Daniel Akintonde
| Daniel Akintonde | |
|---|---|
| Administrator of Ogun State | |
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In office 9 December 1993 – 22 August 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Olusegun Osoba |
| Succeeded by | Sam Ewang |
Colonel Daniel Akintonde was appointed Military Governor of Ogun State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]
In 1994 Akintonde renamed the Ogun State College of Education to the Tai Solarin College of Education in honor of the late doctor Tai Solarin.[2] Akintonde was among those arrested for involvement in the December 1997 alleged coup.[3] On 20 April 1998 it was announced that he had been cleared of the charges.[4]
He was retired from the military in June 1999, along with all officers who had served as ministers, governors or administrators during the Babangida, Abacha and Abubakar regimes.[5] In August 1999 the Ogun State House of Assembly summoned Akintonde to answer questions about some contracts awarded during his tenure. Reporters were barred from the hearing.[6]
References
- ↑ "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ↑ "Student's Handbook". Tai Solarin University of Education. Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ↑ "Update to NGA31232.E of 9 February 1999 on the fate of those said to be involved in the alleged coup plot of December 1997". United Nations High Commission for Refugees. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ↑ "Nigeria Country Assessment" (PDF). United Nations High Commission for Refugees. April 2001. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ↑ "OBASANJO HIRES & FIRES". NDM DEMOCRACY WATCH. July 1, 1999. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ↑ "1999 Annual Reports on the State of the Media in Nigeria" (PDF). Media Right Agenda. January 2000. Retrieved 2010-03-03.