The life and times of Late Lt. Colonel Samuel Ogbemudia
The two times Governor of Edo State Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia.
Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia (17 September 1932 – 10 March 2017) was a Nigerian army officer and politician. He was military Governor (1967–1975) of the Mid-West State, later renamed Bendel State, part of which in turn became Edo State. After the return to democracy in 1999, he became a power in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In September 2009, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state and others attended his 77th birthday celebration in Benin.
Ogbemudia was appointed Military administrator of Mid-West state in September, 1967 following the liberation of state from the secessionist Biafran forces.[3] Promoted to Lt. Colonel, Ogbemudia was appointed Military Governor of the state on 26 October 1967.[6] A populist, dedicated to reconstruction after the war, he initiated improvements in the areas of sports, urban development, education, public transportation, housing and commerce.[7] He built the Ogbe sports stadium, now named the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, and in August 1973 he commissioned the three-story National Museum in Benin City.[8] Other projects included the Agbede Mechanized Farm, Rural Electrification Board, Bendel Steel Structures, Bendel Pharmaceuticals, Bendel Boatyard, the University of Benin and the Bendel Line.[3] In later years, people looked back on his governorship as a time when much was achieved, followed by stagnation in later administrations.
The following are some of the projects of carry out by Lt.Colonel Ogbemudia:
1. Ogbe Stadium now Samuel Ogbemudia stadium.
2. The three -story National Museum in Benin City.
3. The Agbede Mechanized Farm.
4. Rural Electrification Board.
5. Bendel Steel Structures.
6. The Bendel pharmaceuticals.
7. The Bendel Boatyard.
8. The university of Benin.
The people of the then Bendel state will for ever be greatful tilt. Colonel Ogbemudia for his developmental strike in Bendel state.
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