Christopher Osondu

Christopher Osondu
Administrator of Cross River State
In office August 1998 – May 1999
Preceded by	Umar Farouk Ahmed
Succeeded by	Donald Duke

Navy Captain Christopher Osondu was appointed Military Administrator of Cross River State, Nigeria in August 1998 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over power to the elected civilian governor Donald Duke in May 1999.^[1] Shortly after, he was retired by the Federal Government, along with all other former military ministers, governors and administrators.^[2]

In November 2001, he was elected Vice Chairman (North) of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State.^[3] In December 2002 he left the PDP.^[4] In the 2003 elections he was a senatorial candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP) in Abia North.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
2. ^ "OBASANJO HIRES & FIRES". NDM DEMOCRACY WATCH 1999/03. July 1, 1999. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlukoArchives/message/25. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
3. ^ "New Executives Emerge in Abia PDP". ThisDay. 2001-11-10. http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2001/11/10/20011110news08.html. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
4. ^ Tony Icheku and Kingsley Emereuwa (2002-12-24). "Borno Gov, Kachallah, Quits ANPP". BNW News. http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/coverstories/2002/dec/2402.html. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
5. ^ Kodilinye Obiagwu (March 27 2003). "New faces, old hands on the road to the Senate". The Guardian. http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2003/mar/27/0032.html. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 

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