Anthony E. Oguguo

Anthony E. Oguguo
Military Governor of Imo State
In office
August 1990 – January 1992
Preceded by Amadi Ikwechegh
Succeeded by Evan Enwerem

Navy Commodore Anthony E. Oguguo was appointed military governor of Imo State in Nigeria from 1990 to 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.[1] During his administeration, Imo State airport was commissioned and built and still operates today. He very famously said "I saw money and looked away, it is not everything; we can all do the same and teach it to our children."

His administration took a strong hold with Trade Unions. In 1991 he demanded a list of absentee workers who were striking for a minimum wage of N380.[2] As governor, he commissioned the 100 bed Osina Community hospital in 1991.[3] He was a member of the Provisional Ruling Council (PRC), and was involved in the decisions about the transition to democracy, leading to the short-lived Nigerian Third Republic.[4]

He was a member of a coalition of Enugu State elders who spoke out against the government for alleged involvement in the killing of 14 Catholic worshippers at the Government Technical College in March 2002. They were protesting state action against a church leader.[5] In August 2002, he was an aspirant to be a governorship candidate for Enugu State for All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).[6] By January 2003, the ANPP had still not settled on their candidate.[7] Anthony Oguguo and two others walked out of the primary convention over alleged discrepancies on delegates lists, and the remaining candidate Chief Fidel Ayogu was announced the winner and did not go on to win the elections.[8]

In April 2009 he transferred his allegiance to the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).[9] In October 2009 he was among PDP elders who criticized the actions of Enugu State governor Sullivan Chime in his feud with Joseph Onoh, son of the former Anambra State governor Christian Onoh.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  2. ↑ Karen Sorensen, Africa Watch Committee (1991). Nigeria, on the eve of "change": transition to what?. Human Rights Watch. p. 41. ISBN 1-56432-045-6.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Osina Community hospital. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Nigeria's Ruling Body". Xinhua News Agency Article. July 9, 1998. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  5. ↑ Emeka Mamah & Chika Ugwunyi (March 12, 2002). "Enugu Killings: Catholic Faithfuls Protest Vicar-General's Arrest". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  6. ↑ Ahamefula Ogbu (21 August 2002). "Oguguo Tells Aspirants to Refrain From Political Killings". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  7. ↑ Ahamefula Ogbu (1 January 2003). "Enugu ANPP Fails to Reach Consensus On Guber Candidate". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  8. ↑ Chukwudi Nwabuko and Ahamefula Ogbu (2003-02-18). "ANPP: Intrigues Over Guber Candidates". Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  9. ↑ Kenneth Ofoma (21 April 2009). "Ebonyi Leaders Laud Decampments to PDP". Daily Champion. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  10. ↑ Lawrence Njoku (October 4, 2009). "Enugu: Opposition Come Together Against Chime".


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