Anthony Udofia

Navy Captain (retired) Anthony Udofia served as Administrator of Osun State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1] He was reported to have harassed his predecessor, Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke, stalling his business plans and bugging his telephones.[2] He set up a four-man judicial panel of inquiry, convened on 18 April 1994, to investigate allegations that Adeleke had ordered materials bought for water projects to be sold off to contractors.[3] A severe rainstorm in September 1994 destroyed 400 school buildings across the state. Udofia said that N1 billion would be needed to rehabilitate the schools.[4]

Anthony Udofia
Military Administrator of Osun State
In office
9 December 1993 – 22 August 1996
Preceded byIsiaka Adetunji Adeleke
Succeeded byAnthony Obi

As a former military administrator, he was required to retire from the navy in June 1999 at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic.[5]

References
  1. "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  2. Olumide Lawal (2001-08-31). "Adeleke: Central Issue in Osun Politics". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2005-09-15. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  3. Bankole Alao David (May 6, 2010). "Osun State Mega Loans: An Over-view By Chief Bisi Akande". Osun Defender. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  4. John Lidstone (1996). International perspectives on teaching about hazards and disasters. Multilingual Matters. p. 122. ISBN 1-873150-19-9.
  5. "OBASANJO HIRES & FIRES". NDM DEMOCRACY WATCH 1999/03. NIGERIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT (NDM). July 1, 1999. Retrieved 2010-04-22.


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