Adetoye Oyetola Sode

Adetoye Oyetola Sode
Military Administrator of Oyo State
In office
9 December 1993  14 September 1994
Preceded by Kolapo Olawuyi Ishola
Succeeded by Chinyere Ike Nwosu

Rear Admiral Adetoye Oyetola Sode was the Military Administrator of Oyo State, Nigeria from December 1993 to September 1994 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]

Sode gained a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.[2] He became a member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, and worked in the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power before enlisting in the Nigerian Navy.[3] He attended the Royal Naval Engineering College, Manadon, Plymouth, England for a course in Marine Engineering, then served as Engineering Officer in various naval vessels and also commanded the Naval Shipyard in Port Harcourt.[2]

Navy Captain Adetoye Sode was posted to Oyo State as Military Administrator on 9 December 1993.[4] He was criticized for not including enough Muslims in his cabinet and for allowing Christian religious activity in schools. Sode responded by imposing a statewide ban on religious activities, precipitating a minor crisis.[5]

Sode was awarded the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in 1998.[2] He became Commander of the Fleet Maintenance Corps before his retirement in June 1999.[3] After retiring from active service Sode established a Marine Engineering Consultancy company, Sabita Nigeria.[6] He was appointed to the board of directors of other companies including Intercontinental Engineering & Homes Development (construction and real estate development), ScanHomes Nigeria (construction), Lottoj Oil and Gas (marine fuel logistics and petroleum products) and Eterna Plc (petroleum products manufacturing and distribution).[2][3][6][7]

References

  1. "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Board of Directors" (PDF). Lottoj Oil and Gas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. 1 2 3 "Board of Directors". Intercontinental Group. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  4. "About Oyo State". Oyo State Government. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  5. Attahiru Jega, ed. (2000). Identity Transformation and Identity Politics under Structural Adjustment in Nigeria. Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala. ISBN 91-7106-456-7.
  6. 1 2 "Our Board of Directors". Eterna Plc. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  7. PAUL ERONSELE OJENAGBON (October 31, 2005). "‘Our system can build 1000 houses in 100 days‘". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on August 3, 2007. Retrieved 2010-05-01.


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