Former Nigerian Interim Govt. Leader, Earnest Shonekan, Dies At 85
Daily Rendezvous Chief Ernest Adegunle Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. Shonekan died in Lagos at the age of 85. He was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and November 17 1993 when he was ousted in a coup led by late General Sani Abacha. Born on 9 May 1936 in Lagos, Shonekan was educated at CMS Grammar School and Igbobi College. He received a law degree from the University of London, and was called to the bar. He later attended Harvard Business School. He joined the United Africa Company of Nigeria in 1964, at the time a subsidiary of the United Africa Company and rose through the ranks in the company and was promoted assistant legal adviser. He later became a deputy adviser and joined the board of directors at the age of 40. He was made chairman and managing director in 1980, and went on to cultivate a wide array of international business and political connections...