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Shonekan is alive – Ogun govt
The Ogun State Government on Tuesday evening debunked the rumoured demise of the former Head of Interim National Government , Chief Ernest Shonekan .It said the rumour was untrue .
The rumoured death of Shonekan filtered into Abeokuta , the Ogun State capital , around 6 PM on Tuesday.
However , the Secretary to the Ogun State Government , Taiwo Adeoluwa , has dispelled the rumour through a telephone call to journalists .
He said, “ It is a lie from hell . Baba is alive . ”
Shonekan is a British – trained Nigerian lawyer , industrialist , and traditional chief .
He was appointed as interim president of Nigeria by General Ibrahim Babangida on 26 th August , 1993 .
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