Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye

Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria
Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye
Nigeria  Military Governor of Rivers State
In office
July 1988 – August 1990
Preceded byAnthony Ukpo
Succeeded byGodwin Osagie Abbe
Personal details
Born1942

Group Captain Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye was appointed military governor of Rivers State, Nigeria from July 1988 to August 1990 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.[1] He signed the edict establishing the Rivers State Polytechnic on March 25, 1989 and performed the formal ceremony of the institution on May 19, 1990.[2] He retired with the rank of air vice marshal.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  2. ^ "Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  3. ^ "Ekiti people should close ranks". The Punch. November 24, 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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  • Melford Okilo
  • Rufus Ada George
  • Peter Odili
  • Celestine Omehia (annulled)
  • Rotimi Amaechi
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Military Governors of existing states in Nigeria during the Ibrahim Babangida regime (1985 - 1992)
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Anthony Ukpo
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