Baba Adamu Iyam
Baba Adamu Iyam was a Nigerian soldier who served as Military Administrator of Kwara State between September 1994 and August 1996, and then Edo State from August 1996 to August 1998, during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]
Bassey Asuquo | |
|---|---|
| Military Administrator of Kwara State | |
| In office 14 September 1994 – 22 August 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Mustapha Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Peter Ogar |
| Military Administrator of Edo State | |
| In office 22 August 1996 – 7 August 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Colonel Bassey Asuquo |
| Succeeded by | Navy Captain Anthony Onyearugbulem |
Group Captain Iyam reportedly sacked 8,000 Edo state workers.[2] In February 1997, he halted all grants to the Edo State University since he considered that government ought not fund universities, and appointed a Sole Administrator for the university which he had a very good reason for.[3][4]
References
- "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- "Transition or Travesty: Nigeria's Endless Process of Return to Civilian Rule". Human Rights Watch. 1 October 1997. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- JUDE EHEBHA. "Don Proffers Solution To Ailing Education Sector". Nigerian Observer. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- S.O. Ighalo. "Reactions: Coping With "Hard Times" In Institutions Of Higher Learning In Edo State: Rejoinder To A Fairy Tale". Nigerian Observer. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
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