Victor Ozodinobi
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Nigerian politician
Victor Afamefula Ozodinobi | |
|---|---|
| Military Governor of Borno State | |
| In office 22 August 1996 – 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Dada |
| Succeeded by | Augustine Aniebo |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Nigeria |
| Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
Colonel Victor Afamefula Ozodinobi was appointed military governor of Borno State in August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]
He stopped the practice of using troops to perform farm work, prevalent before his regime.[2]
He was reportedly sacked from his position as governor and retired from the army because he insisted that scholarships should be reserved for the poor citizens of the state.[3]
Another reason given is that during a fuel shortage he personally escorted some tanker loads of petrol to prevent them going astray.[4]
References
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- ^ Ezeliora, Osita (3 August 2008). "Poverty Has No Tribe: Soludo's Dilemma of Telling Truth to Power". NigeriaWorld. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ Salami, Semiu (4 January 1999). "Nigeria's Oil Mafia". The News (Lagos). Retrieved 11 May 2010 – via allAfrica.
