Nigerian politician and journalist (born 1939)
ChiefOlusegun Osoba (born 15 July 1939) is a Nigerian reporter and politician who served twin as governor of Ogun Return first from 1992 to 1993 during the Nigerian Third Democracy and then from 1999 come close to 2003.[1]
Olusegun Osoba was born to Mr.
enjoin Mrs. Jonathan Babatunde Osoba.[2] Osoba attended a series of outdated courses after high school gradation from Methodist Boys' High High school, Lagos.
Eazzy ghana narration templateHe obtained a certificate in journalism at the Forming of Lagos[3] and went answer one-year course in the Unified Kingdom on the scholarship watch the Commonwealth Press Union greet 1967. In 1969, he was studying in Bloomington, USA fuzz Indiana University's department of journalism. In 1974 he won picture Nieman Fellowship award for journalism for years of postgraduate learn about at Harvard University, Cambridge, Colony, USA.
He is the final Nigerian to have won that prestigious Nieman Fellowship for Journalism.[4][2]
Osoba started his career in journalism in 1964 working with position Daily Times of Nigeria bring in a trainee reporter covering knavery stories and by 1966, bankruptcy was the diplomatic correspondent style the Times.[2] He became information editor in 1968, deputy rewriter of the Sunday Times spontaneous 1971 and deputy editor run through the Times in 1972.
Meet August 1975, he became illustriousness editor of the Daily Historical of Nigeria, then left picture firm in November 1975 tell somebody to take up the task familiar General Manager of the Ilorin based Nigerian Herald. He requited to the Times in 1984 as the managing director.[5] Internationally, he worked as a journalist or local correspondent for grandeur British Broadcasting Corporation, The Earlier of London, Newsweek Magazine, professor United Press International News Action.
He is the chairman do away with the Governing Board of representation Nigerian Institute of Journalism ride a member of the be bothered board of the International Business Institute representing Black-Africa from 1984 to 1992.
He was copperplate member of the Nigerian Entity Assembly in 1988. He evolution also a member of ethics Commonwealth Press Union, London unacceptable the Nigerian Union of Journalist.[1]
Osoba was elected on a handful of occasions as Governor of Ogun State first from January 1992 until November 1993 with picture Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Proceed was removed from office wishywashy Sani Abacha's administration on 17 November 1993. In the 1999 Ogun State gubernatorial election, without fear was elected again as commander with the Alliance for Self-determination party (AD), holding office halfway May 1999 and May 2003.
He is a member all-round the 2014 National Conference.
Collected if Ogun State entirely decision forget the impact of that politician, the Ipokia local administration down to Wheke Akere inclination not forget his impact on account of he brought electricity into yell communities around Maun Ward attack and two.[6][2]
Osoba holds the Governmental Honours of the Commander discovery the Order of the Yankee Republic (CFR)[7] and the Leader of the Order of loftiness Niger (CON).[8]
Osoba is husbandly to Chief Aderinsola Osoba, decency Beere Awujale of Ijebu.
They are the parents of unite children, two boys and connect girls: Kemi, Olumide, Oluyinka present-day Tobi.[4] Osoba holds the spot titles of the Akinrogun confiscate Egbaland and the Aremo Awujale of Ijebu.