Sunday Ajibade Adenihun
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Sunday Ajibade Adenihun was appointed military governor of Imo State
in Nigeria
from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.
Adenihun was born on 12 March 1940 at Iree, near Ikirun
in Osun State
. He attended the Baptist Boy's High School, Oyo
from 1956 to 1960, after which he joined the Nigerian Army.
His military training took him to Regimental Signal School, Hythe, England (1964), Junior Division Staff College, Warminster, England (1971) and Army Command and Staff College, Jaji (1976).
Adenihun was Commander, Training Depot (1970–73), Deputy Quartermaster-General, Defence Headquarters (1973–75) and General Officer Commanding, 3rd Infantry Division, Jos (1975–78).
Between 1978 and 1979, Colonel Adenihun was military governor of old Imo State.
Bob Njemanze from the Njemanze ruling dynasty in Owerri, Imo State described him as "a young man with so much vigour and vision but without time to conclude anything."
However, he did introduce simple but effective procedures for ridding the towns of the state of the mountains of garbage that had been accumulating.
In October 1979 Adenihun handed over to the administration of the first civilian governor of Imo State in the Nigerian Second Republic
, Chief Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe.
He died of a heart attack in the United States on 25 November 2008.
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...
in Nigeria
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...
from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.
Adenihun was born on 12 March 1940 at Iree, near Ikirun
Ikirun
Ikirun is a town in Osun State, Nigeria.It is the headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area....
in Osun State
Osun State
Ọṣun State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by Ekiti State and partly by Ondo State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State. The state's current governor is Rauf Aregbesola, who was...
. He attended the Baptist Boy's High School, Oyo
Oyo, Nigeria
Oyo is a city in Oyo State, Nigeria, founded as the capital of the Oyo Kingdom in the 1830s and known to its people as 'New Oyo' to distinguish it from the former capital to the north, 'Old Oyo' ) which had been deserted as a result of rumors of war. Its inhabitants are mostly of the Yoruba people...
from 1956 to 1960, after which he joined the Nigerian Army.
His military training took him to Regimental Signal School, Hythe, England (1964), Junior Division Staff College, Warminster, England (1971) and Army Command and Staff College, Jaji (1976).
Adenihun was Commander, Training Depot (1970–73), Deputy Quartermaster-General, Defence Headquarters (1973–75) and General Officer Commanding, 3rd Infantry Division, Jos (1975–78).
Between 1978 and 1979, Colonel Adenihun was military governor of old Imo State.
Bob Njemanze from the Njemanze ruling dynasty in Owerri, Imo State described him as "a young man with so much vigour and vision but without time to conclude anything."
However, he did introduce simple but effective procedures for ridding the towns of the state of the mountains of garbage that had been accumulating.
In October 1979 Adenihun handed over to the administration of the first civilian governor of Imo State in 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 :...
, Chief Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe.
He died of a heart attack in the United States on 25 November 2008.