Chief Olusegun Osoba (born 15 July 1939) is a Nigerian journalist and politician who served twice as governor of Ogun State first from 1992 to 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic and then from 1999 to 2003.[1]
Aremo Olusegun Osoba | |
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| Governor of Ogun State | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003 | |
| Deputy | Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka |
| Preceded by | Kayode Olofin-Moyin |
| Succeeded by | Otunba Gbenga Daniel |
| In office 2 January 1992 – 17 November 1993 | |
| Deputy | Abdul Rafiu Ogunleye |
| Preceded by | Oladeinde Joseph |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Akintonde |
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| Born | 15 July 1939 Osogbo, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Osun State, Nigeria) |
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Early life and education
editOlusegun Osoba was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Babatunde Osoba.[2] Osoba attended a series of professional courses after high school graduation from Methodist Boys' High School, Lagos. He obtained a diploma in journalism at the University of Lagos[3] and went for one-year course in the United Kingdom on the scholarship of the Commonwealth Press Union in 1967. In 1969, he was studying in Bloomington, USA at Indiana University's department of journalism. In 1974 he won the Nieman Fellowship award for journalism for years of postgraduate study at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is the first Nigerian to have won this prestigious Nieman Fellowship for Journalism.[4][2]
Journalism
editOsoba started his career in journalism in 1964 working with the Daily Times of Nigeria as a trainee reporter covering crime stories and by 1966, he was the diplomatic correspondent of the Times.[2] He became news editor in 1968, deputy editor of the Sunday Times in 1971 and deputy editor of the Times in 1972. In August 1975, he became the editor of the Daily Times of Nigeria, then left the firm in November 1975 to take up the task of General Manager of the Ilorin based Nigerian Herald. He returned to the Times in 1984 as the managing director.[5] Internationally, he worked as a stringer or local correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corporation, The Times of London, Newsweek Magazine, and United Press International News Agency. He is the chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism and a member of the executive board of the International Press Institute representing Black-Africa from 1984 to 1992.
He was a member of the Nigerian Constituent Assembly in 1988. He is also a member of the Commonwealth Press Union, London and the Nigerian Union of Journalist.[1]
Political career
editOsoba was elected on two occasions as Governor of Ogun State first from January 1992 until November 1993 with the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He was removed from office by Sani Abacha's administration on 17 November 1993. In the 1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election, he was elected again as governor with the Alliance for Democracy party (AD), holding office between May 1999 and May 2003.
He is a member of the 2014 National Conference. Even if Ogun State entirely will forget the impact of this politician, the Ipokia local government down to Wheke Akere will not forget his impact because he brought electricity into all communities around Maun Ward one and two.[6][2]
Awards
editOsoba holds the National Honours of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR)[7] and the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).[8]
Personal life
editOsoba is married to Chief Aderinsola Osoba, the Beere Awujale of Ijebu. They are the parents of four children, two boys and two girls: Kemi, Olumide, Oluyinka and Tobi.[4] Osoba holds the chieftaincy titles of the Akinrogun of Egbaland and the Aremo Awujale of Ijebu.
References
edit- ^ a b "All Governors of Ogun State". Glimpse Nigeria. 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Biography of Olusegun Osoba". biography.hi7.co. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Babatope, Ebenezer (1 August 2014). "Segun Osoba at 75". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Osoba at 66: Still a progressive". The Nation. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ Elendu, Jonathan (15 July 2006). "Toast to Segun Osoba". Jonathan Elendu. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ "Daura official visit: Buhari returns to Aso Rock". Vanguard. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Full list of 2023 National Honours recipients". The Nation. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Ozekhome, Mike (26 August 2024). "Osoba: The journalists' journalist". The Nation. Retrieved 31 August 2024.