Born
Brig. Gen
JOHNSON
Mobolaji
Olufunso
retired soldier, businessman, born February 9, 1936, Lagos State; married Olufunmilayo, has children; Education: Reagan Memorial Baptist School, Yaba, Methodist School, 1941-51, Hussey College, Warri, 1952-53, Methodist Boys' High School, 1954-57, Of ficer Cadet Training School, Ghana 1959, Mons Officer's Cadet School, Aldershot, UK, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, UK, 1960-61; Career: Posted to Zaria Military Depot, 1958-59; promoted 2nd Lieutenant, Nigerian Army, 1961,Lieutenant, 1962,Cap tain, October 1962; appointed Deputy Com mander, later Commander, Federal Guards, 1964; Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster- General, Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, Apapa, Lagos, 1964; promoted Major, February 1966; 2nd in Command, 4th Battalion, Ibadan, later became Station Commander, Benin, Midwest (old Bendel State), 1966; be came Military Administrator, Lagos, 1966- 67; Military Governor, Lagos State, 1967-75; promoted Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, and later Brigadier; retired from the Nigerian Army, 1975; engaged in private business;ap pointed Director, Julius Berger Nigeria Lim ited, 1988; Traditional Titles: Majeobajeof Lagos, 1968, Maiyegun of Ikorodu, 1970; Honorary Degree: Doctorate of Science by the Lagos State University, 1991; Hobbies: squash, polo, tennis, athletics, photography, card games, music; Address: 12 Marina, Lagos State.
Marital Status
- Married
Name of Spouse
Father's Name
Joshua Motola Johnson
Father's Status
N/A
Mother's Name
Gbemisola Johnson (née Dudley-Coker),
Mother's Status
N/A
Number of Male Children
3
Number of Female Children
1
4 children
Profession
Retired Military Officer
Working Experience
Administrator of the former federal territory of Lagos in 1966. , Governor of Lagos State from May 1967 to July 1975 , Chairman of Nigerian Conservation Foundation , Director of construction giant Julius Berger Nigeria in 1979 and its chairman in 1996-2009 , Chairman Executive Council of Lagos State University Development Foundation
Reagean Memorial Baptist School, Yaba, Methodist School 1941.. Hussey College, Warri, 1954.. Methodist Boys High School Lagos 1955,..Officer Cadet Training School. Ghana 1959.. Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, United Kingdom, between 1960–1961.
Secondary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobolaji_Johnson
Alive
30 October 2019
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