Samuel Ogbemudia
Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia | |
|---|---|
| Governor, Mid-West State, Nigeria | |
| In office 26 October 1967 – July 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Okonkwo |
| Succeeded by | George Innih |
| Governor, Bendel State, Nigeria | |
| In office October 1983 – 31 December 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Ambrose Alli |
| Succeeded by | Jeremiah Timbut Useni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1932 |
| Died | 9 March 2017 (aged 84) |
| Children | 17 (13 girls and 4 boys) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Nigeria |
| Branch/service | Nigerian Army |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
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Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia (17 September 1932 – 9 March 2017) was a Nigerian army officer and politician. He was military Governor (1967–1975) of the Mid-West State, later renamed Bendel State, part of which in turn later became Edo State. After the return to democracy in 1999, he became a powerbroker in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In September 2009, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state and others attended his 77th birthday celebration in Benin. He is noted as one of the founding fathers of the very prestigious University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH)