Dr. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, former governor
of Bayelsa State is dead. He was said to have gone coma and placed on life
support. He was aged 63 years.
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| Late Dr. Diepreye Alamieyeseigha |
Alamieyeseigha, who was facing money
laundering charges, jumped bail and returned to Nigeria and has since then
refused to answer summons for trial to continue.
The British Government had earlier determined
to resurrect an outstanding case of money laundering against the former
governor and had requested for his extradition to London.
Born on November 16, 1952 in Amassoma, Ogboin
North Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, he attended the Bishop Dimeari
Grammar School, Yenagoa, after which he joined the Nigerian Defence Academy as
a Cadet Officer in 1974. He subsequently moved into the Nigerian Air Force,
where he served in the department of Logistics and Supply.
He held various air force positions in Enugu,
Markurdi, Kaduna and Ikeja. Alamieyeseigha retired from the air force in 1992
as a Squadron Leader.
On leaving the air force, he became the Sole
Administrator of Pabod Supplies Port Harcourt, and later Head of Budget,
Planning, Research and Development of the National Fertiliser Company (NAFCON).
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was impeached on
allegations of corruption on December 9, 2005.
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