Adetoye Oyetola Sode

Adetoye Oyetola Sode
Military Administrator of Oyo State
In office
9 December 1993 – 14 September 1994
Preceded byKolapo Olawuyi Ishola
Succeeded byChinyere Ike Nwosu

Adetoye Oyetola Sode is a retired Rear Admiral of the Nigerian Navy and the Military Administrator of Oyo State, Nigeria from December 1993 to September 1994 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.[1]

Sode gained a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.[2] He became a member of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, and worked in the Federal Ministry of Mines and Power before enlisting in the Nigerian Navy.[3] He attended the Royal Naval Engineering College, Manadon, Plymouth, England for a course in Marine Engineering, then served as Engineering Officer in various naval vessels and also commanded the Naval Shipyard in Port Harcourt.[2]

Navy Captain Adetoye Sode was posted to Oyo State as Military Administrator on 9 December 1993.[4] He was criticized for not including enough Muslims in his cabinet and for allowing Christian religious activity in schools. Sode responded by imposing a statewide ban on religious activities, precipitating a minor crisis.[5]

Sode was awarded the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in 1998.[2] He became Commander of the Fleet Maintenance Corps before his retirement in June 1999.[3] After retiring from active service Sode established a Marine Engineering Consultancy company, Sabita Nigeria.[6] He was appointed to the board of directors of other companies including Intercontinental Engineering & Homes Development (construction and real estate development), ScanHomes Nigeria (construction), Lottoj Oil and Gas (marine fuel logistics and petroleum products) and Eterna Plc (petroleum products manufacturing and distribution).[2][3][6][7]

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  2. ^ a b c d "The Board of Directors" (PDF). Lottoj Oil and Gas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. ^ a b c "Board of Directors". Intercontinental Group. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  4. ^ "About Oyo State". Oyo State Government. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  5. ^ Attahiru Jega, ed. (2000). Identity Transformation and Identity Politics under Structural Adjustment in Nigeria. Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala. ISBN 91-7106-456-7.
  6. ^ a b "Our Board of Directors". Eterna Plc. Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  7. ^ PAUL ERONSELE OJENAGBON (October 31, 2005). "'Our system can build 1000 houses in 100 days'". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on August 3, 2007. Retrieved 2010-05-01.