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Lieutenant-General Oladipo Diya, who died last month after a brief illness, came to limelight as an ebullient, no-nonsense former military governor of Ogun State, and later gained fame as former Chief of General Staff and Vice Chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council during the infamous regime of General Sani Abacha.
In Africa, we don't talk ill of the dead, hence, the profuse outpouring of accolades on the late General Oladipo Diya, who died a week ago. It's quite understandable.
The former Chief of General Staff of the federal military government led by General Sani Abacha, the late Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya (rtd) was a forthright and
The late Diya who as the then Chief of General Staff was the deputy to the late General Sani Abacha and had served previously in key positions in the Nigerian Army. He was also involved in private law practice including through a law reporting firm that he ran after he left office.