Okon Uya
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Professor Okon Edet Uya was briefly chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON), appointed by President Ibrahim Babangida
after the presidential elections of 12 June 1993 had been annulled and his predecessor Humphrey Nwosu
dismissed.
Uya was of Oron origins.
He was Nigeria's Ambassador to Argentina, Peru, Paraguay and Chile for six years.
A professor of history at the University of Calabar
, Uya was appointed to conduct a new presidential poll after the annulment of the 12 June 1993 election. The National Republican Convention
and Social Democratic Party
were asked to present new candidates for the new presidential poll with a target of new elections by March 1994. But in the confusion that followed the annulment crisis Uya was not able to conduct the election before he was removed when General Sani Abacha
assumed power.
He later became Deputy Vice Chancellor and acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar
.
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
after the presidential elections of 12 June 1993 had been annulled and his predecessor Humphrey Nwosu
Humphrey Nwosu
Professor Humphrey Nwosu was chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria appointed by President Ibrahim Babangida, holding office from 1989 to 1993.-Birth and early career:...
dismissed.
Uya was of Oron origins.
He was Nigeria's Ambassador to Argentina, Peru, Paraguay and Chile for six years.
A professor of history at the University of Calabar
University of Calabar
The University of Calabar - also known as UNICAL - is a university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. It is one of Nigerian's second generation universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975...
, Uya was appointed to conduct a new presidential poll after the annulment of the 12 June 1993 election. The National Republican Convention
National Republican Convention
The National Republican Convention was a Nigerian political party established by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida and ultimately disbanded by the incoming military regime of General Sani Abacha in 1993.-Alignment:...
and Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The Social Democratic Party of Nigeria, popularly known as SDP, was a political party created to encompass the ideals of a center left political organization. It was one of the products of a democracy project by former President Ibrahim Babangida to have two detribalized political parties, one a...
were asked to present new candidates for the new presidential poll with a target of new elections by March 1994. But in the confusion that followed the annulment crisis Uya was not able to conduct the election before he was removed when 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....
assumed power.
He later became Deputy Vice Chancellor and acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar
University of Calabar
The University of Calabar - also known as UNICAL - is a university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria. It is one of Nigerian's second generation universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975...
.