Anthony Udofia
Anthony Udofia | |
|---|---|
| Military Administrator of Osun State | |
| In office 9 December 1993 – 22 August 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Obi |
Navy Captain (retired) Anthony Udofia served as Administrator of Osun State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1] He was reported to have harassed his predecessor, Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, stalling his business plans and bugging his telephones.[2] He set up a four-man judicial panel of inquiry, convened on 18 April 1994, to investigate allegations that Adeleke had ordered materials bought for water projects to be sold off to contractors.[3] A severe rainstorm in September 1994 destroyed 400 school buildings across the state. Udofia said that N1 billion would be needed to rehabilitate the schools.[4]
As a former military administrator, he was required to retire from the navy in June 1999 at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic.[5]
References
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- ^ Bankole Alao David (May 6, 2010). "Osun State Mega Loans: An Over-view By Chief Bisi Akande". Osun Defender. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
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- ^ "OBASANJO HIRES & FIRES". NDM DEMOCRACY WATCH 1999/03. NIGERIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT (NDM). July 1, 1999. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
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