Ernest Shonekan Turns 84 Today

Oloye Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan (born 9 May 1936) is a Nigerian statesman, nobleman, lawyer and businessman who was appointed the interim President of Nigeria by General Ibrahim Babangida on 26 August 1993. Babangida resigned due to the annulment of the 1993 Nigerian presidential election.

Prior to his political career, Shonekan was the chairman and chief executive of the United African Company of Nigeria, a large Nigerian conglomerate, which at the time was the largest African-controlled company in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Economy

Shonekan had lobbied for debt cancellation but, after the election annulment, most of the Western powers had imposed economic sanctions on Nigeria. Inflation was uncontrollable and most non-oil foreign investment disappeared. The government also initiated an audit of the accounts of NNPC, the oil giant, an organisation that had many operational inefficiencies.

Political crisis

Shonekan was unable to control the political crisis which ensued following the election annulment. During his few months in power, he tried to create a new timetable for democratic return, while his government was hampered by a national workers' strike. Opposition leader Moshood Abiola, viewed Shonekan's interim government as illegitimate.

Democratisation

Shonekan released political prisoners detained by Babangida. Shonekan's administration introduced a bill to repeal three major draconian decrees of the military government.

Military

Shonekan tried to set a timetable for troop withdrawal from ECOMOG's peacekeeping mission in Liberia. General Sani Abacha, was the minister of defence and chief of defence staff who had full control over the military. In November 1993, three months into his administration, Shonekan was overthrown in palace coup by Abacha.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Shonekan

Abacha the first Nigerian General not to skip a rank been do this Baba strong thing that year.

HBD fear fear Baba.

Congratulations sir

Happy birthday to him!!

happy birthday elder stateman

Noted

Take my word : birthdays have no relevance.

Shonekan had lobbied for debt cancellation but, after the election annulment, most of the Western powers had imposed economic sanctions on Nigeria. Inflation was uncontrollable and most non-oil foreign investment disappeared. The government also initiated an audit of the accounts of NNPC, the oil giant, an organisation that had many operational inefficiencies.


Na wa oooo
When abacha overthrown him, he was able to manage Nigeria.
Even with sanctions..

And he used the opportunity to carter away with trillions of Naira
His ATM still dey dispense till now

Happy Born Day To Our Two Mornth And 3 Week President.

Wow, he is someone whose name you memorised for the common entrance exam, so this is the face behind the name?

All of them are well preserved with the loot they stole from Nigeria. They live to very ripe old ages, meanwhile life expectancy for men in Nigeria is 50 and for women it's 55.

realstars:
Happy Born Day To Our One Week President.

2months, 22days

the fact of the matter was that mko wanted to be the president by all means so he was constantly frustrating this man,then abacha the God of looting took over.

Congratulations sir.Remember the days of the infamous ING.Well the Babangida government.Meanwhile, seems Lalasticlala is the harbinger of HBD now.

Happy Birthday Sir

Happy Birthday Former Interim President

Abacha Paddy

Happy birthday sir!

And Abacha outsmarted him sotey....


A smarter man would have turned the tables against all the shenanigans Abacha and Babangida were doing ..

Is he still alive?

Happy birthday Papa

HBD Shonekan

Looking so cute

Good one sir

Proudly representing Omoluabi...

we have An Head of State , Second in Command 2ic to the Head of State, we have an Interim President, a President , a Vice President and an Acting President...

and God willing 2023 we shall have another 8 years President


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TheAfricaQueen:
Wow, he is someone whose name you memorised for the common entrance exam, so this is the face behind the name?

All of them are well preserved with the loot they stole from Nigeria. They live to very ripe old ages, meanwhile life expectancy for men in Nigeria is 50 and for women it's 55.

Lol