Adekunle Lawal

Adekunle Shamusideen Lawal
Military Governor of Lagos State
In office July 1975 – 1977
Asíwájú	Mobolaji Johnson
Arọ́pò	Ndubuisi Kanu
Military Governor of Imo State
In office 1977 – July 1978
Asíwájú	Ndubuisi Kanu
Arọ́pò	Sunday Ajibade Adenihun
Àwọn àlàyé onítòhún
Ọjọ́ìbí	8 February 1934 Lagos State
Aláìsí	27 November 1980

A bí Adekunle Shamusideen Lawal láti Ayinde Sulemon Lawal àti Ejide Afusat Disu-Lawal, ní apá ìwọ̀ òòrùn ní ìlú Èkóní ọjọ́ kẹ́jọ oṣù kejì ọdún 1934.

Ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ ẹ̀kọ́ rẹ̀ ní ilé ẹ̀kọ́ Holy Cross cathedral ní Ipínlẹ̀ Èkó, orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà ní ọdún 1942 sí 1945 àti st Peter Faji school, Ipínlẹ̀ Èkó, orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà. Ó parí ilé ẹ̀kọ́ gírámà ni Methodist Boy's High school ní ìlú Èkó (1950-1955),níbi tí ó ti gba GCE méje (Cambridge University) O'levels,lẹ́yìn ẹ̀ ni ó gba ìwé ẹ̀rí advanced level nínú ìwé mẹ́ta (1958). Ó kẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ní college of Technology ní Zaria, Nàìjíríà. A Yàn án sí ẹgbẹ́ institute of Mechanical Engineers ní ọdún 1960. Ó ṣíṣe pẹ̀lú ministry of works and Survey ní Ipínlẹ̀ Èkó, Nàìjíríà gẹ́gẹ́ bíi igbá-kejì Technical officer in training (Mechanical) (oṣù kéje sí oṣù kẹwàá ọdún 1959). Ó lọ sí ilé ìwé gíga Ahmadu Bello,Zaria ní ọdún 1960 sí 1663,tí ó sì kẹ́kọ̀ọ́ gboyè nínú Mechanical He attended the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria (1960–1963), from where he graduated in 1963 with B.Sc.(Eng) Honors degree in Mechanical Engineering. He had a CMarEng and FIMarEng (Chartered member and a Fellow member of the Institute of Marine Engineering) and CNSE and FNSE (Chartered and a Fellow member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers), and FSS and PSC.

Adekunle Lawal joined the Royal Nigerian Navy in September 1963 as a Sub-Lieutenant. In 1964 he was promoted to Lieutenant. In March 1964 he attended a Marine Engineering course with the Royal Naval Ships in Rotterdam, Holland. He obtained is Chartered Marine Engineer status in March 1964. In 1966 he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander. From 1969 to 1971, he attended the Defence Naval Staff College in Wellington, India, where he received his M.Sc.(Eng). As a post-graduate he was attached to the Naval Dock Yard in Bombay, India from 1970 to 1971. He was Chief of Material in the Nigerian Navy from 1973 to 1978 and was a member of the Supreme Military Council S.M.C. from 1972 to 1975 during the General Yakubu Gowon administration. Adekunle Lawal was also appointed to the Board of the Nigerian Port Authority as a full board member from 1972 to 1975. Adekunle Lawal also served as the Chief Engineer on numerous naval vessels including the NNS Ogoja, NNS Beecroft and the NNS Nigeria during his time with the Nigerian Navy.

He became a member of the United States Naval Institute, whose mission is the advancement of Professional, Literary and Scientific knowledge in the Navy, 1972.

He was transferred to become Governor of Imo State. held this position from July 1977 to 1978, after he resumed his career in the Nigerian Navy as Director of Material Engineering. He worked back at the dockyard with no exit point.

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