David Ejoor

David Akpode Ejoor
David Akpode Ejoor
Chief of Army Staff
	In office; January 1971 – July 1975
Preceded by	Hassan Katsina
Succeeded by	Theophilus Danjuma
Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy
	In office; January 1969 – January 1971
Preceded by	Brig M.R. Varma
Succeeded by	Maj-Gen. R.A. Adebayo
Governor of Mid-Western Region
	In office; January 1966 – August 1967
Preceded by	Dennis Osadebay
Succeeded by	Albert Okonkwo
Personal details
Born	10 January 1932.; Ovu, Bendel State; (now Delta State, Nigeria)
Died	10 February 2019 (aged 87); Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Political party	Unaffiliated
Military service
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch/service	Nigerian Army
Rank	Major general

David Akpode Ejoor RCDS, PSC, (10 January 1932 – 10 February 2019) was a Nigerian Army officer who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

Early life[]

He was the first Nigerian Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy and was once administrator of the now-defunct Mid-Western Region.^[2] Ejoor was the governor of the Mid-Western State of Nigeria, during the Biafra Civil War. He then served as Chief of Army Staff from January 1971 to July 1975. Ejoor died in Lagos on 10 February 2019.^[3] He was 87.

Works[]

Ejoor David: Reminiscences, 1989
Ejoor, David Akpode (1989). Reminiscences. Malthouse Press Ltd. ISBN 978-978-2601-37-7.

References[]

^ Ejoor, David Akpode (1989). Reminiscences. Malthouse Press Limited. ISBN 978-978-2601-37-7.
^ "Focus on the growing role of women in oil region crisis". IRIN. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2002-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
^ Adurokiya, Ebenezer. "Ex-Army Chief, Major General David Ejoor, Dies In Lagos". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

External links[]

Nigerian-army.org, Military biography

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[1] Ejoor, David Akpode (1989). Reminiscences. Malthouse Press Limited. ISBN 978-978-2601-37-7.

[2] "Focus on the growing role of women in oil region crisis". IRIN. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2002-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-31.

[3] Adurokiya, Ebenezer. "Ex-Army Chief, Major General David Ejoor, Dies In Lagos". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

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show v t Governors of Mid-Western and Bendel States
Mid-Western State Leaders	Jereton Mariere David Ejoor Albert Okonkwo Samuel Ogbemudia George Agbazika Innih
Bendel State leaders	Husaini Abdullahi Abubakar Waziri Ambrose Folorunsho Alli Samuel Ogbemudia Jeremiah Useni John Mark Inienger Tunde Ogbeha John Ewerekumoh Yeri

show v t Military Governors of Nigerian Regions (1966-1967)
Eastern Region	C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
Mid-Western Region	David Ejoor
Western Region	Adekunle Fajuyi Robert Adeyinka Adebayo
Northern Region	Hassan Katsina
See also Nigerian region governors and premiers in the First Republic (1960-1966) and Military Governors of Nigerian States under General Yakubu Gowon (1967 - 1975)

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David Akpode Ejoor


Chief of Army Staff
In office January 1971 – July 1975
Preceded by	Hassan Katsina
Succeeded by	Theophilus Danjuma
Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy
In office January 1969 – January 1971
Preceded by	Brig M.R. Varma
Succeeded by	Maj-Gen. R.A. Adebayo
Governor of Mid-Western Region
In office January 1966 – August 1967
Preceded by	Dennis Osadebay
Succeeded by	Albert Okonkwo

Personal details
Born	(1932-01-10)10 January 1932.^[1] Ovu, Bendel State (now Delta State, Nigeria)
Died	10 February 2019(2019-02-10) (aged 87) Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Political party	Unaffiliated
Military service
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch/service	Nigerian Army
Rank	Major general