Walter Feghabo | |
Office1: | Military Administrator of Ebonyi State |
Term Start1: | 7 October 1996 |
Term End1: | August 1998 |
Successor1: | Simeon Oduoye |
Office2: | Military Administrator of Delta State |
Term Start2: | 12 August 1998 |
Term End2: | 29 May 1999 |
Predecessor2: | John Dungs |
Successor2: | James Ibori |
Walter FeghaboFeghabo was born on August 15, 1956, in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. He was raised in Warri and attended primary and secondary schools in the city. Navy Commander (retired) Walter Feghabo served as the first Military Administrator of Ebonyi State in Nigeria between October 1996 and August 1998 after Ebonyi State was created from parts of Enugu State and Abia State during the military regime of General Sani Abacha. He was then appointed administrator of Delta State in August 1998 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over to the elected civilian governor James Ibori on 29 May 1999. [1] [2] In June 1999, all former military administrators in the Abacha and Abubakar regimes were retired by the Federal Government, including Walter Feghabo.[3]