Joseph Orji
Encyclopedia
Group Captain Joseph Orji was appointed the first Administrator of Gombe State
, Nigeria
after it was formed in October 1996 from part of Bauchi State
during the military regime of General Sani Abacha
. He held office until August 1998.
When the civilian government of the Nigerian Fourth Republic
took control in May 1999, Orji was among the former military administrators who were required to retire.
He became a member of the steering committee of the United Nigeria Development Forum (UNDF), a group of former officers.
In 2002 Orji was an aspirant to become governor of Enugu State
on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform in the April 2003 elections. During the voter's registration process he was abducted and beaten by thugs, apparently due to a mistaken identity.
Gombe State
Gombe State, located in the northeastern part of Nigeria, is one of the country's 36 states; its capital is Gombe. The boundaries of the state roughly correspond to those of the Gombe Emirate,a traditional state.[2]...
, 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...
after it was formed in October 1996 from part of Bauchi State
Bauchi State
Bauchi State is a State in northern Nigeria. Its capital is the city of Bauchi. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up...
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....
. He held office until August 1998.
When the civilian government of the Nigerian Fourth Republic
Nigerian Fourth Republic
The Fourth Republic is the republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999 it has governed the country according to the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Second Republic, which was in place between 1979 and 1983 and suffers many of the same problems, such as multiple...
took control in May 1999, Orji was among the former military administrators who were required to retire.
He became a member of the steering committee of the United Nigeria Development Forum (UNDF), a group of former officers.
In 2002 Orji was an aspirant to become governor of Enugu State
Enugu State
Enugu State is a mainland state in southeastern Nigeria. Its capital is Enugu, from which the state - created in 1991 from the old Anambra State - derives its name. The principal cities in the state are Enugu, Agbani, Awgu, Udi, Oji, and Nsukka....
on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform in the April 2003 elections. During the voter's registration process he was abducted and beaten by thugs, apparently due to a mistaken identity.