About Samuel Ogbemudia
Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia (17 September 1932 – 9 March 2017) was a Nigerian army officer and politician. He was military Governor (1967–1975) of the Mid-West State, later renamed Bendel State, part of which in turn later became Edo State. After the return to democracy in 1999, he became a powerbroker in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In September 2009, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state and others attended his 77th birthday celebration in Benin. He is noted as one of the founding fathers of the very prestigious University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) == Early years == Osaigbovo Ogbemudia was born Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia in Benin City on 17 September 1932, he was named after his grandfather. He is from Orhionmwon LGA. In Edo language, the name Ogbemudia can be inferred to mean "this family has come to stay". Also means 'my family stand/neighbourhood is here to stay' in Edo As a youth he lived with his elder cousin, F.S. Uwaifo, in Benin. He attended Benin Baptist School (1941–1945), and then the government school, Victoria, in the Cameroons (1945–1947). His secondary education was at the Western Boy's High School, Benin City (1947–1949). He joined the Nigeria army in 1956, training at Teshie, Ghana and at Netheravon and Salisbury Plain in England (1957).
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