Aina Joseph Owoniyi | |
Office1: | Administrator of Taraba State |
Term Start1: | August 1998 |
Term End1: | 29 May 1999 |
Predecessor1: | Amen Edore Oyakhire |
Successor1: | Jolly Nyame |
Aina Joseph Owoniyi was administrator of Taraba State, Nigeria from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar.[1]
Owoniyi's administration was notable for lack of corruption.[2] He approved salary increases for Taraba State Civil Servants.[3] In November 1998, Owoniyi suspended indefinitely the Commissioner of Agriculture, Daniel Nyaa Bobzom and his education counterpart Joseph Rishante for insubordination, negligence of duty and sabotage.[4] After handing over to the civilian governor Jolly Nyame in May 1999, as a former military administrator he was required to retire from the army.[5]