Thursday, 9 March 2017

Former Governor Of Bendel State, Gen. Samuel Ogbemudia Dies @ 84.

Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia (September 17, 1932–March 10, 2017{aged 84}) was a Nigerian former 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.


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