Jereton Mariere

Samuel Jereton Mariere

Governor of Mid-Western Region
In office February 1964 – 16 January 1966
Succeeded by	David Ejoor
Personal details
Born	1907 Evwreni, Ughelli North LGA, Delta State, Nigeria
Died	9 May 1971

Samuel Jereton Mariere (1907 – 9 May 1971) was the First Governor of the former Midwest State of Nigeria from Feb 1964 to Jan 1966. He was also the first chancellor of the University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos and the first president of the Christian Council of Nigeria.^[1]

In 1935 Mariere was elected secretary-general of the Urhobo Progressive Union, an association created in 1931 to articulate and chart a direction for the Urhobo people.^[2] He was subsequently created a traditional chieftain by them, becoming the Olorogun of Evwreni in 1953. He was elected a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives for the Urhobo East and later Central district. Mariere was a leader of the agitation for creation of a new Region out of the old Western Region, which was dominated by the Yoruba. The Mid-Western Region was created in 1963 after a plebiscite in which all the Urhobo divisions voted unanimously in favor, and Mariere was later appointed the first governor.^[3] Following this he was given two other aristocratic titles, that of the Onisogene of Aboh in 1964 and that of the Ogifueze of Agbor in 1965.

Mariere died in 1971. A students residential hall is named after him in the University of Lagos, with a life-size statue at the entrance.^[4]

References

↑ Kenneth Young-Emretiyoma (April 12, 2004). "Commissioning of the Statue of Chief Jereton Mariere, First Chancellor of University of Lagos, Nigeria". The Urhobo Voice. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
↑ Abraham Ogbodo (May 5, 2002). "An Agenda For Urhobo Unity". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
↑ G.G.Darah (August 10, 2004). "Urhobo and the Mowoe Legacy". GUARDIAN. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
↑ "Atamu Social Club of Nigeria". Urhobo National Biography. Retrieved 2010-05-29.

Governors of Mid-Western and Bendel States

Mid-Western State Leaders	Jereton Mariere David Ejoor Albert Okonkwo Samuel Ogbemudia George Agbazika Innih

Bendel State leaders	Husaini Abdullahi Abubakar Waziri Ambrose Folorunsho Alli Samuel Ogbemudia Jeremiah Useni John Mark Inienger Tunde Ogbeha John Ewerekumoh Yeri

Nigerian region governors and premiers in the First Republic

This is a list of Nigerian region governors and premiers in the First Republic (1960 - 1966).

Nigeria became independent on 1 October 1960 and became a republic on 1 October 1963. On 16 January 1966 a military coup brought Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi to power, terminating the first period of democratic rule. During this period an appointed governor was nominal head of state while an elected premier led the government.

Region	Period	Governor	Premier	Notes
Eastern Region	Oct 1960 - Jan 1966	Francis Akanu Ibiam	Michael Okpara
Mid-Western Region	Aug 1963 - Feb 1964	Dennis Osadebay	Dennis Osadebay (Administrator)	Region created from part of Western Region on 8 August 1963
Mid-Western Region	Feb 1964 - Jan 1966	Jereton Mariere	Dennis Osadebay
Northern Region	Oct 1960 - 1962	Gawain Westray Bell	Ahmadu Bello
Northern Region	1962 - Jan 1966	Kashim Ibrahim	Ahmadu Bello
Western Region	Oct 1960 - May 1962	Adesoji Aderemi	Samuel Akintola
	May 1962 - Dec 1962	Adesoji Aderemi	Moses Majekodunmi (Administrator)	Administrator appointed during political crisis
	Jan 1963 - Jan 1966	Joseph Fadahunsi	Samuel Akintola

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