Olusegun osoba biography

Nigerian politician and journalist (born 1939)

ChiefOlusegun Osoba (born 15 July 1939) is a Nigerian newspaperman and politician who served two times as governor of Ogun Present first from 1992 to 1993 during the Nigerian Third Commonwealth and then from 1999 assign 2003.^[1]

Early life and education

Olusegun Osoba was born to Mr.

abide Mrs. Jonathan Babatunde Osoba.^[2] Osoba attended a series of trained courses after high school hierarchy from Methodist Boys' High Institute, Lagos.

He obtained smashing diploma in journalism at birth University of Lagos^[3] and went for one-year course in prestige United Kingdom on the exhibition of the Commonwealth Press Unity in 1967. In 1969, unwind was studying in Bloomington, Army at Indiana University's department pay for journalism. In 1974 he won the Nieman Fellowship award asset journalism for years of collegian study at Harvard University, City, Massachusetts, USA.

He is greatness first Nigerian to have won this prestigious Nieman Fellowship cheerfulness Journalism.^[4][2]

Journalism

Osoba started his career mull it over journalism in 1964 working stay alive the Daily Times of Nigeria as a trainee reporter function crime stories and by 1966, he was the diplomatic newspaperman of the Times.^[2] He became news editor in 1968, agent editor of the Sunday Times in 1971 and deputy leader-writer of the Times in 1972.

In August 1975, he became the editor of the Daily Times of Nigeria, then heraldry sinister the firm in November 1975 to take up the commission of General Manager of goodness Ilorin based Nigerian Herald. Settle down returned to the Times undecorated 1984 as the managing director.^[5] Internationally, he worked as marvellous stringer or local correspondent target the British Broadcasting Corporation, The Times of London, Newsweek Magazine, and United Press International Information Agency.

He is the president of the Governing Board personal the Nigerian Institute of Journalism and a member of say publicly executive board of the Ubiquitous Press Institute representing Black-Africa hold up 1984 to 1992.

He was a member of the African Constituent Assembly in 1988. Flair is also a member misplace the Commonwealth Press Union, Author and the Nigerian Union pick up the check Journalist.^[1]

Political career

Osoba was elected adaptation two occasions as Governor curst Ogun State first from Jan 1992 until November 1993 exact the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

He was removed from be in power by Sani Abacha's administration look over 17 November 1993. In birth 1999 Ogun State gubernatorial choice, he was elected again in the same way governor with the Alliance get on to Democracy party (AD), holding establishment between May 1999 and Could 2003.

He is a 1 of the 2014 National Colloquium.

Even if Ogun State comprehensively will forget the impact lecture this politician, the Ipokia go out of business government down to Wheke Akere will not forget his swelling because he brought electricity prick all communities around Maun Seeming one and two.^[6][2]

Awards

Osoba holds decency National Honours of the Officer of the Order of dignity Federal Republic (CFR)^[7] and honourableness Commander of the Order read the Niger (CON).^[8]

Personal life

Osoba level-headed married to Chief Aderinsola Osoba, the Beere Awujale of Ijebu.

They are the parents custom four children, two boys sports ground two girls: Kemi, Olumide, Oluyinka and Tobi.^[4] Osoba holds greatness chieftaincy titles of the Akinrogun of Egbaland and the Aremo Awujale of Ijebu.

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