Amadi Ikwechegh
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Commodore Amadi Guy Ikwechegh (25 February 1951 - 10 November 2009) was a Nigeria
n naval officer who was appointed military governor of Imo State
from 1986 to 1989 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida
.
, Abia State
.
He attended Township School in Aba and the Nigerian Military School
, Zaria
(1963 to 1966), and attended the Nigerian Defence Academy
, Kaduna in 1971. He was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in 1974. He then studied at Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, England, the Royal Hydrographic School, Australia and the Naval School of Oceanography, USA. He attended the Armed Forces Command & Staff College, Jaji, and also earned a masters in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan
.
He served as ADC to Military Governor of Niger State, Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe
.
From 1987 to 1990 he was Military Governor of Imo State and a member of the Provisional Ruling Council.
Amadi Ikwechegh died on 10 November 2009 after a protracted illness following a stroke he suffered in 2007.
Chief Theodore Orji
, governor of Abia State
from May 2007, was his senior assistant secretary when Ikwechegh was governor of old Imo State. After Ikwechegh's death, Orji described him as an intelligent and no-nonsense administrator.
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 naval officer who was appointed military governor of Imo State
Imo State
Imo State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria and lies to the south of Nigeria with Owerri as its capital and largest city.-History:Imo State came into existence in 1976 along with other new states created under the leadership of the late military ruler of Nigeria, Murtala Muhammad, having been...
from 1986 to 1989 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
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Birth and education
Amadi Ikwechegh was born on 25 February 1951 in Amakpo, Igbere in BendeBende, Nigeria
Bende is a Local Government Area in Abia State, Nigeria.People from Bende include the former governor of the state, Orji Uzor Kalu....
, Abia State
Abia State
Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia, although the major commercial city is Aba, formerly a British colonial government outpost. The state was created in 1991 from part of Imo State and its citizens are predominantly Igbo people...
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He attended Township School in Aba and the Nigerian Military School
Nigerian Military School
The history of the Nigerian Military School Zaria dates back to 1954 when the Boys-Company of Nigeria was established under the auspices of Nigerian Regiment Training centre of the Royal West African Frontier Force . The school was established along with three others in the British Colonial West...
, Zaria
Zaria
Zaria may refer to:*Zaria, a city in Kaduna State, Nigeria*Zaria , or Zoria, the Slavic goddess of beauty*Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, a member of the Dutch royal family...
(1963 to 1966), and attended the Nigerian Defence Academy
Nigerian Defence Academy
The Nigerian Defence Academy at Kaduna is the only Military University in Nigeria.The NDA was established in January 1964 as a reformation of the British run Royal Military Forces Training College , which had been renamed the Nigerian Military Training College on independence...
, Kaduna in 1971. He was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in 1974. He then studied at Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, England, the Royal Hydrographic School, Australia and the Naval School of Oceanography, USA. He attended the Armed Forces Command & Staff College, Jaji, and also earned a masters in Strategic Studies from the University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria...
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Naval career
As a naval officer, Ikwechegh served in various capacities including Military Port Commandant of Lagos Port, Hydrographer of the Navy, Director of Naval Intelligence and commander of the Navy’s operational Bases in Okemini, Anansa and Olokun . He also commanded NNS Lana, the naval survey ship and was Commander of NNS Iriomi as Naval Task Force Commander, ECOMOG Forces, Liberia. He was a member of the Nigerian Hydrographic Society and the Nigerian Institute of Surveyors.He served as ADC to Military Governor of Niger State, Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe
Ebitu Ukiwe
Okoh Ebitu Ukiwe is a retired Commodore in the Nigerian Navy who served as the de-facto Vice President of Nigeria during the Ibrahim Babangida military government from 1985 to 1986.-Military career:...
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From 1987 to 1990 he was Military Governor of Imo State and a member of the Provisional Ruling Council.
Later life
He was retired in June 1999, along with all other military officers who had held political offices. He then went into marine related business in Port Harcourt.Amadi Ikwechegh died on 10 November 2009 after a protracted illness following a stroke he suffered in 2007.
Chief Theodore Orji
Theodore Orji
Theodore Ahamefule Orji was elected Governor of Abia State, Nigeria on May 29, 2007. Prior to his election, Orji, a career civil servant, served as the Chief of Staff to former Abia Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu.In 26 April 2011 he was reelected as Governor....
, governor of Abia State
Abia State
Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia, although the major commercial city is Aba, formerly a British colonial government outpost. The state was created in 1991 from part of Imo State and its citizens are predominantly Igbo people...
from May 2007, was his senior assistant secretary when Ikwechegh was governor of old Imo State. After Ikwechegh's death, Orji described him as an intelligent and no-nonsense administrator.