Joseph Olayeni Oni
Governor of Niger State
In office
July 1978  October 1979
Preceded byOkoh Ebitu Ukiwe
Succeeded byAwwal Ibrahim
Personal details
Born (1938-07-05) 5 July 1938[1]
Lagos, British Nigeria
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Rank Brigadier General

Joseph Olayeni Oni (born 5 July 1938) was the military governor of Niger State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.[2] Oni replaced Navy Commander Okoh Ebitu Ukiwe.[3] He established a budget of N157 million for 1979, of which N76 million was devoted to capital expenditure.[4]

Promoted to Brigadier, Oni was commander of the 1st Division from 9 January 1984 to 16 September 1985.[5] As Brigadier General, Oni was commander of the Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command, Nigerian Army, Minna from 15 September 1986 to 31 December 1987.[6]

References

  1. "An Officer and gentleman at 80". The Nation. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. The face of destiny: an account of early life of Nwoye. Bachudo Publishers. 2002. ISBN 978-35215-0-0.
  3. Africa research bulletin: Political, social, and cultural series, Volumes 14-15. Africa Research. 1977. p. 4920.
  4. Ibrahim Ahmed Biu (10 April 1979). "Niger State Budget". Kaduna NEW NIGERIAN: 10.
  5. "CHRONICLE OF COMMAND OF 1 DIVISION NIGERIAN ARMY". Nigerian Army. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  6. "CHRONICLE OF COMMAND". Training and Doctrine Command,Nigerian Army. Retrieved 20 May 2010.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.