Tunde Ogbeha
Nigerian politician (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha Listenⓘ (born 1 September 1947) is a Nigerian politician and retired brigadier general who served as the administrator of Akwa Ibom State and then of Bendel State during the military rule of General Ibrahim Babangida (1985–1993).[1] After the return to democracy in 1999, he was elected senator for the Kogi West constituency of Kogi State from May 1999 to May 2007. A biography on Ogbeha titled "Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha: A Noble Path" was written by Innocent Nzeke Waniko, a journalist, and presented publicly on 1 September 2017. The book chronicles the early life and comprehensively captures the life and career of Ogbeha.
Quick Facts Brigadier general, Governor of Akwa Ibom State ...
Tunde Ogbeha | |
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Governor of Akwa Ibom State | |
In office 28 September 1987 – 30 July 1988 | |
Succeeded by | Godwin Abbe |
Governor of Bendel State | |
In office Dec 1987 – Aug 1990 | |
Preceded by | John Mark Inienger |
Succeeded by | John Ewerekumoh Yeri |
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
In office May 1999 – May 2007 | |
Constituency | Kogi West |
Personal details | |
Born | Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha (1947-09-01) 1 September 1947 (age 76) Lokoja, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kogi State, Nigeria) |
Political party | People's Democratic Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Nigeria |
Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
Rank | Brigadier general |
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