AKENZUA, HRM, Solomon Igbinoghodua Aisiokuoba

Oba of Benin, born June 24,1923 to Oba Akenzua II who passed away ifl 1978. Education: Government , * (Primary) School, Benin City (1929- 38), Edo CoUege, 193941; Govern ment College Ibadan, 194245; cap tain of the school's football team in his last year at school, (1945); on scholarship to the Higher College, Yaba 1946 to read Arts; proceeded to England in 1947 and in 1948 en rolled to read Law at the King's College Cambridge, and finished in 1951; played football for Cambridge Univeristy; later sent to do the Devon shire course for British Administrative Officers; returned to Nigeria in 1952; and was appointed Assistant Admini strative officer; in 1954 regional i administration was introduced and he remained in the then Eastern Regional * Administrative Service, Enugu; also worked in other parts of the Eastern Region including Ahoada; rose to the rank of acting Permanent Secretary in various ministries in the region; transferred to the Federal Service in 1965…