Daniel Akintonde

Daniel Akintonde
Administrator of Ogun State
In office 9 December 1993 – 22 August 1996
Preceded by	Olusegun Osoba
Succeeded by	Sam Ewang

Colonel Daniel Akintonde (born November 21, 1949) in Plateau State. He hails from Ogbomoso, in Oyo State.^[1] He was appointed Military Governor of Ogun State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.^[2][3]

In 1994 Akintonde renamed the Ogun State College of Education to the Tai Solarin College of Education in honor of the late doctor Tai Solarin.^[4] Akintonde was among those arrested for involvement in the December 1997 alleged coup.^[5] He was cleared of the charges on 20 April 1998.^[6]

He was retired from the military in June 1999, along with all officers who had served as ministers, governors or administrators during the Babangida, Abacha and Abubakar regimes.^[7] In August 1999 the Ogun State House of Assembly summoned Akintonde to answer questions about some contracts awarded during his tenure. Reporters were barred from the hearing.^[8]

References

1. "LT COL. DANIEL OLUKUNLE AKINTONDE – Ogun State Government Official Website". Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
2. "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
3. admin (2020-06-25). "ALL GOVERNORS OF OGUN STATE". Glimpse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
4. "Student's Handbook". Tai Solarin University of Education. Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
5. "Update to NGA31232.E of 9 February 1999 on the fate of those said to be involved in the alleged coup plot of December 1997". United Nations High Commission for Refugees. 1 July 1999. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
6. "Nigeria Country Assessment" (PDF). United Nations High Commission for Refugees. April 2001. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
7. "OBASANJO HIRES & FIRES". NDM DEMOCRACY WATCH. July 1, 1999. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
8. "1999 Annual Reports on the State of the Media in Nigeria" (PDF). Media Right Agenda. January 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-03-03.