Daniel Akintonde
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Colonel Daniel Akintonde was appointed Military Governor of Ogun State
, Nigeria
from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
.
In 1994 Akintonde renamed the Ogun State College of Education to the Tai Solarin College of Education
in honor of the late doctor Tai Solarin
.
Akintonde was among those arrested for involvement in the December 1997 alleged coup.
On 20 April 1998 it was announced that he had been cleared of the charges.
He was retired from the military in June 1999, along with all officers who had served as ministers, governors or administrators during the Babangida, Abacha and Abubakar regimes.
In August 1999 the Ogun State House of Assembly summoned Akintonde to answer questions about some contracts awarded during his tenure. Reporters were barred from the hearing.
Ogun State
Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state...
, 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...
from December 1993 to 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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In 1994 Akintonde renamed the Ogun State College of Education to the Tai Solarin College of Education
Tai Solarin University of Education
The Tai Solarin University of Education is the first university of education in Nigeria. It is located in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The Tai Solarin University of Education is moving forward in pursuit of master's degrees under the tenure of the new vice chancellor, Professor Segun...
in honor of the late doctor Tai Solarin
Tai Solarin
Augustus Taiwo "Tai" Solarin was a Nigerian educator and author. He established the famous Mayflower School, Ikenne, Ogun State in 1956....
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Akintonde was among those arrested for involvement in the December 1997 alleged coup.
On 20 April 1998 it was announced that he had been cleared of the charges.
He was retired from the military in June 1999, along with all officers who had served as ministers, governors or administrators during the Babangida, Abacha and Abubakar regimes.
In August 1999 the Ogun State House of Assembly summoned Akintonde to answer questions about some contracts awarded during his tenure. Reporters were barred from the hearing.