Former Nigerian leader Ernest Shonekan is dead
By Guardian Nigeria
11 January 2022 | 9:00 am
Chief Ernest 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.
