Michael Bamidele Otiko Explained

Michael Bamidele Otiko
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Office1:Governor of Ondo State
Term Start1:January 1984
Term End1:2 September 1985
Predecessor1:Michael Adekunle Ajasin
Successor1:Michael Okhai Akhigbe
Birth Date:18 April 1934
Birth Place:Akure, Ondo, Nigeria

Commodore Michael Bamidele Otiko (18 April 1934 – 25 December 1999) was the first director of naval education in Nigeria, and later was appointed Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria.

Otiko was director of naval education from January 1975 to December 1979 as a commander, from January 1980 to January 1981 and from December 1981 to December 1983 as a captain, and from February 1983 to January 1984 as a commodore.[1] Otiko was appointed Governor of Ondo State from January 1984 to September 1985 during the military regime of general Mohammadu Buhari.[2] During his term of office, Otiko renamed the State University from Obafemi Awolowo University to Ondo State University, since Buhari did not want to honor the Nigerian First Republic Western Region Premier Obafemi Awolowo.[3] He was blamed for the detention of former deputy governor of Ondo State, Akin Omoboriowo, for 16 months.[4] He arranged for completion of construction on Akure airport.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mattews . Daniel . Nigeria 1984: An Interim Report . CIS . 27 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Nigerian States . WorldStatesmen . 2010-05-07.
  3. Web site: Fawehinmi, Agagu and the Akungba University award . 18 September 2008 . The Guardian . 2010-05-07.
  4. Web site: Above the Law . https://archive.today/20130210010348/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Naija-news/message/1562 . dead . 10 February 2013 . Newswatch . 1 October 2001 . Victor Ugborgu . 2010-05-07.
  5. Web site: Akure Airport Soon Ready . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002091125/http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA337998&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf . live . 2 October 2012 . TALKING DRUMS . 12 Aug 1985 . 2010-05-07.