Adebayo Lawal

This article is about military officer Adebayo Lawal. For the politician, see Bayo Lawal.
Adebayo Hamed Lawal
Military Governor of Benue State
In office
July 1978 – 1 October 1979
Preceded byAbdullahi Shelleng
Succeeded byAper Aku
Personal details
Born(1941-09-14)14 September 1941
Offa, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
Died23 June 2024(2024-06-23) (aged 82)

Group Captain Adebayo Hamed Lawal (14 September 1941 – 23 June 2024) was Governor of Benue State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.[1]

Adebayo Hamed Lawal was born on 14 September 1941, in Offa, now in Kwara State. He attended Government College, Ibadan (1955–1962). He enlisted in the Nigerian Airforce in 1963 and was trained as a Military Pilot in West Germany, graduating in 1964. Postings included Commander, Port Harcourt Base (1969–1970), Commander Kano Base (1972–1973) and (1975–1977) and Commander, Makurdi Base (1977–1978).[2][3]

He was appointed Military Governor of Benue State in July 1978, holding the position until October 1979.[2][1] He oversaw the peaceful transition from military rule to civil rule, handing over power to the National Party of Nigeria candidate Aper Aku on 1 October 1979.[4]

Lawal died on 23 June 2024, at the age of 83.[2]

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  3. ^ "Group Captain Adebayo Lawal". Government of Benue State of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  4. ^ Tyodzua Atim (30 January 2006). "Benue State at 30: The people and their struggles". ThisDay. Retrieved 3 January 2010.[permanent dead link‍]