| Moses Fasanya | |
|---|---|
| Military Administrator of Abia State | |
In office 22 August 1996 – August 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Temi Ejoor |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Obi |
| Military Administrator of Ondo State | |
In office August 1998 – May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Onyearugbulem |
| Succeeded by | Adebayo Adefarati |
Moses Fasanya was a Nigerian colonel from Ibadan, Oyo State who served as Military Administrator of Abia State (August 1996 - August 1998) during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1] He then became Military Administrator of Ondo State in August 1998, handing over power to the civilian governor Adebayo Adefarati in May 1999.[2]
He caused difficulty in Ondo State by clumsy handling of the election of the traditional Owo leader, leading to chaos, killing and destruction of property.[3] In October 1998, hundreds of people were killed in clashes between local Ijaws in the Akpata region and Ilaje Yorubas seeking work on a newly found oilfield. Fasanya had difficulty finding agreement with Ijaw leaders on ways to stabilize the situation.[4] He deployed soldiers and police to the area to attempt to impose peace.[5] In February 1999, Fasanya's aides mistreated and detained fifteen journalists covering a meeting of state administrators of the Odu'a Investment Company in Akure.[6]
In March 2009 an oil tanker caught fire in Obadore near Lagos State University. Ex-governor Fasanya lost printing materials and other goods worth over N3 million which he had stored in ten shops in the town that were destroyed in the blaze.[7]
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- ↑ "REALIZING THE ABIA OF OUR DREAM". Executive Informant. http://abiaexecutiveinformant.com/storylinks.html. Retrieved 2009-12-28.[dead link]
- ↑ "Nigeria States". WorldStatesmen. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ↑ Funso Muraina (2001-04-20). "Adefarati: Not Yet Dancing Time". ThisDay. http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2001/04/20/20010420pol05.html. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ↑ "Ethnic Clashes Kill Hundreds Of Nigerians". New York Times. October 5, 1998. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/05/world/ethnic-clashes-kill-hundreds-of-nigerians.html. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ↑ "The Price of Oil: Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria's Oil Producing Communities". Human Rights Watch. 1 January 1999. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,HRW,,NGA,,3ae6a82e0,0.html. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ↑ "1999 Annual Report On The State Of The Media In Nigeria". Media Rights Agenda. http://www.mediarightsagenda.org/other%20publications/Annuall%20Report%20for%201999.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ↑ "After The Fire, Ex-Governor, Traders Count Losses". PM News. March 16, 2009. http://thepmnews.com/2009/03/16/after-the-fire-ex-governor-traders-count-losses?version=print. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
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