Oladayo Popoola ( yo, Oládayọ̀ Pópóọlá; born 26 February 1944) is a Nigerian retired major-general who was military governor of
Oyo State (January 1984 – August 1985) during the military regime of Major-General
Muhammadu Buhari, He was then appointed Military Governor of
Ogun State (August 1985 – 1986) during the military regime of General
Ibrahim Babangida.
Biography
Oladayo Popoola was born on 26 February 1944. He completed his secondary education in
Ikire
Ikire is a town in Osun State, Nigeria.
Historical background
Prince Akinere, a renowned elephant hunter founded the Ikire Township.
Geographical feature
Irewole Local Government, Ikire is highly blessed with a conducive climate. The availability ...
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Osun State. He joined the army and moved up steadily through the ranks, becoming deputy defense adviser at the Nigerian High Commission, India, director at the
Staff College, Jaji, and Chief of Administration and Chief of Logistics Army Headquarters. He was appointed military governor of Oyo State in January 1984 and governor of Ogun State in August 1985. He was a member of the Provisional Ruling Council.
Nigeria and Cameroon disputed ownership of the
Bakassi Peninsula, thought to hold major oil reserves, with sporadic fighting starting in 1994. In November 1998, Nigeria and Cameroon exchanged prisoners of war. As commander of Nigerian forces in the region (82 Mechanised Division, Enugu), General Oladayo Popoola said the exchange was made in the "spirit of reconciliation in our countries".
While in the army, Popoola studied law at the
University of Lagos as a part-time student, obtaining an
LL.B. degree. Later he attended the
Nigerian Law School
The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up by the Government of Nigeria in 1962 to provide a Nigerian legal education to foreign-trained lawyers, and to provide practical training for aspiring Legal Practitioners in Nigeria. ...
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Lagos and became a Barrister at Law.
[
In March 1999, he was chair of the Presidential Committee on Development Options for the Niger Delta, which recommended increased funds for infrastructural development and establishment of a Niger Delta Consultative Council.]Nigerian Fourth Republic
The Fourth Republic is the current republican government of Nigeria. Since 1999, it has governed the country according to the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Second Republic, which was in place between 1979 and ...
, unlike other former military governors and administrators that were compulsorily retired from service.
In 2004, he was working as managing director of Daybis Printing Press, a company in Ibadan.[
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References
Nigerian generals
1944 births
Living people
Yoruba military personnel
Governors of Oyo State
Governors of Ogun State
Nigerian Law School alumni
University of Lagos alumni
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