Leo Segun Ajiborisha
Leo Segun Ajiborisha | |
|---|---|
| Military Administrator of Osun State | |
| In office 27 August 1991 – 1 January 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Abdulkareem Adisa (Oyo State) |
| Succeeded by | Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Rank |  Major General |
Leo Segun Ajiborisha ⓘ served as the first Administrator of Osun State, Nigeria after it was created from part of Oyo State in August 1991 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.[1][2]
One of Ajiborisha's first actions as Osun Governor was to establish the Osun State Broadcasting Corporation. The radio channel based in Ile-Ife came on air on 25 November 1991[3] He inaugurated the Osun State Civil Service Commission on 30 September 1991.[4] He handed over to the elected civilian governor Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke in January 1992 at the start of the Nigerian Third Republic.[1]
Later he became Director of Operations, Defence Headquarters, and then Principal Staff Officer to General Abdulsalami Abubakar (1998–1999).[5][6] As a former military administrator, he was required to retire from the army in June 1999 at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic,[7]
In April 2008 the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission cleared Leo Ajiborisa of allegations of corrupt practices related to acquisition of an oil block by two Lagos-based companies.[8] In 2010, he was President and Chairman-in-Council of the Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "History – Osun State Official Website". Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "Osun State Broadcasting Corporation". Osun State. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ Olu Okotoni and John Eroro. "Manpower Training and Development in the Nigerian Public Service" (PDF). University of Ile-Ife. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ Newswatch, Volume 29, Issues 14-25. Newswatch Communications Ltd. 1999.
- ^ The news, Volume 11, Issues 1-11. Independent Communications Network Ltd. 1998.
- ^ "OBASANJO HIRES & FIRES". NDM DEMOCRACY WATCH 1999/03. NIGERIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT (NDM). July 1, 1999. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ Demola Abimboye (April 13, 2008). "No Case to Answer". Newswatch. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
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