Adebayo Hamed Lawal | |
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Military Governor of Benue State | |
In office July 1978 –1 October 1979 | |
Preceded by | Abdullahi Shelleng |
Succeeded by | Aper Aku |
Personal details | |
Born | Offa,Kwara State,Nigeria | September 14,1941
Group Captain Adebayo Hamed Lawal (born 14 September 1941) was Governor of Benue State,Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. [1]
Adebayo Hamed Lawal was born on September 14,1941,in Offa,Kwara State. He attended Government College,Ibadan (1955–1962). He enlisted in the Nigerian Airforce in 1963 and was trained as a Military Pilot in West Germany,graduating in 1964. Postings included Commander,Port Harcourt Base (1969–1970),Commander Kano Base (1972–1973) and (1975–1977) and Commander,Makurdi Base (1977–1978). [2]
He was appointed Military Governor of Benue State in July 1978,holding the position until October 1979. [1] He oversaw the peaceful transition from military rule to civil rule,handing over power to the National Party of Nigeria candidate Aper Aku on 1 October 1979. [3]
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