Victor Ozodinobi

Victor Afamefula Ozodinobi
Administrator of Borno State, Nigeria
In office
22 August 1996 – 1997
Preceded by Ibrahim Dada
Succeeded by Augustine Aniebo

Colonel Victor Afamefula Ozodinobi was appointed military governor of Borno State in August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1] He stopped the practice of using troops to perform farm work, prevalent both before and after his regime.[2] He was reportedly sacked from his position as governor and retired from the army because he insisted that scholarships should be reserved for the poor citizens of the state.[3] Another reason given is that during a fuel shortage he personally escorted some tanker loads of petrol to prevent them going astray.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
  2. ^ Olaide Omideyi (24 September 2008). "Nigerian Army: Reality as Seen from a Soldier’s Perspective (Part 2)". Nigerian Village Square. http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/olaide-omideyi/nigerian-army-reality-as-seen-from-a-soldiers-perspective-part-2.html. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
  3. ^ Osita Ezeliora (August 3, 2008). "POVERTY HAS NO TRIBE: SOLUDO'S DILEMMA OF TELLING TRUTH TO POWER". NigeriaWorld. http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2008/aug/030.html. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
  4. ^ Semiu Salami (4 January 1999). "Nigeria's Oil Mafia". The News (Lagos). http://allafrica.com/stories/199901040007.html. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
North-Eastern State
Borno State
State Administrators in Nigeria during the Sani Abacha military regime (November 1993 - June 1998)