Chinyere Ike Nwosu
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Brigadier General
Chinyere Ike Nwosu (born November 21, 1946) was a Nigeria
n Military Administrator of Abia State
(December 1993 - September 1994) and then of Oyo State
(September 1994 - August 1996) during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
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As Abia State governor, he was described as a very controversial administrator given to whimsical actions.
In 1993, his wife Chinyere Nwosu established the Abia Less Privileged Organisation (ALPO), to assist women in gaining accommodation and skills.
As governor of Oyo State, he upset the power balance of the traditional rulers by making the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, permanent chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas. Before then, the position had rotated between the three Obas.
In March 1995 he ordered motorists and taxi passengers from their vehicles at the Egebda taxi and lorry motor park in Ibadan
for violating the Oyo "Sanitation Day" exercise. His mobile court fined scores of travelers, and forced them to kneel in the hot sun. On April 25, Nwosu's aides attacked a bank manager in Ibadan after the banker's car almost collided with Nwosu's convoy, beating the man unconscious with rifle butts.
In response to a strike threat, in February 1995 Ike Nwosu ordered the closure of Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, and sacked the entire work force of the corporation.
The September 1996 issues of Nigerian news magazines, Tell and This Week claimed that Ike Nwosu "spent 16.875 million naira ($214,000) on himself between March 1995 and March 1996".
Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
Chinyere Ike Nwosu (born November 21, 1946) was a 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...
n Military Administrator 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...
(December 1993 - September 1994) and then of Oyo State
Oyo State
Ọyọ State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east by Osun State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin....
(September 1994 - August 1996) during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was a Nigerian military leader and politician. A Kanuri from Borno by tribe, he was born and brought up in Kano, Nigeria. He was the de facto President of Nigeria from 1993 to 1998....
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As Abia State governor, he was described as a very controversial administrator given to whimsical actions.
In 1993, his wife Chinyere Nwosu established the Abia Less Privileged Organisation (ALPO), to assist women in gaining accommodation and skills.
As governor of Oyo State, he upset the power balance of the traditional rulers by making the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, permanent chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas. Before then, the position had rotated between the three Obas.
In March 1995 he ordered motorists and taxi passengers from their vehicles at the Egebda taxi and lorry motor park in Ibadan
Ibadan
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area...
for violating the Oyo "Sanitation Day" exercise. His mobile court fined scores of travelers, and forced them to kneel in the hot sun. On April 25, Nwosu's aides attacked a bank manager in Ibadan after the banker's car almost collided with Nwosu's convoy, beating the man unconscious with rifle butts.
In response to a strike threat, in February 1995 Ike Nwosu ordered the closure of Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, and sacked the entire work force of the corporation.
The September 1996 issues of Nigerian news magazines, Tell and This Week claimed that Ike Nwosu "spent 16.875 million naira ($214,000) on himself between March 1995 and March 1996".