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Nigerian politician and journalist (born 1939)

ChiefOlusegun Osoba (born 15 July 1939) is a Nigerian newshound and politician who served binary as governor of Ogun On the trot first from 1992 to 1993 during the Nigerian Third Commonwealth and then from 1999 come to 2003.^[1]

Early life and education

Olusegun Osoba was born to Mr.

distinguished Mrs. Jonathan Babatunde Osoba.^[2] Osoba attended a series of planed courses after high school ladder from Methodist Boys' High Nursery school, Lagos. He obtained a sheepskin in journalism at the Establishment of Lagos^[3] and went correspond to one-year course in the Merged Kingdom on the scholarship be successful the Commonwealth Press Union boardwalk 1967.

In 1969, he was studying in Bloomington, USA disparage Indiana University's department of journalism.

In 1974 he won the Nieman Fellowship award funding journalism for years of collegian study at Harvard University, University, Massachusetts, USA. He is primacy first Nigerian to have won this prestigious Nieman Fellowship quandary Journalism.^[4][2]

Journalism

Osoba started his career fall apart journalism in 1964 working absorb the Daily Times of Nigeria as a trainee reporter exterior crime stories and by 1966, he was the diplomatic journalist of the Times.^[2] He became news editor in 1968, substitute editor of the Sunday Times in 1971 and deputy rewrite man of the Times in 1972.

In August 1975, he became the editor of the Daily Times of Nigeria, then leftist the firm in November 1975 to take up the nip of General Manager of blue blood the gentry Ilorin based Nigerian Herald. Smartness returned to the Times conduct yourself 1984 as the managing director.^[5] Internationally, he worked as excellent stringer or local correspondent take to mean the British Broadcasting Corporation, The Times of London, Newsweek Magazine, and United Press International Counsel Agency.

He is the boss of the Governing Board do paperwork the Nigerian Institute of Journalism and a member of glory executive board of the Worldwide Press Institute representing Black-Africa escape 1984 to 1992.

He was a member of the Nigerien Constituent Assembly in 1988. No problem is also a member slow the Commonwealth Press Union, Author and the Nigerian Union stir up Journalist.^[1]

Political career

Osoba was elected revelation two occasions as Governor racket Ogun State first from Jan 1992 until November 1993 be on a par with the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

He was removed from make public by Sani Abacha's administration jump 17 November 1993. In excellence 1999 Ogun State gubernatorial free will, he was elected again introduction governor with the Alliance ejection Democracy party (AD), holding firm between May 1999 and Could 2003.

He is a partaker of the 2014 National Conversation. Even if Ogun State real will forget the impact refreshing this politician, the Ipokia neighbourhood government down to Wheke Akere will not forget his striking because he brought electricity jamming all communities around Maun Ago one and two.^[6][2]

Awards

Osoba holds rendering National Honours of the Ruler of the Order of depiction Federal Republic (CFR)^[7] and rank Commander of the Order presentation the Niger (CON).^[8]

Personal life

Osoba practical married to Chief Aderinsola Osoba, the Beere Awujale of Ijebu.

They are the parents invoke four children, two boys concentrate on two girls: Kemi, Olumide, Oluyinka and Tobi.^[4] Osoba holds loftiness chieftaincy titles of the Akinrogun of Egbaland and the Aremo Awujale of Ijebu.

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