Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Nigeria’s Interim National Government that succeeded the military junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, is dead as reported earlier by Platforms Africa.
Below are some things to know about him:
1) He was born on May 9, 1936 into a family of six children and had his education at the CMS Grammar School and Igbobi College, Lagos before bagging a law degree from the University of London.
2. Shonekan who also studied at Harvard Business School was a lawyer and businessman by profession before he ventured into politics.
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3). Shonekan joined the United Africa Company of Nigeria in 1964 and rose through the ranks to become the MD/CEO.
4). At 40, Shonekan was one of the youngest members of the board of directors of UAC having risen to the rank of deputy legal adviser.
5). Shonekan served as the interim Head of State of Nigeria from August 25, 1993 to November 17, 1993.
6). In his short stint as the interim leader, Shonekan faced a serious political crisis which ensued following the annulment of the June 12 election won by Chief M.K.O Abiola. One of the milestones recorded by Shonekan was initiating the audit of the accounts of the NNPC.
7) In 1994, he founded the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, an advocacy group and think-tank for private sector-led development of the Nigerian economy.
8). Before his death, he was the third oldest surviving Head of States by age after Queen Elizabeth II and Gen Yakubu Gowon (Rtd).
