Moses Fasanya

Moses Fasanya
Military Administrator of Abia State
In office
22 August 1996  August 1998
Preceded by Temi Ejoor
Succeeded by Anthony Obi
Military Administrator of Ondo State
In office
August 1998  May 1999
Preceded by Anthony Onyearugbulem
Succeeded by Adebayo Adefarati

Moses Fasanya was a Nigerian colonel from Ibadan, Oyo State who served as Military Administrator of Abia State (August 1996 - August 1998) during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1] He then became Military Administrator of Ondo State in August 1998, handing over power to the civilian governor Adebayo Adefarati in May 1999.[2]

He caused difficulty in Ondo State by clumsy handling of the election of the traditional Owo leader, leading to chaos, killing and destruction of property.[3] In October 1998, hundreds of people were killed in clashes between local Ijaws in the Akpata region and Ilaje Yorubas seeking work on a newly found oilfield. Fasanya had difficulty finding agreement with Ijaw leaders on ways to stabilize the situation.[4] He deployed soldiers and police to the area to attempt to impose peace.[5] In February 1999, Fasanya's aides mistreated and detained fifteen journalists covering a meeting of state administrators of the Odu'a Investment Company in Akure.[6]

In March 2009 an oil tanker caught fire in Obadore near Lagos State University. Ex-governor Fasanya lost printing materials and other goods worth over N3 million which he had stored in ten shops in the town that were destroyed in the blaze.[7]

References

  1. "REALIZING THE ABIA OF OUR DREAM". Executive Informant. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  2. "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  3. Funso Muraina (2001-04-20). "Adefarati: Not Yet Dancing Time". ThisDay. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  4. "Ethnic Clashes Kill Hundreds Of Nigerians". New York Times. October 5, 1998. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  5. "The Price of Oil: Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria's Oil Producing Communities". Human Rights Watch. 1 January 1999. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  6. "1999 Annual Report On The State Of The Media In Nigeria" (PDF). Media Rights Agenda. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  7. "After The Fire, Ex-Governor, Traders Count Losses". PM News. March 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-28.


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