Former Akwa -Ibom, Rivers Military Gov. Maj-Gen Godwin Abbe, 74, Dies
Former military governor of Akwa-Ibom and Rivers States, Maj-Gen Godwin Abbe, has died at the age of 74.
Former military governor of Akwa-Ibom and Rivers States, Maj-Gen Godwin Abbe, has died at the age of 74.
Abbe served as military governor of Akwa- Ibom between July 31, 1988 and September 5, 1990 and Rivers State between August 1990 and January 1992,
He was said to have died on Saturday night in Abuja after a protracted sickness.
Abbe, furthermore served as Minister of Defence during the administration of late President Umaru Yar’Adua between July 26, 2007 and July 14, 2009.
An alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, he was born on January 10, 1949, and would have attained the milestone of 75 years on January 10, 2025.
He also, earned a Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations from Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife and was also a graduate of the United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, the Ghana Armed Forces Staff College, and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.
He became General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division, Nigerian Army; Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, TRADOC; and Commander, National War College before retiring from the Army in 1999 with the rank of Major General.
Abbe, furthermore served as Minister of Defence during the administration of late President Umaru Yar’Adua between July 26, 2007 and July 14, 2009.
An alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, he was born on January 10, 1949, and would have attained the milestone of 75 years on January 10, 2025.
He also, earned a Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations from Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife and was also a graduate of the United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, the Ghana Armed Forces Staff College, and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.
He became General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division, Nigerian Army; Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, TRADOC; and Commander, National War College before retiring from the Army in 1999 with the rank of Major General.
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