversity.edu.ng/Site/board-of-trustees|archivedate=2 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> I ñọ che [[First Lady of Nigeria]] i ko re kw'ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹfa efu ochu ẹjọ ọdọ rom 26 1993 gbogbo tẹ ọjọ ẹkẹgwebie efu ochu ẹgwaka ọdọ 1993, ẹgba ki ọkọ ñwu [[Ernest Shonekan]] che President ele gwugwu.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica">{{cite news|first=Nseobong|last=Okon-Ekong|title=Nigeria: First Ladies - Colourful Brilliance, Gaudy Rays|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|work=[[This Day]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=2 October 2010|accessdate=8 December 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423151021/http://allafrica.com/stories/201010040212.html|archivedate=23 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Ọhiala == Ma bi Margaret ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹjọ efu ochu ẹgwa ọdọ1941 efewo [[Gusau]], [[British Nigeria]], ku ma dọ [[Zamfara State]] abajọ-i.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> Attah ñwu kpai Iye ñwu chi [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] ku ma na dodo ej'ọwọ [[South West (Nigeria)|South West Nigeria]] yi Gusau ukpodi 1930, ugbo ki Attah ñwu ch'ukọlọ ak'onẹ ẹñwu ñwu [[Church Mission Society]].<ref name="allday" /> I lo t'unyi ukọchẹ ẹdọ mẹfa ñwu yi Christ Church Anglican Primary School efewo Gusau manyi Peter's Primary School efewo [[Minna]].<ref name="allday" /> Ubi lẹ i lo ti Anglican Girls' School efewo Orita-Mefa, [[Ibadan]] ọdọ ka ọgba taki lo ti Anglican Girls' Secondary School efewo Ilesa (ku ma dọ St. Margaret's School abajọ-i) kwefu ọdọ 1954 gbogbo tefu ọdọ 1958.<ref name="allday" /> Sheonekan lo ti [[Ibadan Grammar School]] kwefu ochu ojodudu ọdọ 1959 gbogb tefu ochu ejodudu ọdọ 1960.<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan chanẹ [[University of Ibadan|University College Ibadan]] (ku ma dọ [[University of Ibadan]] abajọ-i) kwefu ọdọ 1961 gbogbo t'efu ochu ẹfa efu ọdọ 1965, ta ki che kpa kpai ọtakada [[Bachelor's of Arts]] honors degree efu history.<ref name="allday" /> Ubi lẹ i che kpai ọtakada diploma efu administration and management kwi St. Godric's College yi [[London]] efu ọdọ 1968.<ref name="cland" /> Margaret Shonekan ch'ukọlọ uña Trainee Assistant Registrar yi [[West African Examinations Council]] (WAEC) ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹgwa efu ọdọ 1965.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="cland" /> I ch'ukọlọ ñwu WAEC ojile efu ọdọ wewe ki ch'ukọlọ, ma du Shonekan dago uña arọne registrar WAEC kw'ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹlẹ efu ọdọ 1982 gbogbo t'ọjọ ogwu-ẹgwa efu ochu ẹla efu ọdọ 1986.<ref name="allday" /> Efu ọdọ 1986, Margaret Shonekan kwo WAEC alu ki [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commission]] du ukọlọ ñwu alu ki dẹ oji ukpale kpai [[civil service]], kpai [[Federal Government of Nigeria]].<ref name="allday" /> i ch'ukọlọ uña [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)|Federal Civil Service Commissioner]] kw'ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹgwa efu ọdọ 1986 gbogbo t'ọjọ ogwu-ẹgwa nyẹyọ ka efu ocu ẹta efu ọdọ 1994.<ref name="allday" /> Efu ọdọ 1993, ọkọ Shonekan [[Ernest Shonekan]], gwugwu uña [[President of Nigeria]]. Margaret Shonekan ch'ukọlọ uña [[First Lady of Nigeria]] ọjọ 82 kw'efu ọjọ ogwu nyẹyọ mẹfa efu ochu ẹjọ ọdọ 1993 tẹ ọjọ ẹgwebie ofu ochu ẹgwaka efu ọdọ 1993.<ref name="allday" /><ref name="allafrica" /> Ugwugwu Shonekan oji ede chẹ k'ọka kẹkẹ alu ki [[Sani Abacha]] chanẹ [[coup]] ta ki du Shonekan kw'oji ede ọjọ ẹkẹgwebie efu ochu ẹgwaka efu ọdọ 1993. Shonekan da wa West African Examinations Council (WAEC) ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ẹlẹ efu ọdọ 1994 uña arọne ogijo.<ref name="allday" /> Ma du ukọlọ ñwu yi WAEC uña Head of National ọjọ ogwu-ẹgwa efu ochu ẹgwaka efu ọdọ 1995,<ref name="allday" /> Shonekan ch'ukọlọ uña Head of National Office yi WAEC kw'ọjọ ogwu-ẹgwa efu ochu ẹgwa efu ọdọ 1995 gbogbo w'iko ki t'ane kw'oji ukọlọ ọjọ ogwu ẹgwa efu ochu ẹla efu ọdọ 2000.<ref name="allday" /> == Ẹtẹ ñwu == {{reflist}}{{S-start}} {{S-hon}} {{Succession box|title=[[First Lady of Nigeria]]|before=[[Maryam Babangida]]|after=[[Maryam Abacha]]|years=26 August 1993 – 17 November 1993}} {{S-end}} {{First Ladies and Gentleman of Nigeria|state=autocollapse}} 9e49g2rw6ta4vabpmrzliilbse92sg3 0 2032 40594 2026-05-05T23:00:10Z Obutuson 910 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian civil servant (1925 – 2013)}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = [[Oba (ruler)#Oloye|Omoba]] | name = Tejumade Alakija | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 17 May 1925 | birth_place = [[Nigeria]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|08||1925|05|17}} | death_place = [[University College Hospital, Ibadan]] | death_cause = | other_nam..." 40594 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant (1925 – 2013)}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = [[Oba (ruler)#Oloye|Omoba]] | name = Tejumade Alakija | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 17 May 1925 | birth_place = [[Nigeria]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|08||1925|05|17}} | death_place = [[University College Hospital, Ibadan]] | death_cause = | other_names = | known_for = | education = she went to primary school in Ile Ife, middle school at Kudeti Girls School Ibadan then to CMS Girls School Lagos to complete her secondary school education. | employer = | occupation = | title = [[Oba (ruler)#Oloye|Omoba]] | height = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Tejumade Alakija'''{{audio|LL-Q34311 (yor)-Abike25-Tejumade Alakija.wav|listen}} (17 May 1925 – August, 2013) was a Nigerian civil servant who rose to be the first female head of [[Oyo State]]'s civil service.<ref name=street/> ==Life== Princess Alakija was born on 17 May 1925 to her father, Sir [[Adesoji Aderemi]], the [[Ooni of Ife]], in Ile-Ife, Oyo State in the south-western part of [[Nigeria]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=vanguard |date=2013-08-23 |title=Alakija, first female Head of Service in Oyo, dies at 88 |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/alakija-first-female-head-of-service-in-oyo-dies-at-88/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-02-11 |newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> She went to Aiyetoro Primary and Central Schools in [[Ile-Ife]], then Kudeti Girls School in Molete, Ibadan for her secondary education.<ref name=":0" /> Furthering her education, Alakija earned a bachelor's degree in history at Westfield College in the [[University of London]], England.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-08-23 |title=Oyo's First Female Head of Service, Princess Tejumade Alakija Dies at 88! |url=https://thestreetjournal.org/oyos-first-female-head-of-service-princess-tejumade-alakija-dies-at-88/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=The Street Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> She trained to be a teacher, and passed her [[Postgraduate Certificate in Education|PGCE]] at [[Oxford University]] between 1950 and 1951, then joined the Nigerian civil service where she was directed to teach.<ref name="Jr.Akyeampong2012">{{cite book|author1=Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.|author2=Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong|author3=Mr. Steven J. Niven|title=Dictionary of African Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39JMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA301|date=2 February 2012|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-538207-5|page=155}}</ref> She started her teaching career at Queen's School, Ede, Osun State, and later transferred to the new Government Girls’ Secondary Grammar School where she worked from 1951 to 1953.<ref name=":0" /> During her career as a teacher, she founded a school named Girls' Secondary Grammar School in 1953. She also worked at the Ministry of Works and Ministry of Trade and Industries as the Assistant Secretary and was appointed as Training Officer-in Charge of the region's Public Service Training Programme and secretary of some important commissions.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ajimobi mourns Tejumade Alakija |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/08/23/ajimobi-mourns-tejumade-alakija/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-02-11 |language=en-US|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> Respectively from 1960 to 1964, and later, she became Chief&nbsp;Investment Officer in the Ministry of Trade and Industries in charge of Industrial Promotions from 1969 to 1972.<ref name=street/> Princess Alakija also served in some key ministries, such as the Ministry of Health as the Deputy Permanent Secretary in 1978, and also in Ministry of Education as Permanent Secretary in 1979, before becoming the head of state civil service in Oyo State.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Adegbite |first=Ademola |date=2023-08-23 |title=Oyo govt celebrates first late female HoS, Alakija |url=https://punchng.com/oyo-govt-celebrates-first-late-female-hos-alakija/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> She rose to be the first female head of [[Oyo State]]'s civil service.<ref name=street/> From 1993 to 1997, she was Pro-Chancellor of the [[University of Abuja]].<ref name="Jr.Akyeampong2012"/> Princess Alakija died in [[University College Hospital, Ibadan]] in 2013.<ref name=street>[http://thestreetjournal.org/2013/08/oyos-first-female-head-of-service-princess-tejumade-alakija-dies-at-88/ Oyo’s First Female Head of Service, Princess Tejumade Alakija Dies at 88!], 23 August 2013, TheStreetJournal.org, Retrieved 15 February 2016</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{Wikiquote}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Alakija, Tejumade}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2013 deaths]] [[Category:Nigerian civil servants]] [[Category:Nigerian women civil servants]] [[Category:20th-century Nigerian educators]] [[Category:Nigerian women educators]] [[Category:Nigerian women academics]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]] [[Category:University of Abuja people]] [[Category:20th-century Nigerian politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Oyo State]] [[Category:Yoruba women educators]] [[Category:Yoruba educators]] [[Category:Yoruba women in politics]] [[Category:Nigerian schoolteachers]] [[Category:History of women in Nigeria]] [[Category:Yoruba princesses]] [[Category:20th-century Nigerian women politicians]] [[Category:Nigerian princesses]] [[Category:St Anne's School, Ibadan alumni]] [[Category:People from Oyo State]] {{OyoNG-politician-stub}} 37ehlj3one6qbn9b8z50xvmvlwlh4kl 40595 40594 2026-05-05T23:01:11Z Obutuson 910 40595 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant (1925 – 2013)}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = [[Oba (ruler)#Oloye|Omoba]] | name = Tejumade Alakija | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 17 May 1925 | birth_place = [[Nigeria]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|08||1925|05|17}} | death_place = [[University College Hospital, Ibadan]] | death_cause = | other_names = | known_for = | education = she went to primary school in Ile Ife, middle school at Kudeti Girls School Ibadan then to CMS Girls School Lagos to complete her secondary school education. | employer = | occupation = | title = [[Oba (ruler)#Oloye|Omoba]] | height = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Tejumade Alakija'''{{audio|LL-Q34311 (yor)-Abike25-Tejumade Alakija.wav|listen}} (17 May 1925 – August, 2013) was a Nigerian civil servant who rose to be the first female head of [[Oyo State]]'s civil service.<ref name=street/> ==Ọlayi == Princess Alakija was born on 17 May 1925 to her father, Sir [[Adesoji Aderemi]], the [[Ooni of Ife]], in Ile-Ife, Oyo State in the south-western part of [[Nigeria]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=vanguard |date=2013-08-23 |title=Alakija, first female Head of Service in Oyo, dies at 88 |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/alakija-first-female-head-of-service-in-oyo-dies-at-88/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-02-11 |newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> She went to Aiyetoro Primary and Central Schools in [[Ile-Ife]], then Kudeti Girls School in Molete, Ibadan for her secondary education.<ref name=":0" /> Furthering her education, Alakija earned a bachelor's degree in history at Westfield College in the [[University of London]], England.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-08-23 |title=Oyo's First Female Head of Service, Princess Tejumade Alakija Dies at 88! |url=https://thestreetjournal.org/oyos-first-female-head-of-service-princess-tejumade-alakija-dies-at-88/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=The Street Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> She trained to be a teacher, and passed her [[Postgraduate Certificate in Education|PGCE]] at [[Oxford University]] between 1950 and 1951, then joined the Nigerian civil service where she was directed to teach.<ref name="Jr.Akyeampong2012">{{cite book|author1=Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.|author2=Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong|author3=Mr. Steven J. Niven|title=Dictionary of African Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39JMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA301|date=2 February 2012|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-538207-5|page=155}}</ref> She started her teaching career at Queen's School, Ede, Osun State, and later transferred to the new Government Girls’ Secondary Grammar School where she worked from 1951 to 1953.<ref name=":0" /> During her career as a teacher, she founded a school named Girls' Secondary Grammar School in 1953. She also worked at the Ministry of Works and Ministry of Trade and Industries as the Assistant Secretary and was appointed as Training Officer-in Charge of the region's Public Service Training Programme and secretary of some important commissions.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ajimobi mourns Tejumade Alakija |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/08/23/ajimobi-mourns-tejumade-alakija/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-02-11 |language=en-US|newspaper=[[P.M. News]]}}</ref> Respectively from 1960 to 1964, and later, she became Chief&nbsp;Investment Officer in the Ministry of Trade and Industries in charge of Industrial Promotions from 1969 to 1972.<ref name=street/> Princess Alakija also served in some key ministries, such as the Ministry of Health as the Deputy Permanent Secretary in 1978, and also in Ministry of Education as Permanent Secretary in 1979, before becoming the head of state civil service in Oyo State.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Adegbite |first=Ademola |date=2023-08-23 |title=Oyo govt celebrates first late female HoS, Alakija |url=https://punchng.com/oyo-govt-celebrates-first-late-female-hos-alakija/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |newspaper=[[The Punch]]|language=en-US}}</ref> She rose to be the first female head of [[Oyo State]]'s civil service.<ref name=street/> From 1993 to 1997, she was Pro-Chancellor of the [[University of Abuja]].<ref name="Jr.Akyeampong2012"/> Princess Alakija died in [[University College Hospital, Ibadan]] in 2013.<ref name=street>[http://thestreetjournal.org/2013/08/oyos-first-female-head-of-service-princess-tejumade-alakija-dies-at-88/ Oyo’s First Female Head of Service, Princess Tejumade Alakija Dies at 88!], 23 August 2013, TheStreetJournal.org, Retrieved 15 February 2016</ref> ==Ẹtẹ nwu == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{Wikiquote}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Alakija, Tejumade}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2013 deaths]] [[Category:Nigerian civil servants]] [[Category:Nigerian women civil servants]] [[Category:20th-century Nigerian educators]] [[Category:Nigerian women educators]] [[Category:Nigerian women academics]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]] [[Category:University of Abuja people]] [[Category:20th-century Nigerian politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from Oyo State]] [[Category:Yoruba women educators]] [[Category:Yoruba educators]] [[Category:Yoruba women in politics]] [[Category:Nigerian schoolteachers]] [[Category:History of women in Nigeria]] [[Category:Yoruba princesses]] [[Category:20th-century Nigerian women politicians]] [[Category:Nigerian princesses]] [[Category:St Anne's School, Ibadan alumni]] [[Category:People from Oyo State]] {{OyoNG-politician-stub}} fnkdn8bagiokj7wofmskfh0uwys1yeg 0 2033 40613 2026-05-06T03:49:30Z Austinea3 116 Created page with " == Early life and education == Shehu was born in Nigeria on 15 October 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10..." 40613 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu was born in Nigeria on 15 October 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> He completed his high school education in Government Secondary School Dengi in Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> Upon finishing high school, he continued his higher education at [[Ahmadu Bello University]], studying International Studies and graduated in 1988. He also earned a master's degree in international relations at the University of Abuja in 1997 and a PhD in criminology at the University of Hong Kong in 2003. In 2015, he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> 8xze29ya2ia6idzub03tyditr8wc1qp 40614 40613 2026-05-06T03:51:35Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life and education */ 40614 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ was born in Nigeria on 15 October 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> He completed his high school education in Government Secondary School Dengi in Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> Upon finishing high school, he continued his higher education at [[Ahmadu Bello University]], studying International Studies and graduated in 1988. He also earned a master's degree in international relations at the University of Abuja in 1997 and a PhD in criminology at the University of Hong Kong in 2003. In 2015, he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> 1h9cwoxzd8uqe6h4bz69kdlcj5neil2 40615 40614 2026-05-06T04:03:11Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life and education */ 40615 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi kpa, He completed his high school education in Government Secondary School Dengi in Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> Upon finishing high school, he continued his higher education at [[Ahmadu Bello University]], studying International Studies and graduated in 1988. He also earned a master's degree in international relations at the University of Abuja in 1997 and a PhD in criminology at the University of Hong Kong in 2003. In 2015, he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> 54zrr7svb8kg4hf8yroris932ie0ojz 40616 40615 2026-05-06T04:04:54Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life and education */ 40616 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi kpa kwî Dengi efu in Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> Upon finishing high school, he continued his higher education at [[Ahmadu Bello University]], studying International Studies and graduated in 1988. He also earned a master's degree in international relations at the University of Abuja in 1997 and a PhD in criminology at the University of Hong Kong in 2003. In 2015, he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> i0dx3fnqhui20gsh9qme4c1wlrx44ks 40617 40616 2026-05-06T04:10:40Z Austinea3 116 /* Early life and education */ 40617 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî Upon finishing high school, he continued his higher education at [[Ahmadu Bello University]], studying International Studies and graduated in 1988. He also earned a master's degree in international relations at the University of Abuja in 1997 and a PhD in criminology at the University of Hong Kong in 2003. In 2015, he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> 7l0nltsvd44i8muh82cjhbb4kr8n5da 40618 40617 2026-05-06T04:11:42Z Austinea3 116 40618 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]], studying International Studies and graduated in 1988. He also earned a master's degree in international relations at the University of Abuja in 1997 and a PhD in criminology at the University of Hong Kong in 2003. In 2015, he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> 70l3bb1473889jc9piyqku7i9o7yuue 40623 40618 2026-05-06T07:12:26Z Austinea3 116 40623 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]],I kọchẹ k’ojale ojuma ane kpai ewo, i mu kpa kpa nwu l’ọdọ 1988. I mu kpa kpa Masters nwu n’ọna ojuma ane kpai ewo uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule Abuja.” studying International Studies and graduated in 1988. He also earned a master's degree in international relations at the University of Abuja in 1997 and a PhD in criminology at the University of Hong Kong in 2003. In 2015, he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> gyra4ufxjy00dh8rgvaiuf9bi0gn5xv 40624 40623 2026-05-06T07:18:15Z Austinea3 116 40624 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]],I kọchẹ k’ojale ojuma ane kpai ewo, i mu kpa kpa nwu l’ọdọ 1988. I mu kpa kpa Masters dîgîrî nwu n’ọna ojuma ane kpai ewo uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule Abuja efu ọdọ 1997 and a PhD in criminology at the University of Hong Kong in 2003. In 2015, he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> eruiagq9ehxlnxn97ezvhfaf7tp8q6z 40626 40624 2026-05-06T07:27:43Z Austinea3 116 40626 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]],I kọchẹ k’ojale ojuma ane kpai ewo, i mu kpa kpa nwu l’ọdọ 1988. I mu kpa kpa Masters dîgîrî nwu n’ọna ojuma ane kpai ewo uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule Abuja efu ọdọ 1997 kpaî î nî and a PhD nwu efu Ukọchẹ Criminology uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule kî dî ojîane Hong Kong.”in criminology at the University of Hong Kong in 2003. In 2015, he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> gbkfdocc2xgpjbp1sl9gkzatwtvphhm 40627 40626 2026-05-06T07:29:01Z Austinea3 116 40627 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]],I kọchẹ k’ojale ojuma ane kpai ewo, i mu kpa kpa nwu l’ọdọ 1988. I mu kpa kpa Masters dîgîrî nwu n’ọna ojuma ane kpai ewo uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule Abuja efu ọdọ 1997 kpaî î nî PhD nwu efu Ukọchẹ Criminology uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule kî dî ojîane Hong Kong efu ọdọ 2003. In 2015, he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> f9xkooaamzga7vei1fehd4lj5roea00 40628 40627 2026-05-06T07:32:24Z Austinea3 116 40628 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]],I kọchẹ k’ojale ojuma ane kpai ewo, i mu kpa kpa nwu l’ọdọ 1988. I mu kpa kpa Masters dîgîrî nwu n’ọna ojuma ane kpai ewo uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule Abuja efu ọdọ 1997 kpaî î nî PhD nwu efu Ukọchẹ Criminology uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule kî dî ojîane Hong Kong efu ọdọ 2003.efu ọdọ In 2015, î nî próféssor efu crîmînolọgî kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî he gained a professor title in criminology from the [[National Open University of Nigeria]] in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> pz23x1p1fyycj7ptgnnykghkdv9wc9p 40629 40628 2026-05-06T07:33:41Z Austinea3 116 40629 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]],I kọchẹ k’ojale ojuma ane kpai ewo, i mu kpa kpa nwu l’ọdọ 1988. I mu kpa kpa Masters dîgîrî nwu n’ọna ojuma ane kpai ewo uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule Abuja efu ọdọ 1997 kpaî î nî PhD nwu efu Ukọchẹ Criminology uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule kî dî ojîane Hong Kong efu ọdọ 2003.efu ọdọ In 2015, î nî próféssor efu crîmînolọgî kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[National Open University of Nigeria]] éfu ọdọ in 2015.<ref name="RUS" /> Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> gpqmd7083o5sjnp61zbwpeipifnpuip 40630 40629 2026-05-06T07:39:25Z Austinea3 116 40630 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]],I kọchẹ k’ojale ojuma ane kpai ewo, i mu kpa kpa nwu l’ọdọ 1988. I mu kpa kpa Masters dîgîrî nwu n’ọna ojuma ane kpai ewo uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule Abuja efu ọdọ 1997 kpaî î nî PhD nwu efu Ukọchẹ Criminology uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule kî dî ojîane Hong Kong efu ọdọ 2003.efu ọdọ In 2015, î nî próféssor efu crîmînolọgî kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[National Open University of Nigeria]] éfu ọdọ 2015.<ref name="RUS" />ǔbi ukọchẹ ọtakida ki kọchẹ kpa, Shehu mu d’ọla nwu d’ofu ukọchẹ amẹñwu ẹche k’alu m’ẹñwu, dab’u Financial Action Task Force.”Apart from formal education, Shehu also enrolled in several trainings such as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> nynduz6cj0kqzzhsc7pa0iy5g65gzii 40632 40630 2026-05-06T07:41:29Z Austinea3 116 40632 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]],I kọchẹ k’ojale ojuma ane kpai ewo, i mu kpa kpa nwu l’ọdọ 1988. I mu kpa kpa Masters dîgîrî nwu n’ọna ojuma ane kpai ewo uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule Abuja efu ọdọ 1997 kpaî î nî PhD nwu efu Ukọchẹ Criminology uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule kî dî ojîane Hong Kong efu ọdọ 2003.efu ọdọ In 2015, î nî próféssor efu crîmînolọgî kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[National Open University of Nigeria]] éfu ọdọ 2015.<ref name="RUS" />ǔbi ukọchẹ ọtakida ki kọchẹ kpa, Shehu mu d’ọla nwu d’ofu ukọchẹ amẹñwu ẹche k’alu m’ẹñwu, dab’u Financial Action Task Force. (FATF) Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> ab3ubyhwzfau60xi6j6lvwo6wdpugu4 40633 40632 2026-05-06T07:43:58Z Austinea3 116 40633 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]],I kọchẹ k’ojale ojuma ane kpai ewo, i mu kpa kpa nwu l’ọdọ 1988. I mu kpa kpa Masters dîgîrî nwu n’ọna ojuma ane kpai ewo uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule Abuja efu ọdọ 1997 kpaî î nî PhD nwu efu Ukọchẹ Criminology uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule kî dî ojîane Hong Kong efu ọdọ 2003.efu ọdọ In 2015, î nî próféssor efu crîmînolọgî kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[National Open University of Nigeria]] éfu ọdọ 2015.<ref name="RUS" />ǔbi ukọchẹ ọtakida ki kọchẹ kpa, Shehu mu d’ọla nwu d’ofu ukọchẹ amẹñwu ẹche k’alu m’ẹñwu, dab’u Financial Action Task Force. (FATF) Ukọchẹ efu ewọ Training in Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> t4mffh3w18vem028su9tm4snc54w7vq 40634 40633 2026-05-06T07:44:20Z Austinea3 116 40634 wikitext text/x-wiki == Early life and education == Shehu ma ché bî efu ọjọ ko'chu ẹ́kẹ́gwa nolu mẹ́gwẹ́lu efu ọdọ 1963.<ref name="RUS">{{cite web|last1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|first1=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|title=The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with concurrent accreditation to Belarus|url=https://nigerianembassy.ru/the-mission/his-excellency-the-ambassador/|website=nigerianembassy.ru|publisher=Embassy of Nigeria in the Russian Federation|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> î chu Ukọchẹ Îsakulu k’atule kwî efu Îsakulu yî goméntì ẹ́dọmẹ́gwajî nwi chekpa kwî Dengi efu Dengi.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|last1=Daily Trust|first1=Daily Trust|title=Old boys donate equipment to Plateau Specialist Hospital|url=https://dailytrust.com/old-boys-donate-equipment-to-plateau-specialist-hospital/|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]|access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref> dábalu kî Îsakulu yî átà chekpa Î ńọ́ lé gbo-gba efu Úkọchẹ unyî Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[Ahmadu Bello University]],I kọchẹ k’ojale ojuma ane kpai ewo, i mu kpa kpa nwu l’ọdọ 1988. I mu kpa kpa Masters dîgîrî nwu n’ọna ojuma ane kpai ewo uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule Abuja efu ọdọ 1997 kpaî î nî PhD nwu efu Ukọchẹ Criminology uñyi ukọchẹ k’atule kî dî ojîane Hong Kong efu ọdọ 2003.efu ọdọ In 2015, î nî próféssor efu crîmînolọgî kwî Unyi Úkọchẹ Îsakulu yî [[National Open University of Nigeria]] éfu ọdọ 2015.<ref name="RUS" />ǔbi ukọchẹ ọtakida ki kọchẹ kpa, Shehu mu d’ọla nwu d’ofu ukọchẹ amẹñwu ẹche k’alu m’ẹñwu, dab’u Financial Action Task Force. (FATF) Ukọchẹ efu ewọ Hong Kong (2007), Programme and Projects Management Course in London (2008), International Anti-Corruption Professional Certificate Course in London (2011), and Programme for Leadership Development organized by [[Harvard Business School]] (2011–2012).<ref name="RUS" /> ddaqbufn1jikm3dhqix286m8gtr2wv1 0 2034 40631 2026-05-06T07:40:47Z Charipearl 51 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}'''Okino Moses Ado''' is a Nigerian politician from [[Kogi State]], born in August 1949. He represented the Ajaokuta Federal Constituency in the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly]] from 2003 to 2007, as a member of the [[All Nigeria Peoples Party]] (ANPP). Additionally, he has held various roles, including Commissioner for Education in 1991, Commissioner for Information in 1996, and Commissioner for Youth and Sports..." 40631 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}'''Okino Moses Ado''' is a Nigerian politician from [[Kogi State]], born in August 1949. He represented the Ajaokuta Federal Constituency in the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly]] from 2003 to 2007, as a member of the [[All Nigeria Peoples Party]] (ANPP). Additionally, he has held various roles, including Commissioner for Education in 1991, Commissioner for Information in 1996, and Commissioner for Youth and Sports from 1999 to 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-10-20|title=House of Representatives Member {{!}} Honourable Okino Moses Ado|url=http://nassnig.org/House/Personaldata/Kogi/okino.htm|access-date=2025-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020133929/http://nassnig.org/House/Personaldata/Kogi/okino.htm|archive-date=2007-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-12-21|title=The House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria|url=http://www.nassnig.org/House/RepMembers2.htm|access-date=2025-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221092347/http://www.nassnig.org/House/RepMembers2.htm|archive-date=2007-12-21}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Kogi-politician-stub}} puh342ybzgwtcb0vxrgw0d45pogehr2 40635 40631 2026-05-06T08:03:04Z Charipearl 51 40635 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}'''Okino Moses Ado''' chẹnẹ Naijiria ki arule uja-ibe ki kwi [[Kogi State]], ku ma bi efu ochu ẹjo efu ọdọ 1949. I chẹnẹ ki k'oji Ajaokuta Federal Constituency efu [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly]] kw'efu ọdọ 2003 t'efu ọdọ 2007, i chẹnẹ ka efu ujọ abo [[All Nigeria Peoples Party]] (ANPP). Manyi i dẹ uña wewe efu kw'ubi u chẹ ka che Commissioner for Education efu ọdọ 1991, Commissioner for Information efu ọdọ 1996, manyi Commissioner for Youth and Sports kw'efu ọdọ 1999 t'efu ọdọ 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-10-20|title=House of Representatives Member {{!}} Honourable Okino Moses Ado|url=http://nassnig.org/House/Personaldata/Kogi/okino.htm|access-date=2025-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020133929/http://nassnig.org/House/Personaldata/Kogi/okino.htm|archive-date=2007-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-12-21|title=The House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria|url=http://www.nassnig.org/House/RepMembers2.htm|access-date=2025-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221092347/http://www.nassnig.org/House/RepMembers2.htm|archive-date=2007-12-21}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ ñwu == {{reflist}}{{Kogi-politician-stub}} 3j8aeyit8vhefnmi57kpcrsn591mwtf 0 2035 40636 2026-05-06T08:05:43Z Charipearl 51 Created page with "{{short description|Nigerian public servant|bot=PearBOT 5}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=|name=Adolphus Aghughu|honorific_suffix=|image=Adolphus Aghughu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|order=|office=Former Auditor-General for the Federation|term_start={{start date|2021|01|26|df=y}}|term_end={{end date|2022|09|07|df=y}}|predecessor=[[Anthony Ayine]]|successor=|order2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|office2=Director of Audit|term_sta..." 40636 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian public servant|bot=PearBOT 5}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=|name=Adolphus Aghughu|honorific_suffix=|image=Adolphus Aghughu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|order=|office=Former Auditor-General for the Federation|term_start={{start date|2021|01|26|df=y}}|term_end={{end date|2022|09|07|df=y}}|predecessor=[[Anthony Ayine]]|successor=|order2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|office2=Director of Audit|term_start2={{start date|2016|01|01|df=y}}|term_end2={{end date|2021|01|26|df=y}}|alongside2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|vice_president2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|vice_prime_minister2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|deputy2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|lieutenant2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|monarch2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|president2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|prime_minister2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|governor2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|succeeding2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|predecessor2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|successor2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|constituency2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|majority2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|birth_name=Adolphus Aghughu Arhotomhenla|birth_date={{birth date and age|1962|09|07|df=y}}|birth_place=Idima Ewatto, [[Esan South-East]], [[Edo State]]|death_date=<!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) -->|death_place=|other_names=|occupation=[[Public servant]]|known_for=|alma_mater=[[Ambrose Alli University]], [[University of Benin (Nigeria)]]|footnotes=}} '''Adolphus Aghughu Arhotomhenla''' (born 7 September 1962 in [[Edo State]], [[Nigeria]]) is a Nigerian public servant. He was the [[Auditor General]] for the [[Federal Government of Nigeria|Federation]] <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/02/senate-confirms-adolphus-as-auditor-general-for-the-federation|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Senate confirms Adolphus as Auditor-General for the Federation - Vanguard|date=2021-02-17|access-date=2021-03-12|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/438945-buhari-appoints-auditor-general-frc-chairman.html|title=Buhari appoints Auditor-General, FRC chairman|date=2021-01-27|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/buhari-appoints-auditor-general-frc-boss/|title=Buhari appoints auditor-general, FRC boss|date=2021-01-27|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/01/26/buhari-nominates-aghughu-as-auditor-general-of-the-federation/|title=Buhari Nominates Aghughu as Auditor General of the Federation|date=2021-01-26|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US|newspaper=[[This Day]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://afrosai-e.org.za/2021/02/25/sai-nigeria-welcomes-new-auditor-general-mr-adolphus-aghughu/|title=SAI Nigeria welcomes new Auditor General, Mr Adolphus Aghughu - Afrosai-e|date=2021-02-25|work=Afrosai-e(Institution of Auditors-General from English-speaking African countries)|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thecable.ng/senate-confirms-aghughu-adolphus-as-auditor-general-for-the-federation|title=Senate confirms Aghughu Adolphus as auditor-general - TheCable|date=2021-02-17|access-date=2021-03-12|language=en-US|newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref> and chairperson, [[African Union]] Board of External Auditors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/nigerias-auditor-general-emerges-au-board-of-external-auditors-chair/gl2ez28|title=Nigeria's Auditor-General emerges AU Board of External Auditors Chair - Pulse.ng|date=2021-02-25|access-date=2021-03-12|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/auditor-general-queries-multibillion-naira-irregularities-in-npa-accounts/|title=Auditor-General queries multibillion-naira irregularities in NPA accounts|date=2021-06-26|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Adolphus is a graduate of economics from Bendel State University now [[Ambrose Alli University]], [[Ekpoma]], Bendel State (Now [[Edo State]]) Nigeria in 1986. He performed his National Youth Service [[National Youth Service Corps]] (NYSC) in [[Kano State]] in 1987. He obtained a Master in (Economics) Money and Banking from the [[University of Benin (Nigeria)]], Benin City Nigeria in 1997. He is currently a part-time PhD student (Environmental Resource Management) with effect from 2017 at the School of Postgraduate Studies, [[Nasarawa State University]] [[Keffi]], Nigeria. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gazettengr.com/profile-aghughu-adolphus-newly-confirmed-auditor-general-of-the-federation/|location=Abuja, Nigeria|title=Profile: Aghughu Adolphus, newly confirmed Auditor-General of the Federation|date=2021-02-17|access-date=2021-11-30|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Peoples Gazette]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.afrosaiwgea.africa/index.php/about/chairman-afrosai-wgea/|title=President AFROSAI WGEA|work=AFROSAI WGEA|access-date=2021-11-30|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130125639/https://www.afrosaiwgea.africa/index.php/about/chairman-afrosai-wgea/|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gbetutv.com/about-mr-aghughu-arhotomhenla-adolphus-jp-fcna/|title=About Mr. Aghughu Arhotomhenla Adolphus (JP), FCNA|date=2021-01-27|work=Gbetu Tv|access-date=2021-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref> == Professional career == He began his working career in 1980 as a teacher with Bendel State Government (now [[Edo State]] Government) and then became an Accountant with Edo State Government in 1988. He became an Auditor with the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation in 1992. He was promoted to the rank of Director of Audit with effect from January 1, 2016, by the [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)]] and was a candidate up to the final stage for the Post of Federal Permanent Secretary examination 2018 and 2019.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Adolphus is a Fellow of the [[Certified National Accountant]] of Nigeria, a fellow of the [[Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria]] (FCTI) and a member of the [[Nigerian Institute of Management]] (Chartered).{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Mr. Adolphus Aghughu retired from the civil service on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at the age of 60.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oaugf.ng/mr-aghughu-adolphus-a-jp-fcna|title=Mr. Aghughu Adolphus A. (JP), FCNA|work=Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation|access-date=2022-09-08|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/fg-shops-for-new-auditor-general-among-directors/|title=FG shops for new Auditor-General among directors|date=2022-08-17|access-date=2022-09-08|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} feeos52p6ihphc4ogzn2gvqkg53m1ks 40637 40636 2026-05-06T08:24:25Z Charipearl 51 40637 wikitext text/x-wiki {{short description|Nigerian public servant|bot=PearBOT 5}}{{Infobox officeholder|honorific_prefix=|name=Adolphus Aghughu|honorific_suffix=|image=Adolphus Aghughu.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=|order=|office=Former Auditor-General for the Federation|term_start={{start date|2021|01|26|df=y}}|term_end={{end date|2022|09|07|df=y}}|predecessor=[[Anthony Ayine]]|successor=|order2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|office2=Director of Audit|term_start2={{start date|2016|01|01|df=y}}|term_end2={{end date|2021|01|26|df=y}}|alongside2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|vice_president2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|vice_prime_minister2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|deputy2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|lieutenant2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|monarch2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|president2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|prime_minister2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|governor2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|succeeding2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|predecessor2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|successor2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|constituency2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|majority2=<!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->|birth_name=Adolphus Aghughu Arhotomhenla|birth_date={{birth date and age|1962|09|07|df=y}}|birth_place=Idima Ewatto, [[Esan South-East]], [[Edo State]]|death_date=<!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) -->|death_place=|other_names=|occupation=[[Public servant]]|known_for=|alma_mater=[[Ambrose Alli University]], [[University of Benin (Nigeria)]]|footnotes=}} '''Adolphus Aghughu Arhotomhenla''' (ma bi ọjọ ẹkẹbie efu ochu ẹla efu ọdọ 1962 efu [[Edo State]], [[Nigeria]]) chẹnẹ Naijiria ki che public servant. Oñwu che [[Auditor General]] ñwu [[Federal Government of Nigeria|Federation]] <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/02/senate-confirms-adolphus-as-auditor-general-for-the-federation|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Senate confirms Adolphus as Auditor-General for the Federation - Vanguard|date=2021-02-17|access-date=2021-03-12|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/438945-buhari-appoints-auditor-general-frc-chairman.html|title=Buhari appoints Auditor-General, FRC chairman|date=2021-01-27|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/buhari-appoints-auditor-general-frc-boss/|title=Buhari appoints auditor-general, FRC boss|date=2021-01-27|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/01/26/buhari-nominates-aghughu-as-auditor-general-of-the-federation/|title=Buhari Nominates Aghughu as Auditor General of the Federation|date=2021-01-26|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US|newspaper=[[This Day]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://afrosai-e.org.za/2021/02/25/sai-nigeria-welcomes-new-auditor-general-mr-adolphus-aghughu/|title=SAI Nigeria welcomes new Auditor General, Mr Adolphus Aghughu - Afrosai-e|date=2021-02-25|work=Afrosai-e(Institution of Auditors-General from English-speaking African countries)|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thecable.ng/senate-confirms-aghughu-adolphus-as-auditor-general-for-the-federation|title=Senate confirms Aghughu Adolphus as auditor-general - TheCable|date=2021-02-17|access-date=2021-03-12|language=en-US|newspaper=[[TheCable]]}}</ref> manyi arọne agboji [[African Union]] Board of External Auditors kw'ubi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/nigerias-auditor-general-emerges-au-board-of-external-auditors-chair/gl2ez28|title=Nigeria's Auditor-General emerges AU Board of External Auditors Chair - Pulse.ng|date=2021-02-25|access-date=2021-03-12|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Pulse Nigeria]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/auditor-general-queries-multibillion-naira-irregularities-in-npa-accounts/|title=Auditor-General queries multibillion-naira irregularities in NPA accounts|date=2021-06-26|access-date=2021-11-08|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> == Abakwanẹ ọlayi ñwu kpai ukọchẹ == Adolphus chẹnẹ ki ch'ukọchẹ economics kwi Bendel State University ku ma dọ [[Ambrose Alli University]], [[Ekpoma]], Bendel State abajọ-i ( [[Edo State]]) Nigeria efu ọdọ 1986. I che National Youth Service [[National Youth Service Corps]] (NYSC) efewo [[Kano State]] efu ọdọ 1987. I nẹ ọtakada Master ñwu efu (Economics) Money and Banking kwi [[University of Benin (Nigeria)]], Benin City Nigeria efu ọdọ 1997. Ya ch'ukọchẹ PhD efu (Environmental Resource Management) i ch'anẹ kwefu ọdọ 2017 yi School of Postgraduate Studies, [[Nasarawa State University]] [[Keffi]], Nigeria. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gazettengr.com/profile-aghughu-adolphus-newly-confirmed-auditor-general-of-the-federation/|location=Abuja, Nigeria|title=Profile: Aghughu Adolphus, newly confirmed Auditor-General of the Federation|date=2021-02-17|access-date=2021-11-30|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Peoples Gazette]]}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.afrosaiwgea.africa/index.php/about/chairman-afrosai-wgea/|title=President AFROSAI WGEA|work=AFROSAI WGEA|access-date=2021-11-30|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130125639/https://www.afrosaiwgea.africa/index.php/about/chairman-afrosai-wgea/|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gbetutv.com/about-mr-aghughu-arhotomhenla-adolphus-jp-fcna/|title=About Mr. Aghughu Arhotomhenla Adolphus (JP), FCNA|date=2021-01-27|work=Gbetu Tv|access-date=2021-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref> == Ukọlọ ki ache == I chanẹ eche ukọlọ ak'onẹ ẹñwu efu ọdọ 1980 yi Bendel State Government (ko che [[Edo State]] Government abajọ-i) i che ak'aluka-ọkọ kpai Edo State Government efu ọdọ 1988. I ñọ chẹ Auditor yi Office Auditor-General ñwi Federation efu ọdọ 1992. Ma du uña ñwu ny'ọgba ki che Director of Audit i chanẹ ọjọ ejodudu efu ochu ejodudu ọdọ 2016, yi [[Federal Civil Service Commission (Nigeria)]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} Adolphus chẹnẹ ka efu [[Certified National Accountant]] yi Nigeria, ẹnẹ ka efu [[Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria]] (FCTI) manyi ẹnẹ ka efu [[Nigerian Institute of Management]] (Chartered).{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Mr. Adolphus Aghughu tanẹ kw'ukọlọ ẹnẹfu ọjọ Wednesday, ọjọ ẹkebie efu ochu ẹla efu ọdọ 2022, ẹgba ki ch'ọdọ 60.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oaugf.ng/mr-aghughu-adolphus-a-jp-fcna|title=Mr. Aghughu Adolphus A. (JP), FCNA|work=Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation|access-date=2022-09-08|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://punchng.com/fg-shops-for-new-auditor-general-among-directors/|title=FG shops for new Auditor-General among directors|date=2022-08-17|access-date=2022-09-08|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Punch]]}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ ñwu == {{reflist}} bkyr3i5a3ac7ntjmqyexx6q79fmh0ou 0 2036 40638 2026-05-06T08:27:32Z Charipearl 51 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}'''Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu'''{{Audio|LL-Q34311 (yor)-Abike25-Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu.wav|Listen}} is a Nigerian politician from Kogi State, born in July 1953. He served as the representative for the Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency in the National Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He has held positions as the Commissioner for Finance and the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Kwara State...." 40638 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}'''Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu'''{{Audio|LL-Q34311 (yor)-Abike25-Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu.wav|Listen}} is a Nigerian politician from Kogi State, born in July 1953. He served as the representative for the Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency in the National Assembly from 2003 to 2007 as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He has held positions as the Commissioner for Finance and the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Kwara State.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-10-20|title=House of Representatives Member {{!}} Honourable Musa Ahmadu|url=http://nassnig.org/House/Personaldata/Kogi/ahmadu.htm|access-date=2025-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020133859/http://nassnig.org/House/Personaldata/Kogi/ahmadu.htm|archive-date=20 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-12-21|title=The House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria|url=http://www.nassnig.org/House/RepMembers2.htm|access-date=2025-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221092347/http://www.nassnig.org/House/RepMembers2.htm|archive-date=21 December 2007}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}}{{Kogi-politician-stub}} r8i0an7rpta3jqphv4f16pr4v98fmv9 40639 40638 2026-05-06T08:33:01Z Charipearl 51 40639 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian politician}}'''Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu'''{{Audio|LL-Q34311 (yor)-Abike25-Musa Ibrahim Ahmadu.wav|Listen}} chẹnẹ Naijiria ki arule uja-ibe ki kwi Kogi State, ku ma bi efu ochu ebie efi ọdọ 1953. I chẹnẹ ki k'oji Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency efu National Assembly kw'efu ọdọ 2003 t'efu ọdọ 2007 uña ẹnẹ ka efu ujọ Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). I dẹ uña Commissioner for Finance manyi Commissioner for Commerce and Industry efu Kwara State kw'ubi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-10-20|title=House of Representatives Member {{!}} Honourable Musa Ahmadu|url=http://nassnig.org/House/Personaldata/Kogi/ahmadu.htm|access-date=2025-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020133859/http://nassnig.org/House/Personaldata/Kogi/ahmadu.htm|archive-date=20 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-12-21|title=The House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria|url=http://www.nassnig.org/House/RepMembers2.htm|access-date=2025-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221092347/http://www.nassnig.org/House/RepMembers2.htm|archive-date=21 December 2007}}</ref> == Ẹtẹ ñwu == {{reflist}}{{Kogi-politician-stub}} g1rwime2iehtnhxsadn4vkgms3ctual 0 2037 40640 2026-05-06T08:35:14Z Charipearl 51 Created page with "{{Short description|Nigerian civil servant (1936–2023)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}{{Infobox person|name=Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi|honorific_suffix=[[Order of the Federal Republic|OFR]]|image=|image_size=|caption=|birth_name=Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi|birth_date={{birth date|df=yes|1936|5|10}}|birth_place=[[Abeokuta]], [[Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|df=yes|2023|8|29|1936|5|10}}|death_place=[[Ibadan]], [[Oyo State]], Nigeria|..." 40640 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|Nigerian civil servant (1936–2023)}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}{{Infobox person|name=Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi|honorific_suffix=[[Order of the Federal Republic|OFR]]|image=|image_size=|caption=|birth_name=Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi|birth_date={{birth date|df=yes|1936|5|10}}|birth_place=[[Abeokuta]], [[Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria]]|death_date={{death date and age|df=yes|2023|8|29|1936|5|10}}|death_place=[[Ibadan]], [[Oyo State]], Nigeria|occupation=Electrical engineer, retired Nigerian civil servant|website=|years_active=1958–2023|other_names=Michael}}'''Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi''' [[Order of the Federal Republic|OFR]] (10 May 1936 – 29 August 2023) was a Nigerian civil servant who was best known for designing [[Flag of Nigeria|Nigeria's national flag]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 June 2021|title=Akinkunmi unveils world’s largest flag in Ibadan|url=https://guardian.ng/news/akinkunmi-unveils-worlds-largest-flag-in-ibadan/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=[[The Guardian (Nigeria)|The Guardian]]|language=en-US}}</ref> He was commonly referred to as '''Mr. Flag Man'''.{{r|Aderinto 2017 p. 113}} == Early life and career == Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi was born in [[Ibadan]], of Yoruba origin, the older of a set of twins. He lived with his father until he was 8 years old before he relocated to the Northern part of Nigeria. He began his early education in the North.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Among all the houses on Emerald Street, Dugbe, Ibadan, Oyo State, Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's house stands out! Its uniqueness is neither because it is the most beautiful, nor the most expensive with the state-of-the-art facilities. {{!}} Encomium Magazine|url=https://encomium.ng/nigerias-flag-designer-pa-taiwo-akinkunmi-77-finds-joy-in-old-age/|language=en-US|access-date=16 May 2020|archive-date=26 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026163706/https://encomium.ng/nigerias-flag-designer-pa-taiwo-akinkunmi-77-finds-joy-in-old-age/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After his father's retirement, he came down to the West and was re-enrolled at Baptist Day School, Idi-Ikan in Ibadan. He finished from [[Baptist Day School Idi-kan]] in 1949, and proceeded to [[Ibadan Grammar School]] (IGS) in 1950 where he enjoyed a very good education. Akinkunmi left IGS in 1955 and took an appointment as an agriculturist at the Western Region Secretariat in Ibadan as a civil servant. He would then work some years before gaining admission to the Norwood Technical College, currently known as [[Lambeth College]] in London where he studied electrical engineering.{{r|(Nigeria) 1991 p. 167}} While studying there, he designed the Nigerian Flag. He returned to Nigeria in 1963 and went back to the agricultural department at the secretariat in Ibadan to continue where he stopped.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Among all the houses on Emerald Street, Dugbe, Ibadan, Oyo State, Pa Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi's house stands out! Its uniqueness is neither because it is the most beautiful, nor the most expensive with the state-of-the-art facilities. {{!}} Encomium Magazine|url=https://encomium.ng/nigerias-flag-designer-pa-taiwo-akinkunmi-77-finds-joy-in-old-age/|language=en-US|access-date=16 May 2020|archive-date=26 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026163706/https://encomium.ng/nigerias-flag-designer-pa-taiwo-akinkunmi-77-finds-joy-in-old-age/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He worked as a civil servant until 1994, when hired as Assistant Superintendent of Agriculture. He was honoured as an Officer of the [[Order of the Federal Republic]] (OFR) and honorary life presidential adviser on 29 September 1994 at the [[Abuja Conference Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Designer of Nigerian Flag, Steward, Driver, Traffic Warden Bag National Honours|url=https://tell.ng/designer-nigerian-flag-steward-driver-traffic-warden-bag-national-honours/|last=Perishable|website=TELL|language=en-US|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> == Designing Nigeria's national flag == Akinkunmi entered the competition which he came across in a library. In his own words, "I took details of what is [to be] expected to design a flag that would be used by a country that was about to witness [its] independence. I took part in the competition and my design was selected as the best in the year 1958."{{r|Ismail Roxario 2001 p. 5}} In 2021, Akinkunmi unveiled the world’s largest national flag in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 June 2021|title=Designer of Nigeria's flag, Akinkunmi, unveils world’s largest flag in Ibadan|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/designer-of-nigerias-flag-akinkunmi-unveils-worlds-largest-flag-in-ibadan/|access-date=27 April 2022|newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> {{gallery|File:Flag of Nigeria (original proposal).svg|Akinkunmi's Original design|File:Flag of Nigeria.svg|Final design|mode=nolines|align=center|whitebg=no|height=90}} == Personal life and death == Akinkunmi was married with a wife and had children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://noblegistonline.blogspot.com/2018/02/biography-of-mr-flag-man-taiwo-akinkunmi.html|title=Biography of Mr Flag Man, Taiwo Akinkunmi|last=TopNews|website=Boomentertainment|access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref> He died on 29 August 2023, at the age of 87 after a brief illness.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tosin|first=Alamu|date=30 August 2023|title=Who is Taiwo Akinkunmi: History of Nigerian Flag Designer|url=https://www.ngnews247.com/who-is-taiwo-akinkunmi-history-of-nigerian-flag-designer/|access-date=30 August 2023|website=NGNews247|language=en-UK}}</ref> Despite promises by the federal government to hold a [[state funeral]] for him, no such ceremony was held, and the Oyo State government decided instead to help arrange the funeral scheduled in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aderogba|first=Blessing|date=4 September 2024|title=Why Nigeria’s ‘Mr Flag Man’ has waited a year to be buried|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn270xrj6o|access-date=4 September 2024|website=BBC|language=en-UK}}</ref> == References == <references><ref name="Aderinto 2017 p. 113">{{cite book|last=Aderinto|first=S.|title=African Kingdoms: An Encyclopedia of Empires and Civilizations|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2017|isbn=978-1-61069-580-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NZAwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA113|access-date=12 February 2018|page=113|quote=Taiwo Akinkunmi and the Nigerian Flag Born in 1936 and a lifelong civil servant of Ibadan, Akinkunmi is easily most famous for designing the Nigerian national flag. Only 23 years old at the time and studying abroad in London, Akinkunmi was prompted by a newspaper advertisement to enter the competition. His winning design earned him £100 and the nickname "Mr. Flag Man." The green and white stripes of his design serve as the inspiration for the color scheme of his house in ...}}</ref> <ref name="(Nigeria) 1991 p. 167">{{cite book|last=(Nigeria)|first=National Youth Service Corps|title=NYSC Year Book|publisher=The Corps|year=1991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L0MzAQAAIAAJ|access-date=12 February 2018|page=167|quote=.. colourful flower which grows widely in Nigeria. The eagle stands for strength, and the chargers symbolize dignity. The Nation's motto is Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress. The flag is divided vertically into three equal parts. The central part is white and the two outer parts are green. The green of the flag represents agriculture and the white is for unity and peace. Mr Taiwo Akinkunmi, at that time a 25-year old Nigerian engineering student at the Norwood Technical College, London, ...}}</ref> <ref name="Ismail Roxario 2001 p. 5">{{cite book|last1=Ismail|first1=Y.|last2=Roxario|first2=P.|title=Nigeria|publisher=Gareth Stevens Pub.|series=Countries of the World|year=2001|isbn=978-0-8368-2337-0|url=https://archive.org/details/nigeria00isma|url-access=registration|language=de|access-date=12 February 2018|page=[https://archive.org/details/nigeria00isma/page/5 5]|quote=... The Nigerian flag is composed of three vertical panels of equal size. The two outer panels are green, representing Nigerian agriculture. The middle panel is white and symbolizes unity and peace. The flag was designed in 1958 by Taiwo Akinkunmi, a student from Ibadan. ...}}</ref></references> == External links == * [http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/60-minutes-with-the-man-who-designed-nigerian-flag/160096 Minutes with the man who design Nigerian Flag] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714171215/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/60-minutes-with-the-man-who-designed-nigerian-flag/160096|date=14 July 2014}}, Thisdaylive * [http://encomium.ng/nigerias-flag-designer-pa-taiwo-akinkunmi-77-finds-joy-in-old-age/ Nigeria’s flag designer, PA TAIWO AKINKUNMI (77) finds joy in old age]{{Dead link|date=July 2025|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}, Encomium Nigeria {{Africa topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Africa]]}} {{Authority control}} cfu1l6822zusc7gx1wfcj9trk3m9ahg 0 2038 40641 2026-05-06T11:40:10Z Anniwinner 897 Created page with " WikipediaThe Free Encyclopedia Anniwinner Azubuike Ihejirika Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lieutenant general Azubuike Ihejirika CFR GSS psc(+) fwc fniqs Ihejirika (right) and Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II (U.S. Army Africa commander) in 2013. Chief of Army Staff In office September 2010 – January 2014 Preceded by Lt-Gen. A.B. Dambazau Succeeded by Lt-Gen. K. Minimah Personal details Born 13 February 1956 (age..." 40641 wikitext text/x-wiki WikipediaThe Free Encyclopedia Anniwinner Azubuike Ihejirika Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lieutenant general Azubuike Ihejirika CFR GSS psc(+) fwc fniqs Ihejirika (right) and Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II (U.S. Army Africa commander) in 2013. Chief of Army Staff In office September 2010 – January 2014 Preceded by Lt-Gen. A.B. Dambazau Succeeded by Lt-Gen. K. Minimah Personal details Born 13 February 1956 (age 70) Isuikwuato, Eastern Region, British Nigeria (now in Abia State, Nigeria) Awards Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR Nickname Dike Abia Military service Allegiance Nigeria Branch/service Nigerian Army Years of service 17 December 1977–January 2014 Rank Lieutenant general Unit 81 Division Commands Lagos garrison Command Battles/wars Boko Haram Insurgency War Azubuike Ihejirika,// ⓘ CFR GSS psc(+) fwc fniqs (born 13 February 1956) is a retired Nigerian Army Lieutenant general and former Chief of Army Staff.[1][2][3] Early life and education Ihejirika was born on 13 February 1956, in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, Southeastern Nigeria.[4] He was educated at Williams Memorial High School in Afugiri, a town in Umuahia North, Abia State where he obtained a London General Certificate in 1975, as well as the West African Senior School Certificate Examination with a grade I distinction.[2] He is a member of the 18th Regular Combatant Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in December 1977 into the Corps of Nigerian Army Engineers (NAE).[5] Ihejirika holds a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Survey from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and is an alumnus of military institutions such as the Command and Staff College, Jajii and the National War College.[5] Military career Ihejirika was on the Directing Staff at the Command and Staff College, Jajii and was Principal Staff Officer at the Defence and Army Headquarters. He also held various command appointments including:[5] Commander 41 Division Engineers Acting General Officer Commanding, 1 Division General Officer Commanding, 81 Division Ihejirika was appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on 8 September 2010, by President Goodluck Jonathan.[6] He served as COAS for over 3 years until his retirement in January 2014.[7] Life after military After Ihejirika retired as the Chief of Army Staff in January 2014, he returned to his hometown Isuikwuato where he was honored with a chieftaincy title, "Dike Abia" (in Igbo), the "Warrior of Abia" (in British English).[8][9] "I thought they will give me a chieftaincy title but they made me a king. I therefore dedicate this title to my commanders and soldiers who showed strength in the midst of daunting challenges", he said.[10] Boko Haram sponsorship accusation In August 2014, it was reported that Ihejirika was among the sponsors of the deadly Islamic sect Boko Haram alongside Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, the former Executive Governor of Borno State, Nigeria.[11] The allegation was made by the Australian negotiator Stephen Davis who has been working with the Nigerian Security Agencies in the rescue of the abducted Chibok School Girls.[12] Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, chief of Army Staff, Nigeria and Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II, U.S. Army Africa commander, take a moment to read the names at the Fallen Warrior memorial in front of the USARAF Headquarters. The State Security Service absolved Ihejirika of claims that he was a major financier of Boko Haram .[13][14][15] Awards Ihejirika has won several awards and honours, among others are; Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR awarded by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the President of Federal Republic of Nigeria[16] The Forces Service Star (FSS) awarded by the Nigerian Army Meritorious Service Star (MSS) awarded by the Nigerian Army. Distinguished Service Star (DSS)awarded by the Nigerian Army. Grand Service Star (GSS)awarded by the Nigerian Army. Passed Staff College Dagger (psc(+))awarded by the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji. Fellow National War College (FOC) References "Former Chief of Army Staff, General Azubuike Ihejirika set to join Abia guber race". encomium.ng. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2024-08-31. "Meritocracy: Elevation Of Azubuike Ihejirika To Chief Of Army Staff". nigeriavillagesquare.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. 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Privacy policyAbout WikipediaDisclaimersContact WikipediaLegal & safety contactsCode of ConductDevelopersStatisticsCookie statementMobile view Wikimedia Foundation Powered by MediaWiki kxwzla9zkwd6u40m1xh1fypqut4h9p5 40642 40641 2026-05-06T11:42:28Z Anniwinner 897 40642 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Short description|18th Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)}}{{Infobox officeholder|name=Azubuike Ihejirika|honorific_prefix=[[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=NG|CFR}} {{small|[[Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria|GSS psc(+) fwc fniqs]]}}|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1956|2|13|df=y}}|death_date=|birth_place=[[Isuikwuato]], [[Eastern Region, Nigeria|Eastern Region]], [[British Nigeria]] (now in [[Abia State, Nigeria]])|death_place=|placeofburial=|image=Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33.jpg|caption=Ihejirika (right) and [[Patrick J. Donahue II|Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II]] (U.S. Army Africa commander) in 2013.|office1=[[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]|term_start1=September 2010|term_end1=January 2014|predecessor1=Lt-Gen. [[Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau|A.B. Dambazau]]|successor1=Lt-Gen. [[Kenneth Minimah|K. Minimah]]|nickname=Dike Abia|allegiance={{flag|Nigeria}}|branch=[[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]]|service_years=17 December 1977–January 2014|rank=[[File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant-general (Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]]|commands=Lagos garrison Command|unit=81 Division|battles=[[Boko Haram|Boko Haram Insurgency War]]|awards=[[Order of the Federal Republic|Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR]]}} ''' Azubuike Ihejirika''',{{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Azubuike Ihejirika.ogg}} {{post-nominals|CFR|country=NG}} {{small|[[Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria|GSS psc(+) fwc fniqs]]}} (born 13 February 1956) is a retired [[:en:Nigerian_Army|Nigerian Army]] [[:en:Lieutenant-general_(Nigeria)|Lieutenant general]] and former [[:en:Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://encomium.ng/former-chief-of-army-staff-general-azubuike-ihejirika-set-to-join-abia-guber-race/|title=Former Chief of Army Staff, General Azubuike Ihejirika set to join Abia guber race|work=encomium.ng|date=2014-02-14|access-date=2024-08-31}}</ref><ref name="Guest Author">{{cite web|url=https://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/guest-articles/meritocracy-elevation-of-azubuike-ihejirika-to-chief-of-army-staff.html|title=Meritocracy: Elevation Of Azubuike Ihejirika To Chief Of Army Staff|work=nigeriavillagesquare.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213190051/http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/guest-articles/meritocracy-elevation-of-azubuike-ihejirika-to-chief-of-army-staff.html|archive-date=2014-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailypost.ng/2013/02/12/army-promotions-im-not-favouring-my-kinsmen-coas/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Army Promotions: I'm not favouring my kinsmen – COAS|date=2013-02-12|access-date=2017-12-20|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]}}</ref> == Early life and education == Ihejirika was born on 13 February 1956, in [[:en:Isuikwuato|Isuikwuato]] Local Government Area of [[:en:Abia_State|Abia State]], Southeastern Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abiastate.gov.ng/abia-personalities/lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika/|title=Lt.Gen.Azubuike Ihejirika – The Abia State Government – Official Website|website=abiastate.gov.ng|date=2012-01-18|access-date=2014-12-13|archive-date=2020-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128143620/http://www.abiastate.gov.ng/abia-personalities/lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was educated at Williams Memorial High School in [[:en:Umuekwule|Afugiri]], a town in Umuahia North, [[:en:Abia_State|Abia State]] where he obtained a London General Certificate in 1975, as well as the [[:en:West_African_Senior_School_Certificate_Examination|West African Senior School Certificate Examination]] with a grade I distinction.<ref name="Guest Author" /> He is a member of the 18th Regular Combatant Course of the [[:en:Nigerian_Defence_Academy|Nigerian Defence Academy]], [[:en:Kaduna_State|Kaduna]] and was commissioned [[:en:Second_Lieutenant|Second Lieutenant]] in December 1977 into the Corps of Nigerian Army Engineers (NAE).<ref name="NA">{{cite web|title=Lt Gen OA Ihejirika CFR Gss Psc(+)fwc fniqs {COAS 2010 -2013}|url=http://army.mil.ng/LT%20Gen%20OA%20Ihejirika.html|publisher=Nigerian Army|access-date=2015-07-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721220335/http://army.mil.ng/LT%20Gen%20OA%20Ihejirika.html|archive-date=2015-07-21}}</ref> Ihejirika holds a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Survey from the [[:en:Ahmadu_Bello_University|Ahmadu Bello University]], Zaria and is an alumnus of military institutions such as the [[:en:Armed_Forces_Command_and_Staff_College,_Jaji|Command and Staff College]], [[:en:Jaji,_Nigeria|Jajii]] and the National War College.<ref name="NA" /> == Military career == Ihejirika was on the Directing Staff at the [[:en:Armed_Forces_Command_and_Staff_College,_Jaji|Command and Staff College]], [[:en:Jaji,_Nigeria|Jajii]] and was Principal Staff Officer at the Defence and Army Headquarters. He also held various command appointments including:<ref name="NA" /> * Commander 41 Division Engineers * Acting [[:en:General_Officer_Commanding|General Officer Commanding]], [[:en:1st_Division_(Nigeria)|1 Division]] * [[:en:General_Officer_Commanding|General Officer Commanding]], 81 Division Ihejirika was appointed [[:en:Chief_of_Army_Staff_(Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] (COAS) on 8 September 2010, by President [[:en:Goodluck_Jonathan|Goodluck Jonathan]].<ref name="TNV">{{cite web|title=Ihejirika: One Year After, How Far|url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/70113/1/ihejirika-one-year-after-how-far.html|work=The Nigerian Voice|access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref> He served as COAS for over 3 years until his retirement in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailytrust.com/b-haram-sponsorship-sss-exonerates-ihejirika-to-quiz-modu-sheriff/|title=B'Haram sponsorship: SSS exonerates Ihejirika, to quiz Modu-Sheriff|date=2014-09-06|access-date=2024-08-31|last1=Mutum|first1=Ronald|last2=Ahmad|first2=Romoke W.|newspaper=[[Daily Trust]]}}</ref> == Life after military == After Ihejirika retired as the [[:en:Nigerian_Army|Chief of Army Staff]] in January 2014, he returned to his hometown [[:en:Isuikwuato|Isuikwuato]] where he was honored with a chieftaincy title, "Dike Abia" (in Igbo), the "Warrior of Abia" (in British English).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/insecurity-ihejirika-advocates-synergy-among-govts-security-agencies/173814/|title=Insecurity: Ihejirika Advocates Synergy among Govts, Security Agencies|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213221943/https://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/insecurity-ihejirika-advocates-synergy-among-govts-security-agencies/173814/|archivedate=2014-12-13|newspaper=[[This Day]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elotitv.com/entry/when-a-general-returned-home|title=When a General returned home|work=elotitv.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213220309/http://www.elotitv.com/entry/when-a-general-returned-home|archive-date=2014-12-13}}</ref> "I thought they will give me a chieftaincy title but they made me a king. I therefore dedicate this title to my commanders and soldiers who showed strength in the midst of daunting challenges", he said.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201404010481.html|title=A Hero's Welcome for Ihejirika|work=This Day|via=[[allAfrica]]|last=Ezeobi|first=Chiemelie|date=2014-03-31|access-date=2024-08-31}}</ref> == Boko Haram sponsorship accusation == In August 2014, it was reported that Ihejirika was among the sponsors of the deadly Islamic sect [[:en:Boko_Haram|Boko Haram]] alongside Senator [[:en:Ali_Modu_Sheriff|Ali Modu Sheriff]], the former Executive Governor of [[:en:Borno_State|Borno State]], [[:en:Nigeria|Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://saharareporters.com/2014/09/23/nigerian-anti-corruption-coalition-wants-modu-sheriff-and-general-ihejirika-face|location=New York City, United States|title=Nigerian Anti-Corruption Coalition Wants Modu Sheriff And General Ihejirika To Face International Criminal Court For Sponsoring Boko Haram|agency=[[Sahara Reporters]]|date=2014-09-23|access-date=2024-08-31|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> The allegation was made by the Australian negotiator Stephen Davis who has been working with the [[:en:List_of_Nigerian_agencies|Nigerian Security Agencies]] in the rescue of the abducted [[:en:Chibok_schoolgirls_kidnapping|Chibok School Girls]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://saharareporters.com/2014/08/31/australian-negotiator-insists-modu-sheriff-ihejirika-sponsor-boko-haram-exonerates-buhari|location=New York City, United States|title=Australian Negotiator Insists Modu Sheriff, Ihejirika Sponsor Boko Haram, Exonerates Buhari, El-Rufai|agency=Sahara Reporters|date=2014-08-31|access-date=2024-08-31|newspaper=[[Sahara Reporters]]}}</ref> [[File:Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33.jpg|thumb|Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, chief of Army Staff, Nigeria and Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II, U.S. Army Africa commander, take a moment to read the names at the Fallen Warrior memorial in front of the USARAF Headquarters.]] The [[:en:State_Security_Service_(Nigeria)|State Security Service]] absolved Ihejirika of claims that he was a major financier of Boko Haram .<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dailypost.ng/2014/09/05/former-army-chief-ihejirika-boko-haram-sponsor-sss/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Former Army Chief, Ihejirika is not a Boko Haram sponsor - SSS - DailyPost Nigeria|date=2014-09-05|newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/main-square/84859-australian-negotiator-names-ihejirika-sheriff-sponsors-boko-haram.html|title=[General] - Australian Negotiator Names Ihejirika, Sheriff as Sponsors of Boko Haram|work=Village Square Forums|access-date=2017-12-20|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023442/http://nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/main-square/84859-australian-negotiator-names-ihejirika-sheriff-sponsors-boko-haram.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/el-rufai-boko-harams-executive-commander-ihejirika/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Boko Haram Sponsor: Ihejirika, El-Rufai trade accusations|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> == Awards == Ihejirika has won several awards and honours, among others are; * [[:en:Order_of_the_Federal_Republic|Commander of the Federal Republic, CFR]] awarded by [[:en:Goodluck_Jonathan|Goodluck Ebele Jonathan]], the President of [[:en:Nigeria|Federal Republic of Nigeria]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/why-we-offered-gcon-to-dangote-jonathan/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Why we offered GCON to Dangote - Jonathan|date=2011-11-14|access-date=2024-08-31|newspaper=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]}}</ref> * The Forces Service Star (FSS) awarded by the [[:en:Nigerian_Army|Nigerian Army]] * Meritorious Service Star (MSS) awarded by the Nigerian Army. * Distinguished Service Star (DSS)awarded by the Nigerian Army. * Grand Service Star (GSS)awarded by the Nigerian Army. * Passed Staff College Dagger (psc(+))awarded by the [[:en:Armed_Forces_Command_and_Staff_College,_Jaji|Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji]]. * Fellow National War College (FOC) == References == {{Reflist}}{{Chiefs of Army Staff (COAS) Nigeria}} ocmtktoa7w3b549y8awe2bfbr0sr5t3