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Victor Ozodinobi

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Victor Afamefula Ozodinobi
Military Governor of Borno State
In office
22 August 1996 – 1997
Preceded byIbrahim Dada
Succeeded byAugustine Aniebo
Personal details
NationalityNigerian
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
RankColonel

Colonel Victor Afamefula Ozodinobi was appointed military governor of Borno State in August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]

He stopped the practice of using troops to perform farm work, prevalent before his regime.[2]

He was reportedly sacked from his position as governor and retired from the army because he insisted that scholarships should be reserved for the poor citizens of the state.[3]

Another reason given is that during a fuel shortage he personally escorted some tanker loads of petrol to prevent them going astray.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Nigeria States". World Statesmen. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. ^ Omideyi, Olaide (24 September 2008). "Nigerian Army: Reality as Seen from a Soldier's Perspective (Part 2)". Nigerian Village Square. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  3. ^ Ezeliora, Osita (3 August 2008). "Poverty Has No Tribe: Soludo's Dilemma of Telling Truth to Power". NigeriaWorld. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  4. ^ Salami, Semiu (4 January 1999). "Nigeria's Oil Mafia". The News (Lagos). Retrieved 11 May 2010 – via allAfrica.