Former Lagos Military Administrator, Ndubuisi Kanu, Is Dead

The former military governor of Lagos and Imo States and former
member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) Rear Admiral
Ndubuisi Kanu has died.Rear Admiral Kanu according to family
sources died as a result of complication arising from coronavirus
disease.

The source said Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu had been on admission
as a result of COVID-19 infections and died early on Wednesday.

Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Godwin Kanu was appointed military
governor of Imo State, Nigeria in March 1976 during the regime of
General Olusegun Obasanjo as military head of state. He was the
first governor after the decree that created the state from part of
the old East Central State assigned. He was transferred to become
governor of Lagos State in 1977, leaving office in July 1978.

Ndubuisi Kanu was born in Abia State in 1943, he joined the
Nigerian Navy and went to India for cadet training. His naval
career included positions in Personnel, Logistics and Training. He
obtained honorary Doctorate Degrees from the Imo State University
and the Federal University of Technology, Owerri.

In July 1975 as a lieutenant commander, he was appointed a
member of Murtala Muhammed’s ruling Cabinet, the Supreme Military
Council. Appointed governor of Imo State in March 1976, he brought
in town planners to prepare a plan for Owerri. Kanu built roads in
Owerri metropolis, expanded that number of Local Government Areas
to 21 and founded the Imo Broadcasting Service, which went on air
in December 1976. He later became Rear Admiral and rank he retired
with.

After he retired he joined the pro-democracy movement and played
a leading role in the agitation for the actualization of the
annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election. He founded and is
Chairman of RANGK LTD, a maritime consultancy, is Chairman of the
Ohaneze Transition Caretaker Committee (OTC). and was Director of
Fidelity Bank PLC. Kanu became a top National Democratic Coalition
(NADECO) chieftain and became Chairman of the coalition in 2013

Kanu ran a shipping and maritime company called RAGNK Ltd, with
headquartered in Victoria Island, Lagos.

He was also a director in Fidelity Bank Plc.

The former military governor of Lagos and Imo States and former
member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) Rear Admiral
Ndubuisi Kanu has died.Rear Admiral Kanu according to family
sources died as a result of complication arising from coronavirus
disease.

The source said Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu had been on admission
as a result of COVID-19 infections and died early on Wednesday.

Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Godwin Kanu was appointed military
governor of Imo State, Nigeria in March 1976 during the regime of
General Olusegun Obasanjo as military head of state. He was the
first governor after the decree that created the state from part of
the old East Central State assigned. He was transferred to become
governor of Lagos State in 1977, leaving office in July 1978.

Ndubuisi Kanu was born in Abia State in 1943, he joined the
Nigerian Navy and went to India for cadet training. His naval
career included positions in Personnel, Logistics and Training. He
obtained honorary Doctorate Degrees from the Imo State University
and the Federal University of Technology, Owerri.

In July 1975 as a lieutenant commander, he was appointed a
member of Murtala Muhammed’s ruling Cabinet, the Supreme Military
Council. Appointed governor of Imo State in March 1976, he brought
in town planners to prepare a plan for Owerri. Kanu built roads in
Owerri metropolis, expanded that number of Local Government Areas
to 21 and founded the Imo Broadcasting Service, which went on air
in December 1976. He later became Rear Admiral and rank he retired
with.

After he retired he joined the pro-democracy movement and played
a leading role in the agitation for the actualization of the
annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election. He founded and is
Chairman of RANGK LTD, a maritime consultancy, is Chairman of the
Ohaneze Transition Caretaker Committee (OTC). and was Director of
Fidelity Bank PLC. Kanu became a top National Democratic Coalition
(NADECO) chieftain and became Chairman of the coalition in 2013

Kanu ran a shipping and maritime company called RAGNK Ltd, with
headquartered in Victoria Island, Lagos.

He was also a director in Fidelity Bank Plc.