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Former Head Of INC, Ernest Shonekan Dies At 85

He was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and November 17 1993

Chief Ernest Shonekan, 85 who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida is reportedly dead.

According to reports, he died in a hospital in Lagos today January 11.

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, an Abeokuta-born civil servant, he was one of six children born into the family. He attended the 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.

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