Aina Joseph Owoniyi | |
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Administrator of Taraba State | |
In office August 1998 – 29 May 1999 | |
Preceded by | Amen Edore Oyakhire |
Succeeded by | Jolly Nyame |
Aina Joseph Owoniyi was administrator of Taraba State, Nigeria from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar. [1]
Owoniyi's administration was notable for lack of corruption. [2] He approved salary increases for Taraba State Civil Servants. [3] In November 1998, Owoniyi suspended indefinitely the Commissioner of Agriculture, Daniel Nyaa Bobzom and his education counterpart Joseph Rishante for insubordination, negligence of duty and sabotage. [4] After handing over to the civilian governor Jolly Nyame in May 1999, as a former military administrator he was required to retire from the army. [5]