Former governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Otedola is dead. He
P.M.NEWS gathered that Otedola died around 9 a.m.
at his Odoragushin residence in Epe. It was also learnt that
the former
governor returned from overseas in January where he went for medical
check up.
Otedola was born on 16 July 1926 into a
Muslim family at Odoragunsin, Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State.
After moving to Lagos to pursue his education, he won a scholarship to
study Journalism at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London where he
graduated in 1958.
He began his career as a teacher
before working as a reporter at the St. Pancras Chronicle, then as a
reporter and later sub-editor at The Guardian and The Times in
England.[3] On his return to Nigeria in 1959 he became an Information
Officer in the Western Nigeria government, and while in this post he was
appointed the Editor of the Western Nigeria Illustrated. In 1961 he
moved into public relations, working for Western Nigeria
Television/Western Broadcasting Service (1961-1964) and Mobil Oil Group
of Companies (1964-1977), continuing as a consultant to Mobil after
leaving the company.
He was elected governor of Lagos
State from 1992 to 1993 on the platform of the National Republican
Convention (NRC), leaving office when General Sani Abacha came to power.
His administration facilitated establishing the Yaba College of
Technology campus in Epe, his home town.
After leaving
office, he continued his career as a writer, a consultant holding
positions on the boards various businesses, and a philanthropist. In
February 2010 ThisDay newspaper announced that he was among 15 eminent
Nigerians who had won Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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