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{{short description|De facto deputy head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Okhai Mike Akhigbe
| name = Mike Akhigbe
| honorific_prefix = [[Vice-admiral (Nigerian Navy)|Vice admiral]]
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|term_end1 = May 1999
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| office1 = [[List of Vice Presidents of Nigeria|10th]] [[Chief of General Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of General Staff]]
|predecessor1 = Lt-Gen. [[Oladipo Diya|O.Diya]]
| 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|Head of state}}
|successor1 = [[Atiku Abubakar]] {{small|as civilian [[Vice President of Nigeria]]}}
|office2 = [[Governor of Ondo State]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Abdulsalami Abubakar]]
|term_start2 = September 1985
| term_start1 = 9 June 1998
|term_end2 = August 1986
| term_end1 = 29 May 1999
|predecessor2 = [[Michael Bamidele Otiko]]
| predecessor1 = [[Oladipo Diya]]
|successor2 = [[Ekundayo B. Opaleye]]
| successor1 = [[Atiku Abubakar]] {{small|as civilian [[Vice President of Nigeria]]}}
|office3 = [[Governor of Lagos State]]
| office2 = [[Chief of Naval Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Naval Staff]]
|term_start3 = August 1986
| term_start2 = August 1994
|term_end3 = July 1988
| term_end2 = June 1998
|predecessor3 = [[Gbolahan Mudasiru]]
| predecessor2 = Rear Adm. [[Allison Madueke]]
|successor3 = [[Raji Rasaki]]
| successor2 = Vice Adm. Jubril Ayinla
|birth_date = 29 September 1946
| office3 = [[Governor of Lagos State]]
| term_start3 = August 1986
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|birth_place = Fugar, [[Edo State]], [[Nigeria]]
| term_end3 = July 1988
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|10|28|1946|9|29|df=y}}
| predecessor3 = [[Gbolahan Mudasiru]]
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|death_place = New York, New York, U.S.
| successor3 = [[Raji Rasaki]]
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|alma_mater = [[Nigerian Defence Academy]]
| office4 = [[Governor of Ondo State]]
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| allegiance = {{flag|Nigeria}}
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| branch = [[File:Badge of the Nigerian Navy.svg|23px]] ''[[Nigerian Navy]]''
| term_end4 = August 1986
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| serviceyears =1967-1999
| predecessor4 = [[Michael Bamidele Otiko]]
|rank = [[Vice Admiral]]
| successor4 = [[Ekundayo B. Opaleye]]
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| birth_date = 29 September 1946
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| birth_place = [[Fugar]], Southern Region, <br> [[British Nigeria]]<br>(now [[Fugar]], [[Edo State]], Nigeria)
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|10|28|1946|9|29|df=y}}
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| death_place = [[New York City|New York]], United States
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| alma_mater = [[Nigerian Defence Academy]]
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| allegiance = {{flag|Nigeria}}
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'''Okhai Michael Akhigbe''' (September 29, 1946 – October 13, 2013)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/147398-mike-akhigbe-ex-vice-president-nigeria-dead-elder-brother-says.html|title=Mike Akhigbe, ex-Vice President of Nigeria, is dead, elder brother says - Premium Times Nigeria|date=2013-10-29|work=Premium Times Nigeria|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> was a [[vice admiral]] in the [[Nigerian Navy]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigeria frees coup plotters|publisher=BBC News|date=March 4, 1999|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/290323.stm}}</ref> who served as ''de facto'' [[Vice President of Nigeria]] (as Chief of General Staff) during the General [[Abdusalami Abubakar]] led military government from 1998 till the termination of military government in Nigeria, in 1999. He served as Military Governor of Nigeria's Ondo State from 1985 to 1986, and Military Governor of Lagos State from 1986 to 1988, after which he was appointed [[Chief of Naval Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Naval Staff]], the highest-ranking officer of the Nigerian Navy, and subsequently the Chief of General Staff, the highest-ranking military officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Armed forces. He died in the US on 28 October 2013 after suffering from cancer for a few years.
'''Okhai Michael Akhigbe''' {{Post-nominals|country=NGA|GCON}} (29 September 1946 – 13 October 2013)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/147398-mike-akhigbe-ex-vice-president-nigeria-dead-elder-brother-says.html|title=Mike Akhigbe, ex-Vice President of Nigeria, is dead, elder brother says - Premium Times Nigeria|date=2013-10-29|work=Premium Times Nigeria|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> was a [[Vice-admiral (Nigerian Navy)|vice admiral]] of the [[Nigerian Navy]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Nigeria frees coup plotters|publisher=BBC News|date=March 4, 1999|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/290323.stm}}</ref> who served as ''de facto'' [[vice president of Nigeria]] (as Chief of General Staff) under military head of state General [[Abdusalami Abubakar]] from June 1998 to May 1999,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-12 |title=June 12, NASS and Nigeria's Fourth Republic |url=https://punchng.com/june-12-nass-and-nigerias-fourth-republic/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> when the military government was terminated and replaced by the [[Fourth Nigerian Republic]]. He previously served as [[Chief of Naval Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Naval Staff]], the highest-ranking officer of the Nigerian Navy from 1994 to 1998; military [[governor of Lagos State]] from 1986 to 1988; and military [[governor of Ondo State]] from 1985 to 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-29 |title=Mike Akhigbe, ex-Vice President of Nigeria, is dead, elder brother says {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/147398-mike-akhigbe-ex-vice-president-nigeria-dead-elder-brother-says.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life==
Akhigbe was born on September 29, 1946, in Fugar, Aviawu clan in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State. and was educated at Afenmai Anglican Grammar School, Igarra from 1961 to 1965. He attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Royal Naval School of Maritime Operations Dryad, Southwick UK, Command and Staff College Jaji, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru, University of Poitiers, Rouan, France, and the International Defense Management Program at the Naval Postgraduate School, in California, USA.
Akhigbe was born on September 29, 1946, in Fugar, Aviawu clan in Etsako Central Local Government Area of [[Edo State]] and was educated at Afenmai Anglican Grammar School, Igarra from 1961 to 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navy Captain Mike Okhai Akhigbe-1986-1988 – BabaJide Sanwo-Olu – Governor of Lagos State |url=https://governor.lagosstate.gov.ng/2019/04/25/navy-captain-mike-okhai-akhigbe-1986-1988/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Military career==
== Military career ==
He attended the [[Nigerian Defence Academy]], Royal Naval School of Maritime Operations Dryad, Southwick [[UK]], Command and Staff College Jaji, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru, University of Poitiers, Rouen, France, and the International Defense Management Program at the Naval Postgraduate School, in [[California]], United States.
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He was the Principal Welfare Officer of the Nigerian Navy Flagship NNS Aradu, Military Governor of Lagos and Ondo States, Director, Naval Plans, Naval Headquarters, Flag Officer commanding the Easter Naval Command and Chief of Naval Staff.In 1998 he became the Chief of General Staff and Vice President of Nigeria. He was awarded the honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), in 1998 and an honorary doctorate by the University of Benin in 2003. His military decorations include Force Service Star, Meritorious Service Star, and Defense Service Star.


He was the Principal Welfare Officer of the [[Nigerian Navy]] Flagship NNS Aradu, Military Governor of [[Lagos]] and Ondo States, Director, Naval Plans, Naval Headquarters, Flag Officer commanding the Easter Naval Command and Chief of Naval Staff.
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Before his death, he was an Attorney with specialization in Maritime Law. He was also a seasoned businessman with substantial investments in real estate. Admiral Mike Okhai Akhigbe is remembered for his numerous services to the nation, especially his role during the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999 when he was the Chief of General Staff to Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar.


== Chief of General Staff ==
Akhigbe brought [[electricity]] to the Fugar community. He brought the administrative headquarters of Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State Nigeria to Fugar City.
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In 1998 he became the Chief of General Staff and Vice President of Nigeria. Admiral Okhai Michael Akhigbe is remembered for his numerous services to his community and nation, especially his role during the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999 when he was the Chief of General Staff to Gen. [[Abdusalami Abubakar]].


== Later career ==
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He was the single most important factor in the rehabilitation of the Teacher's college Ekiti, later called Ondo State College of Education. Admiral Akhigbe, then a Commodore and military Governor of old Ondo State approved the appointment of USAID-HARVARD trained educationist, Dr Sam Adebayo Adewuya as the Sole Administrator of the college with the sole command of returning the dilapidated college to functional level within three years. The college has since evolved into the University of Education, Ekiti State TUNEDIK.
Akhigbe was an Attorney with specialization in Maritime Law. He was also a seasoned businessman with substantial investments in real estate. He died in the US on 28 October 2013.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

== Honours ==
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He was awarded the honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), in 1998 and an honorary doctorate by the University of Benin in 2003. His military decorations include Force Service Star, Meritorious Service Star, and Defense Service Star.{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

== Community development ==
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Akhigbe brought [[electricity]] to the Fugar community. He brought the administrative headquarters of Etsako Central Local Government Area of [[Edo State]] Nigeria to Fugar City. He was the single most important factor in the rehabilitation of the Teacher's college Ikere Ekiti, later called Ondo State College of Education. Admiral Akhigbe, then a Navy Commander and Military Governor of old Ondo State approved the appointment of USAID-HARVARD trained educationist, Dr Sam Adebayo Adewuya as the Sole Administrator of the college with the sole command of returning the dilapidated college to functional level within three years. The college has since evolved into the University of Education, [[Ekiti State]] TUNEDIK.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 5 June 2024

Vice admiral
Mike Akhigbe
GCON
10th Chief of General Staff
In office
9 June 1998 – 29 May 1999
Head of stateAbdulsalami Abubakar
Preceded byOladipo Diya
Succeeded byAtiku Abubakar as civilian Vice President of Nigeria
Chief of Naval Staff
In office
August 1994 – June 1998
Preceded byRear Adm. Allison Madueke
Succeeded byVice Adm. Jubril Ayinla
Governor of Lagos State
In office
August 1986 – July 1988
Preceded byGbolahan Mudasiru
Succeeded byRaji Rasaki
Governor of Ondo State
In office
September 1985 – August 1986
Preceded byMichael Bamidele Otiko
Succeeded byEkundayo B. Opaleye
Personal details
Born29 September 1946
Fugar, Southern Region,
British Nigeria
(now Fugar, Edo State, Nigeria)
Died28 October 2013(2013-10-28) (aged 67)
New York, United States
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Navy
Years of service1967–1999
Rank Vice admiral

Okhai Michael Akhigbe GCON (29 September 1946 – 13 October 2013)[1] was a vice admiral of the Nigerian Navy[2] who served as de facto vice president of Nigeria (as Chief of General Staff) under military head of state General Abdusalami Abubakar from June 1998 to May 1999,[3] when the military government was terminated and replaced by the Fourth Nigerian Republic. He previously served as Chief of Naval Staff, the highest-ranking officer of the Nigerian Navy from 1994 to 1998; military governor of Lagos State from 1986 to 1988; and military governor of Ondo State from 1985 to 1986.[4]

Early life

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Akhigbe was born on September 29, 1946, in Fugar, Aviawu clan in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State and was educated at Afenmai Anglican Grammar School, Igarra from 1961 to 1965.[5]

Military career

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He attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Royal Naval School of Maritime Operations Dryad, Southwick UK, Command and Staff College Jaji, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Kuru, University of Poitiers, Rouen, France, and the International Defense Management Program at the Naval Postgraduate School, in California, United States.

He was the Principal Welfare Officer of the Nigerian Navy Flagship NNS Aradu, Military Governor of Lagos and Ondo States, Director, Naval Plans, Naval Headquarters, Flag Officer commanding the Easter Naval Command and Chief of Naval Staff.

Chief of General Staff

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In 1998 he became the Chief of General Staff and Vice President of Nigeria. Admiral Okhai Michael Akhigbe is remembered for his numerous services to his community and nation, especially his role during the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999 when he was the Chief of General Staff to Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar.

Later career

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Akhigbe was an Attorney with specialization in Maritime Law. He was also a seasoned businessman with substantial investments in real estate. He died in the US on 28 October 2013.[citation needed]

Honours

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He was awarded the honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), in 1998 and an honorary doctorate by the University of Benin in 2003. His military decorations include Force Service Star, Meritorious Service Star, and Defense Service Star.[citation needed]

Community development

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Akhigbe brought electricity to the Fugar community. He brought the administrative headquarters of Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State Nigeria to Fugar City. He was the single most important factor in the rehabilitation of the Teacher's college Ikere Ekiti, later called Ondo State College of Education. Admiral Akhigbe, then a Navy Commander and Military Governor of old Ondo State approved the appointment of USAID-HARVARD trained educationist, Dr Sam Adebayo Adewuya as the Sole Administrator of the college with the sole command of returning the dilapidated college to functional level within three years. The college has since evolved into the University of Education, Ekiti State TUNEDIK.

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Akhigbe, ex-Vice President of Nigeria, is dead, elder brother says - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Nigeria frees coup plotters". BBC News. 4 March 1999.
  3. ^ "June 12, NASS and Nigeria's Fourth Republic". Punch Newspapers. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Mike Akhigbe, ex-Vice President of Nigeria, is dead, elder brother says | Premium Times Nigeria". 29 October 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Navy Captain Mike Okhai Akhigbe-1986-1988 – BabaJide Sanwo-Olu – Governor of Lagos State". Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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