Nigeria: Anniversary of June 12 Presidential Election (V)

19 June 2018
opinion

ON January 5, 1993, General Ibrahim Babangida replaced the National Council of Ministers with a transition council headed by Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan (84), who was then the Chairman and Chief Executive of United African Company PLC. The other members of the council were General Sani Abacha- Defence Secretary, Dr. Garba J.A. Abdulkadir- Secretary for Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development, Alhaji Isa Mohammed-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Alhaji Inuwa Zakari- Secretary for Commerce and Tourism, Alhaji Bello Dogondaji- Secretary of State for Commerce and Tourism, Alhaji Umaru Baba- Secretary of State for Defence, Professor Ben Nwabueze- Secretary of State for Education and Youth Development, Alhaji Zarma Gogoran- Secretary for Establishments and Management Services, Major-General Gado Nasko(rtd), Administrator of the Federal Capital Territory, Oladele Olashore- Secretary for Finance, Matthew Mbu- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Alhaji Saidu Isa- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. C. Okogie- Secretary for Health and Human Services, Dr.(Mrs) Laraba Daggash-Secretary of State for Health and Human Services, Alhaji Aminu Saleh-Secretary for Industry and Technology, Uche Chukwumerije- Secretary for Information and Culture, Alhaji Abdulrahman Okene- Secretary for Internal Affairs, Clement Akpamgbo- Secretary for Justice and Attorney General, Francis John Ellah- Secretary for Labour and Productivity, Alhaji Mustapha Umaru- Chairman of the National Planning Commission, Phillip Asiodu- Secretary for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Francis Orji- Secretary for Police Affairs, Air Vice Nura Imam- Secretary for Power, Mines and Steel, Alhaji Hassan Hadija- Secretary- Secretary for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Alhaji Oladunni Ayandipo- Secretary of State for Power, Mines and Steel, Alhaji Maccido Dalhatu- Secretary for States and Local Government Affairs, Mrs. Emily Imoukhuede- Secretary of State for States and Local Government Affairs, Chief Oluwole Adeosun-Secretary for Transport and Communication, Yusufu Galadima- Secretary of State for Transport and Communications and Chief Barnabas Gemade-Secretary for Works and Housing.

General Babangida then announced the administrators of the two parties having dissolved the leadership of both Chief Tom Ikimi (NRC) and Alhaji Baba Gana Kingigbe(SDP). For the SDP, he named Mr. Jatiku Mamsa, a director in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, who later became Permanent Ministry in the Ministry of Communication. Mr. Mamsa is from Lassa village in Bornu state- a village where the Lassa fever was first discovered to be rampart many years ago. For the NRC, he named Mrs. Lateefat Modupe Okunnu nee Oyekan as administrator. Mrs. Okunnu had served as Permanent Secretary, CABINET office, Lagos. She was later founder and President of Federation Moslem Women's Associations in Nigeria. Mrs. Okunnu along with Mrs. Pamela Sadauki were the first women deputy governors in Nigeria. And they served between 1990 and 1992. While Mrs. Okunnu served in Lagos, Mrs. Sadauki served in Kaduna state.

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