Suleiman Saidu

Suleiman Saidu
Nigeria  Military Governor of Rivers State
In office
July 1978 – October 1979
Preceded by Zamani Lekwot
Succeeded by Melford Obiene Okilo
Personal details
Born 1942
Zaria

Navy Commander Suleiman Saidu was appointed military governor of Rivers State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, handing over power to the elected civilian governor Melford Obiene Okilo at the start of the Nigerian Second Republic.[1] Rear Admiral Suleiman Saidu was confirmed by General Sani Abacha as Chief of Naval Staff in September 1993.[2] Later he was replaced by Rear Admiral Allison Madueke for the sake of ethnic balancing.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  2. ↑ Wale Fatade. "In the interim, a government in a fix". Daily Independent. Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  3. ↑ Nowa Omoigui. "Nigeria: The Palace Coup of November 17, 1993 - Part 2". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-04-01.