Brigadier General Harris Otadafevwerha Deodemise Eghagha was appointed Military Governor of Ogun State

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

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 from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, handing over power to the elected governor Olabisi Onabanjo

Olabisi Onabanjo

Victor Olabisi Onabanjo was governor of Ogun State in Nigeria from October 1979 – December 1983, during the Nigerian Second Republic. He was of Ijebu extraction.-Background:Oloye Victor Olabisi Onabanjo was born in 1927 in Lagos...

 at the start of the Nigerian Second Republic

Nigerian Second Republic

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Eghagha was born on 8 March 1934 in Mureje, Okpe

Okpe

Okpe is a kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria. Its capital is Orerokpe. The kingdom plays host to the Warri Airport, which is actually located at Osubi and the Delta State Trade Fair Complex.-History:...

 Local Government Area, Delta State

Delta State

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Eghagha played a minor role in the January 1966 coup that overthrew the Nigerian First Republic

Nigerian First Republic

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 and brought in the military regime of Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi was a Nigerian soldier. He served as the Head of State of Nigeria from January 16, 1966 until he was overthrown and killed on July 29, 1966 by a group of northern army officers who revolted against the government.- Early life :Thomas Umunnakwe...

, as a second lieutenant in charge of a roadblock in Kaduna

Kaduna

Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The population of Kaduna is at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census...

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His achievements while governor of Ogun State included building the legislative quarters and the road network in Abeokuta

Abeokuta

Abeokuta is the largest city and capital of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria and is situated at , on the Ogun River; 64 miles north of Lagos by railway, or 81 miles by water. As of 2005, Abeokuta and the surrounding area had a population of 593,140....

, the state capital.
He built and commissioned the Ogun State Hotel, Abeokuta, established industrial estates throughout the State and founded the Ogun State Polytechnic (now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic is a tertiary learning institution in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.The Ojere campus is in the South-Eastern part of Abeokuta, covering about 960 hectares of rolling land bounded by the Ogun River to the south....

) in Abeokuta.
He also served as Acting Governor of Sokoto and Kwara States, and was Nigeria's High Commissioner to Ghana.

Brigadier Harris Eghagha died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital on 19 March 2009, aged 75.