UPDATED: Obada, Ex-Ag Chief Of Air Staff, Zik’s Aide-de-camp Dies At 81

Major-General Orho Obada, onetime Acting Chief of Air Staff and erstwhile Aide-de-camp (ADC) to late Nigeria President, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, is dead.

Obada died Saturday night after a brief illness at the age of 81, a family relation who confirmed his death on Sunday said, adding “he fell ill just last week”.

BIGPEN reports that this sad event is coming a day after Tom Amioku, a former Commissioner for Works in Delta, had died from undisclosed illness, few days after another Delta former Commissioner and Federal House of Representatives member, Joyce Overah died after a brief illness.

Obada, until his death was the chairman, Board of Trustee of the apex Urhobo socio-cultural organisation, Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) worldwide.

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Major-General Orho Esio Obada, (rtd), jssc, OON, OFR

Major-General Obada, born in Ikwewhu, Agbarho, Nigeria, is a Retired military officer, civil contractor and community leader resident in Agbarho, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. His education took him from Hussey College in Nigeria (1953 – 1958) to Regular Officers Training School in Teshie, Ghana in 1959, to the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, England, UK in 1960, and finally to the Joint Services Staff College in Latimer, England, UK in 1968. His earlier career saw him progress from Survey Assistant (1958), Ministry of Lands & Survey, Ibadan, to Platoon Commander, 2nd Battalion, Abeokuta, to Troop Commander, Nigerian Army Engineers, Kaduna, to Adjutant, 3rd Battalion, Nigerian Army, Kaduna (1963).

He went on to be Aide-de-camp (ADC) to the President of Nigeria, H.E. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (1964 – 66); then Second in Command/Commanding Officer, Nigerian Air Force, Kaduna; then became Acting Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force HQ, Lagos in 1970. His distinguished career then saw him rise to Commander, Training Command, Nigerian Air Force, Kaduna in 1971; to Member, Supreme Military Council & General Officer Commanding (GOC), 4th Infantry Division Nigerian Army, Lagos (1975); to President, Special Military Tribunal, Lagos; then on to being appointed Federal Commissioner for Works, Lagos in 1976. He retired with the rank of Major-General in 1977.