Chief john oyegun biography
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Edo State Governor Election 2020: Meet di former governors of Edo state and dia biography
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Ten govnors don rule Edo state since di creation of di state for 27 August 1991 wen dem divide di former Bendel state into Edo and Delta States.
On di 19 of September 2020 wen pipo for di state go komma out komma vote, di state go either witness di emergence of a new govnor wey go rule di state for di next four years or di incumbent passform remain for office.
Past Govnors of Edo State
- COL. JOHN EWEREKUMOH YERI (August 1990 - January 1992)
Colonel John Ewerekumoh Yeri na Nigerian soldier wey serve as Military govnor of Bendel state between 1990 and 1991. Im continue as govnor of di state until January 1992 wen di den Military President General Ibrahim Babangida divide Bendel state into two - Edo and Delta states. Yeri na di first military governor of Edo state and e help di state move smoothly from military to civilian goment.
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I retired from IBB regime to preserve my integrity – Odigie-Oyegun
A former governor of Edo State and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has disclosed that his refusal to compromise as Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil Service during the military regime led to his early retirement at the age of 48 years.
Odigie-Oyegun made this revelation on Saturday in his closing remarks at the formal commissioning of the John Odigie-Oyegun Public Service Academy, an institution named after him by the Edo State government to celebrate his 84th birthday and 19 years of meritorious service as a civil servant at the federal level.
Odigie-Oyegun said, “I was bold to tell the military what I wanted as a Permanent Secretary to ensure I don’t get into trouble. The Ibrahim Babangida regime then posted me to various ministries, including the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
“The first thing the military did was send me a list of people to
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Chief John Odigie Oyegun, 81, is a former federal permanent secretary, governor of Edo State and national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, he spoke on his early life, how he defied all odds to rise in his career as a civil servant, how he escaped from the country during the clampdown on members of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) after the annulment of the June 12 presidential election, his political life, among other issues.
How would you describe your early stage in life?
I am not sure it was particularly eventful. I was born in Warri, in the present day Delta State. Up to 1950, I was in Standard III when my father was transferred to Benin. We came to Benin in 1951 and I attended Holy Cross Catholic Primary School in 1953. I started secondary school from Standard V.
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Some of us were allowed to take the common entrance examination from Standard V. Three of us passed the exam and went to secondary school without a Stand