Lawrence Onoja
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Born | Major General | 10 August 1948
Lawrence Anebi Onoja ⓘ (born 1948) was the military governor of Plateau State, Nigeria from 1986 to July 1988 and then of Katsina State until December 1989 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.[1][2] He later became Principal Staff Officer to General
Background
Onoja was born on 10 August 1948 at Idekpa Okpiko, Ohimini local government in Benue State of Idoma origins.[4] He attended St. Francis College, Otukpo and then Government College in Lafia, Nasarawa State (1962–1966). He joined the army in 1966 as a cadet officer.[5]
Onoja attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna and the Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot, England. Onoja was commissioned into the Nigerian Army in October 1968. While in the army, Onoja attended
Onoja held various appointments including Defence Adviser at the Nigerian Embassy in Cairo, Egypt.[3] Onoja was Principal Staff Officer to General Ibrahim Babangida before being appointed military governor of Plateau State in July 1988.[6]
Military Governor
As Plateau State governor, in an effort to defuse tension between Christians and Moslems, Onoja (a Christian) announced that all public places of worship would be destroyed.[7] In April 1988 he was forced to shut down the University of Jos following student disturbances.[8]
As military governor in Katsina State Onoja was noted for his honesty.[5] In March 1989 he announced that a US$20 million loan from Saudi Arabia was being negotiated for the Zobe Dam agricultural irrigation project.[9]
Later career
After leaving office as governor of Katsina, Onoja was appointed director of the Faculty of Joint Studies in the
Onoja retired from the army in 1998 as a Major General.[3] In 2003 he was a board member of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.[3] Onoja was a Governorship aspirant in the 2003 Benue State elections on the
In April 2009, President
Bibliography
- Lawrence Anebi Onoja (1996). Peace-keeping and international security in a changing world. Mono Expressions. ISBN 978-32052-5-0.
See also
References
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- ^ West Africa. West Africa Pub. Co., ltd. 1991. p. 151.
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