Akin Omoboriowo
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Akin Omoboriowo is a Nigeria
n lawyer and politician who was Deputy Governor of Ondo State
, later switching parties and being elected Governor of Ondo State during the Nigerian Second Republic
.
His election as governor was disputed and later reversed by a court of appeal before he could take office.
Omoboriowo was elected Deputy Governor on the Unity Party of Nigeria
(UPN) platform, running with Michael Adekunle Ajasin
, who became governor.
He claimed that he should have been UPN candidate for governor, since he had won more votes that Ajasin in the primaries, but that the UPN leaders had rigged the results.
During his period as deputy governor, he fell out with Governor Ajasin, who refused to swear him into power as acting Governor when Ajasin was away from the state.
Omoboriowo switched to the National Party of Nigeria
(NPN) and ran against his old boss in the 1983 elections.
When the federal Electoral Commission declared Omoboriowo the winner on 16 August 1983, the announcement sparked riots.
His election was disputed, and was reversed by an electoral court of appeal before he was inaugurated, with Ajasin being reinstated in office.
After the coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Muhammadu Buhari
to power, he was jailed for four months, as were almost all the former governors and their deputies, but was then released without charge.
Later he became Pro-chancellor and Chairman of the governing council of the University of Ado Ekiti
.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n lawyer and politician who was Deputy Governor of Ondo State
Ondo State
Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital.-Government and society:...
, later switching parties and being elected Governor of Ondo State during the Nigerian Second Republic
Nigerian Second Republic
The Second Republic was the republican government of Nigeria between 1979 and 1983 governed by the second republican constitution.- Founding :...
.
His election as governor was disputed and later reversed by a court of appeal before he could take office.
Omoboriowo was elected Deputy Governor on the Unity Party of Nigeria
Unity Party of Nigeria
The Unity Party of Nigeria was a Nigerian political party that was dominant in western Nigeria during the second republic. The party revolved around the political leadership of Obafemi Awolowo, a sometimes polemical but effective administrator. However, the party's main difference with its...
(UPN) platform, running with Michael Adekunle Ajasin
Michael Adekunle Ajasin
Michael Adekunle Ajasin is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Ondo State on the Unity Party of Nigeria platform during the Nigerian Second Republic.-Background:...
, who became governor.
He claimed that he should have been UPN candidate for governor, since he had won more votes that Ajasin in the primaries, but that the UPN leaders had rigged the results.
During his period as deputy governor, he fell out with Governor Ajasin, who refused to swear him into power as acting Governor when Ajasin was away from the state.
Omoboriowo switched to the National Party of Nigeria
National Party of Nigeria
The National Party of Nigeria was the dominant political party in Nigeria during the Second Republic .-Formation:The party's beginning could be traced to private and sometimes secret meetings among key Northern Nigerian leaders after the proscription of political parties in 1966 by the military...
(NPN) and ran against his old boss in the 1983 elections.
When the federal Electoral Commission declared Omoboriowo the winner on 16 August 1983, the announcement sparked riots.
His election was disputed, and was reversed by an electoral court of appeal before he was inaugurated, with Ajasin being reinstated in office.
After the coup on 31 December 1983 that brought General Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari was a military ruler of Nigeria and an unsuccessful candidate for president in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 presidential elections...
to power, he was jailed for four months, as were almost all the former governors and their deputies, but was then released without charge.
Later he became Pro-chancellor and Chairman of the governing council of the University of Ado Ekiti
University of Ado Ekiti
The University of Ado-Ekiti was established on March 30, 1982 by the administration of late Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin, the first civilian governor of Ondo State.The university is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities....
.