FEMI OTEDOLA IS BEREAVED
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| Femi Otedola |
Former governor of
Lagos State, Michael Otedola, has passed away. Otedola, who is the father of
oil magnate, Femi Otedola, served under the Ibrahim Babangida administration as
governor of Lagos state from 1992 to 1993. He died on Monday, May 5, 2014at his Epe residence in Lagos. We gathered that the former governor
returned from overseas in January where he went for medical check up.
Lagos State, Michael Otedola, has passed away. Otedola, who is the father of
oil magnate, Femi Otedola, served under the Ibrahim Babangida administration as
governor of Lagos state from 1992 to 1993. He died on Monday, May 5, 2014at his Epe residence in Lagos. We gathered that the former governor
returned from overseas in January where he went for medical check up.
Michael Otedola was
born on 16 July 1926 into a Muslim family at Odoragunsin, Epe Local Government
Area of Lagos State. After moving to Lagos to pursue his education, he won a
scholarship to study Journalism at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London where
he graduated in 1958.
born on 16 July 1926 into a Muslim family at Odoragunsin, Epe Local Government
Area of Lagos State. After moving to Lagos to pursue his education, he won a
scholarship to study Journalism at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London where
he graduated in 1958.
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| Michael Otedola |
He began his career
as a teacher before working as a reporter at the St. Pancras Chronicle, then as
a reporter and later sub-editor at The Guardian and The Times in England.[3] On
his return to Nigeria in 1959 he became an Information Officer in the Western
Nigeria government, and while in this post he was appointed the Editor of the
Western Nigeria Illustrated. In 1961 he moved into public relations, working
for Western Nigeria Television/Western Broadcasting Service (1961-1964) and
Mobil Oil Group of Companies (1964-1977), continuing as a consultant to Mobil
after leaving the company.
as a teacher before working as a reporter at the St. Pancras Chronicle, then as
a reporter and later sub-editor at The Guardian and The Times in England.[3] On
his return to Nigeria in 1959 he became an Information Officer in the Western
Nigeria government, and while in this post he was appointed the Editor of the
Western Nigeria Illustrated. In 1961 he moved into public relations, working
for Western Nigeria Television/Western Broadcasting Service (1961-1964) and
Mobil Oil Group of Companies (1964-1977), continuing as a consultant to Mobil
after leaving the company.
He was elected
governor of Lagos State from 1992 to 1993 on the platform of the National
Republican Convention (NRC), leaving office when General Sani Abacha came to
power. His administration facilitated establishing the Yaba College of
Technology campus in Epe, his home town.
governor of Lagos State from 1992 to 1993 on the platform of the National
Republican Convention (NRC), leaving office when General Sani Abacha came to
power. His administration facilitated establishing the Yaba College of
Technology campus in Epe, his home town.
After leaving
office, he continued his career as a writer, a consultant holding positions on
the boards various businesses, and a philanthropist. In February 2010 ThisDay
newspaper announced that he was among 15 eminent Nigerians who had won Lifetime
Achievement Awards.
office, he continued his career as a writer, a consultant holding positions on
the boards various businesses, and a philanthropist. In February 2010 ThisDay
newspaper announced that he was among 15 eminent Nigerians who had won Lifetime
Achievement Awards.
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