| Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye | |
| Order: |  |
| Office: | Military Governor of Rivers State |
| Term Start1: | July 1988 |
| Term End1: | August 1990 |
| Predecessor1: | Anthony Ukpo |
| Successor1: | Godwin Osagie Abbe |
| Birth Date: | 1942 |
Group Captain Ernest Olawunmi Adelaye was appointed military governor of Rivers State, Nigeria from July 1988 to August 1990 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.[1] He signed the edict establishing the Rivers State Polytechnic on March 25, 1989 and performed the formal ceremony of the institution on May 19, 1990.[2] He retired with the rank of air vice marshal.[3]