Mike Torey

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Lucky Mike Torey
Military Governor of Ondo State
In office
December 1993 September 1994
Preceded by Dele Olumilua
Succeeded by Ahmed Usman
Military Governor of Enugu State
In office
14 September 1994 22 August 1996
Preceded by Temi Ejoor
Succeeded by Sule Ahman
Personal details
Died16 November 2013
Nationality Nigerian
Military service
AllegianceFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Branch/service Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg Nigerian Army
Rank Colonel

Lucky Mike Torey was a retired army officer who was appointed Military Administrator of Ondo State, Nigeria from December 1993 to September 1994, and then of Enugu State until August 1996 during the military regime of general Sani Abacha. He died on 16 November 2013, after a brief illness. [1]

Colonel Lucky Mike Torey established the Enugu State Environmental Protection Agency in 1995. [2] In 1996, Torey stopped state government subventions to some of the Enugu State parastatals, including the Enugu State water corporation. [3]

In 2005, Torey was one of the aspirants to the Unuevworo traditional stool in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government area of Delta State. [4] In March 2010, Torey chaired a ceremony where the Federal Government presented a Site Handing Over Certificate to H.O.B. Nigeria for a 430-unit housing project in Akure, Ondo State. [5]

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References

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  2. Ezema Jonas Uwakwe. "The Impact of Urban Waste Management on the Environment: An Appraisal of Enugu State". University of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-27.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Asogwa Brendan Eze (May 2003). "Public Corporations and Management of Social Services in Nigeria (A case Study of Enugu State Water Corporation)". University of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-27.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "How to Curb Arms Proliferation in N/Delta". ThisDay. 2005-03-30. Retrieved 2010-03-27.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. "Commissioning of the 1st Phase of H.O.B. Housing Estate, Akure". H.O.B. Nigeria. Retrieved 2010-03-27.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)