Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye
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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
.
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.
He retired with the rank of Air Vice Marshal.
Rivers State
Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...
, 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 July 1988 to August 1990 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
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He signed the edict establishing the Rivers State Polytechnic
Rivers State Polytechnic
Rivers State Polytechnic is a tertiary learning institution in Bori, Khana Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. It has two campuses, one for the School of Management Sciences and the other for the School of Engineering....
on March 25, 1989 and performed the formal ceremony of the institution on May 19, 1990.
He retired with the rank of Air Vice Marshal.