Joseph Adeusi
| Joseph Adeusi | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Akwa Ibom State | |
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In office 21 August 1996 – 9 August 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Yakubu Bako |
| Succeeded by | John Ebiye |
Navy Captain (retired) Joseph Adeusi was governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]
As administrator, Adeusi founded the Akwa United Football Club, which played their inaugural match against the Rangers International F.C of Enugu in December 1996.[2] He initiated a probe into the government of Uyo Local Government Area, which was headed by John James Akpanudoedehe, who later became Senator.[3] In January 1998 he had to deal with protests over an oil spill from a Mobil pipeline. He spent over nine hours negotiating with several thousand demonstrators, eventually agreeing to establish a claims office in Eket. Over 300 of the demonstrators were later detained.[4]
Navy Captain is presently dead
References
- ↑ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ↑ "AKWA UNITED F.C. UYO". AKWA UNITED F.C. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ↑ Akparawa Anietie Ekefre (2010-03-18). "IS SENATOR JOHN JAMES AKPANUDOEDEHE A SAINT?". Point Blank News. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ↑ Bronwen Manby (1999). The price of oil: corporate responsibility and human rights violations in Nigeria's oil producing communities. Human Rights Watch. p. 148. ISBN 1-56432-225-4.