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Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan GCFR (9 May 1936 – 11 January 2022) was a Nigerian lawyer and statesman who served as the interim head of state of Nigeria from 26 August 1993 to 17 November 1993. He was crowned the Abese of Egbaland in 1981.
Jan 13, 2022 · Ernest Shonekan was appointed by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida to lead Nigeria after the annulment of the 1993 elections. He served for 83 days and was ousted by Sani Abacha, but his legacy is in the business world as a founder of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group.
Jan 11, 2022 · Shonekan was the interim head of state who succeeded Babangida and was overthrown by Abacha. He was also an industrialist and a lawyer who attended Harvard Business School.
Jan 21, 2022 · Shonekan served in his newly designated position for only 82 days – till November 17, 1993. But again, given where he was coming from – his personality, his training, and his values- he sought to bring some sanity and transparency into governance, in his words, ‘‘to bring honour to government and take steps against …corruption and indiscipline in society.’’
Jan 11, 2022 · Tributes have continued to pour in for the late Nigerian leader, Ernest Shonekan, who died Tuesday morning. Mr Shonekan, 85, died of natural causes, according to a statement issued by his family.
Jan 16, 2022 · Flags at half-mast in honour of the late Head of Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan in Abuja…yesterday. PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA. Yet, till he breathed his last, Ernest Shonekan...
Jan 11, 2022 · Shonekan was the head of the Interim National Government that replaced the military regime of Babangida in 1993. He was ousted by a coup led by Abacha and later became a businessman and a statesman.
