{"id":10177,"date":"2017-02-09T12:34:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T11:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=10177"},"modified":"2017-04-18T11:25:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T10:25:49","slug":"daniel-otunba-gbenga-justus","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/daniel-otunba-gbenga-justus\/","title":{"rendered":"DANIEL, Otunba Gbenga Justus"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.Sc, MBA,D.Sc;engineer, politician, administrator, b:April 6,1956; p:Oke-Ado,Ibadan; ht:OmuIjebu; Iga: Odogbolu; so:Ogun; m:Odawole,1987; nc: four s,ene d;ed:St James Primary School, 1962,I.C.C. Practicing School, 1964; Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta, Ogun State, 1969-73; School of Basic Studies, The Polytechnic, Ibadan; University ofLagos, Akoka, Yaba, 1975-78; 1980-81; cr: NYSC, SchoolofEngineering, LagosState Polytechnic; asst.comm. mgr. Metal Contraction (W.A.) Limited; asst.gm.H.F. Schroeder (W.A.) Limited; laterdep. md.; md. Kreste Laurel Limited; elected Governor, Ogun State, 2003,2007; mm: Nigerian Institute ofManagement; Institute of Mechanical Engineers; Institute of Directors; f: Nigerian Society of Engineers; award: Best Governor oftheYear, 7th Annual City Awards for Excellence, Transparency; TheBest Performing Governor&#8217;s award, 2003; MKO Prize for Leadership; Award of Excellence byYoruba Council of Elders, 2004; Nobles International Award, byWest African International Magazine, 2004; Governor oftheYear, Thisday 10th AnniversaryAward, 2004; BestGovernance Award, by Institute of Directors, 2005; Most Outstanding Southern Governor&#8217;s Award, City People 8th edition, 2005; Winner, National Primary Education Productivity MeritAward, 2005; Merit Award for Contribution to National Development,University ofLagos AlumniAssociation, 2008;ah: Doctor ofScience, Engineering (Honoris Causa), Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-lwoye, 2006; tt: Fesojoye of Ife. 1993; Otunba Adeoti ofOmu, 1993; Otunba Rojogbuwa ofSagamu, 1999; Okeosisi ofObinugwu, 2003; Bashorun of Epeland, 2004; Otunba Obalofin ofljebuland, 2005; sc: Ikoyi Club; hob: reading, current affairs; off: Officeofthe Governor, Government House, Oke-Mosan, P.M.B. 2058, Abeokuta, Ogun State; tel: 039-244155, 245275-7; e-m: ogd@ogunstate.gov.ng; w-s: www.ogunstate.gov.ng pha: Daniels Court, 376A, Ikorodu Road, Maryland, Lagos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[749,166,178],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-10177","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-administrator","category-politics","category-professional"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/10177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/10177\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10177"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=10177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}