Oladipo Diya

Former Chief of General Staff in General Sani Abacha's military junta, Lt-General Donaldson Oladipo Oyeyinka Diya (retd) is dead.

“Our dear Daddy passed onto glory in the early hours of 26th March 2023. Please keep us in your prayers as we mourn his demise in this period. He said the former military administrator of Ogun State passed on to glory in the early hours of 26th March 2023.

Diya died at the age of 79. He served as Chief of the General Staff, under military head of state General Sani Abacha from 1994 until his arrest for treason ...

“Our dear Daddy passed onto glory in the early hours of 26th March 2023. Diya died at the age of 79. Please keep us in your prayers as we mourn his demise in this period.

Oladipo Diya, who was the Chief of General Staff to former military dictator, Sani Abacha, is dead. Diya died at the age of 79. He was the Chief of the ...

Further announcements will be made public in due course. However, this was overturned after the untimely death of Abacha in 1998 by his successor, Abdusalami Abubakar. However, he was arrested for treason in 1997.

The late Lt. General Diya, soldier and lawyer, was born Monday, 3 April, 1944 in Odogbolu, Ogun State, South-west Nigeria.

Mr Diya was later released by the Good journalism costs a lot of money. He previously served as Chief of Defence Staff and was military governor of Ogun State from January 1984 to August 1985. Mr Diya was then arrested, tried and convicted by a military tribunal empanelled by the late dictator and kleptocrat. Further announcements will be made public in due course.” A terse statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES by the late military general’s media adviser, Olawale Adekoya, and signed on behalf of the family by Oyesinmilola Diya, a lawyer and the deceased’s first son, announced the death.

The former Chief of Staff to Military Head of State, Sani Abacha, Oladipo Diya, is dead. Diya died at the age of 79. His death was announced in a.

The former Chief of Staff to Military Head of State, Sani Abacha, Oladipo Diya, is dead. His death was announced in a statement by Barrister Prince Oyesinmilola Diya, on behalf of the family on Sunday. BREAKING: Oladipo Diya, Abacha’s Chief of Staff is dead

Oladipo Diya, a retired general, has died at the age of 78, his family has announced. Oyesinmilola Diya, in a statement signed on behalf of the family, ...

During his time in the army, Diya also served as chief of defence staff and was the military governor of Ogun state from January 1984 to August 1985. Diya served as the chief of general staff and defacto second-in-command to former head of state Sani Abacha between 1994 and 1997. Further announcements will be made public in due course.”

The Federal Executive Council has expressed shock over the death of the former Chief of General Staff, Lt-.Gen. Oladipo Diya (retd).

Sani Abacha, died on Sunday at the age of 79. According to Mustapha, the Federal Executive Council received with shock the death of Lt.-Gen. The Federal Executive Council has expressed shock over the death of the former Chief of General Staff, Lt-.Gen.

By Biodun Busari. Former Chief of Staff, Gen Oladipo Diya, who served as de facto Vice President to the late Gen Sani Abacha, died Sunday.

Diya studied Law at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained an LLB degree, and then at the Nigerian Law School, where he was called to bar as Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He was the Sole Administrator/Military Governor of Ogun State from January 1984 to August 1985, during the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari. Diya would go down in the history of Nigeria as one of the famous military generals and vice presidents.

The news of the death of Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya (retd.), the former Chief of General Staff to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, ...

Fortunately, upon the sudden death of Abacha in 1998, Diya was pardoned by the late Head of State’s successor, Abdulsalami Abubakar. Diya was tried in a military tribunal and was given the death penalty. In 1993, he was appointed Chief of General Staff and later Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994. Prior to his appointment as Abacha’s second in command, Diya had served as the Chief of Defence Staff and Military Governor of Ogun State from January 1984 to August 1985. The late Diya studied Law at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained an LLB degree, and then at the Nigerian Law School, where he was called to bar as Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The news of the death of Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya (retd.), the former Chief of General Staff to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, left many Nigerians in shock on Sunday morning.

THE Federal Executive Council (FEC), has expressed shock over the death of the former Chief of General Staff, Lt. General Oladipo Diya (rtd), ...

General Oladipo Diya (rtd), which sad event occurred on Sunday. described General Diya as a seasoned military officer with admirable administrative capabilities in his various functions as the Military Governor of Ogun State (1984 – 1985), Chief of Defence Staff, and the Chief of General Staff (1993 – 1997); as well as a notable statesman who made invaluable contributions to nation-building. General Diya (rtd) served as the Chief of General Staff to the late head of state, General Sani Abacha.

By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja. Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has expressed sadness over the passing of Chief Oladipo Diya.

General Diya died on Sunday, March 26, 2023. The President pays tribute to General Diya's bold and courageous career in the Nigeria military and dedicated ...

Femi Gbajabiamila has expressed sadness over the passing of Chief Oladipo Diya. General Oladipo Diya, over his death on Sunday. Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari is mourning the passing away of Lt.

anwo-Olu, while describing the death of Diya as a colossal loss to the country, said the deceased, while alive, made lots of.

“He fought, along with several other patriots, tirelessly for a united Nigeria during his days in the Nigerian Army, especially during the Civil War. “The death of Lt.-General Oladipo Diya is a colossal loss to the country. I pray that God will give them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

President Muhammad Buhari has mourned the death of Oladipo Diya, a retired general and former second-in-command to the late Sani Abacha.

“General Diya lived a remarkable life of a soldier and he made his mark in the military where he served our country diligently. He will be remembered for his patriotism and service to the nation. I send my heartfelt condolences and sympathy to his immediate family, especially his wives, and children,” the president-elect said.

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, commiserated with Ogun State Government, former Chief of General Staff, Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya's family in ...

He ran his race to the best of his calling and we must leave the rest for the pages of history. “As Deltans, we are extremely proud of the outstanding contributions of Gen. May God give him eternal rest and may his memory be a blessing to his family and friends.

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the passage of former Chief of General Staff, Lt.-General Oladipo Diya, (retd).

“The death of Lt.-General Oladipo Diya is a colossal loss to the country. “He fought, along with several other patriots tirelessly for a united Nigeria during his days in the Nigerian Army, especially during the Civil War. I pray that God will give them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

The party in a statement on Monday by its South-West zonal secretary, Femi Olaniyi, said Mr Diya said, “Late Lt-Gen. Oladipo Diya is our hero and his ...

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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has joined other well-meaning Nigerians to speak on the life and time of the late Oladipo Diya, who was the.

“I recall as a Military Governor of Ogun State, he made a tremendous mark through dedication to duty, loyalty to his fatherland and an impeccable example of incorruptible leadership. Obasanjo noted that in his three decades in military service, Diya acquitted himself as a dedicated officer and a real patriot, especially from the thick of the Nigerian Civil War to the post-war re-organisation of the Army. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo remarked that the demise of Diya has depleted the ranks of the nation’s leadership, saying the nation has lost a resourceful patriot, who served the nation as an Army Officer, community leader and a legal practitioner.

Former Chief Of General Staff during the military regime of late General Sani Abacha, Lt General Oladipo Diya (rtd) died in the early hours of Sunday.

In a moving statement at the commencement of the trial, General Diya asserted that he was set up by another officer close to Abacha and Chief of Army Staff, Major General Musa Bamaiyi, who approached him with the idea of staging a coup. Diya was tried in a military tribunal and was given the death penalty. General Abacha, like his inner core of senior officers and much of the army’s rank and file, was a Hausa-speaking northerner of Kanuri origin. As Chief of the General Staff, he was the de facto Vice President of Nigeria during the Sani Abacha military junta from 1994 until he was arrested for treason in 1997. Malu assured the defendants that they would be given a fair trial and unlimited access to the information they needed to defend themselves. He was appointed Chief of General Staff in 1993 and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council in 1994. Diya was born on 3 April 1944 at Odogbolu, Ogun State in the then Western Region of Nigeria. That says a lot about the integrity of the General. To meet up with the achievements of his predecessor, Diya built roads, the most by any military governor, linking all parts of Ogun state and ensuring the beautification of the capital city, Abeokuta. Segun James writes that the Ogun State born three-star general was an exemplary military officer and a complete gentleman. For the first time, he was pushed into the political field. This was the situation when Major General Adeyinka Adebayo (rtd) and Brigadier-General Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia (rtd) died in rapid succession within 24 hours.

By Kunle Oderemi ABOUT 11 days to his birthday, elder statesman, General Donaldson Oladipo Diya has passed on. His demise at his country home, Odogbolu.

I was the 8th or 9th in the hierarchy of the Armed Forces at that time. He partly justified the need for the conference on what he said was the trend that often trails the conduct of elections in the country. On the annulment of June 12, Diya in an interview, shortly after Abacha usurped power, said the action was not a collective action by the top echelon of the ruling military regime. While Diya was claimed to have been the arrowhead of the purported plot, Adisa was alleged to be the financier. He was particularly instrumental in lobbying the south West to join the conference since other zones had acquiesced to the conference. With time, Diya recorded a breakthrough when some of the leaders of the leaders offered ministerial appointments accepted to come on board. His sudden death staved off the hang man’s noose from the necks of Diya and the others convicted for the alleged coup. But the most curious that elicited public outrage was how he was dehumanized after his arrest over the alleged coup and subsequent trial at the tribunal. The Abacha government had alleged that the suspects had planned to oust the regime from power on “the night of Saturday 20th December 1997” The verdict which was delivered in 30 minutes sparked global outrage and calls on the Abacha regime for restraint. Urbane and cultured, Diya was a lawyer and former Chief of General Staff (CGS) to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. He declared: “This is the first time a case of setting up is becoming a coup case. The debacle over the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election forced Babangida to step aside and hand over power to Chief Ernest Shonekan as the Head of the Interim National Government (ING).