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{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}
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|predecessor1 = [[John Ebiye]]
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|successor1 = [[Godswill Akpabio]]
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|birth_place = [[Okop Ndua Erong]], [[Asutan Ekpe]], [[Ibesikpo Asutan]] LGA, [[Akwa Ibom State]], Nigeria
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Obong '''Victor Bassey Attah''' (born 20 November 1938) was [[List of Governors of Akwa Ibom State|Governor]] of [[Akwa Ibom State]] in [[Nigeria]] from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He was a member of the [[PDP Board of Trustees|Board of Trustees]] of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP), but has since joined the [[All Progressives Congress]].
Obong '''Victor Bassey Attah''' {{Audio|Ig-Obong Victor Bassey Attah.ogg|listen|help=no}} (born 20 November 1938) was [[List of Governors of Akwa Ibom State|Governor]] of [[Akwa Ibom State]] in [[Nigeria]] from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.<ref name="Ukpong 2023">{{cite web | last=Ukpong | first=Cletus | title=Akwa Ibom governor visits ex-governor Attah | website=Premium Times Nigeria | date=2023-06-03 | url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/602323-akwa-ibom-governor-visits-ex-governor-attah.html | access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref> He was a member of the [[PDP Board of Trustees|Board of Trustees]] of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP).


==Background==
==Background==
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Obong Victor Attah was born on 20 November 1938.
Obong Victor Attah was born on 20 November 1938.
He completed post-primary education in 1956. He gained a degree from [[Leeds College of Art]] and a post graduate diploma in Building Science from [[Liverpool University]] in 1965. He won the scholarship to study at [[Columbia University]] in New York, where he obtained an MA in Advanced Architectural Design and Planning. He also attended the Kennedy Graduate School of Governance at [[Harvard University]]. After completing his education, he practised as an architect in the [[Caribbean]], [[New York City]], and [[Nigeria]].
He completed post-primary education in 1956. He gained a degree from [[Leeds College of Art]] and a post graduate diploma in Building Science from [[Liverpool University]] in 1965. He won the scholarship to study at [[Columbia University]] in New York, where he obtained an MA in Advanced Architectural Design and Planning. He also attended the Kennedy Graduate School of Governance at [[Harvard University]]. After completing his education, he practised as an architect in the [[Caribbean]], [[New York City]], and [[Nigeria]].
He served as the National President of the [[Nigerian Institute of Architects]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web
He served as the National President of the [[Nigerian Institute of Architects]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-01-14|title=Obong Attah: Ex gov who dared the anti-graft agency|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/01/obong-attah-ex-gov-who-dared-the-anti-graft-agency/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref>
|url=http://www.africansuccess.org/visuFiche.php?id=506&lang=en
|title=Obong Victor Attah
|publisher=AfricanSuccess
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|accessdate=5 December 2009}}</ref>


==Governor of Akwa Ibom==
==Governor of Akwa Ibom==


Victor Attah was elected governor of [[Akwa Ibom]] in 1999 on the [[Akwa Ibom PDP]] platform, and was re-elected 2003. He was elected Chairman of the Forum of the 36 Governors of [[Nigeria]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web
He was part of the Peoples Democratic Movement led by [[Shehu Musa Yar'Adua]] in the aborted [[Sani Abacha]] transition program together with politicians such as [[Atiku Abubakar]], [[Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila]], [[Magaji Abdullahi]], [[Chuba Okadigbo]] and [[Sunday Afolabi (politician)|Sunday Afolabi]]. Victor Attah was elected governor of [[Akwa Ibom]] in 1999 on the [[Akwa Ibom PDP]] platform, and was re-elected in 2003. He was elected Chairman of the Forum of the 36 Governors of [[Nigeria]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200408070044.html
|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200408070044.html
|title=Governor Obong Victor Attah: Akwa Ibom and Nigeria at Heart
|title=Governor Obong Victor Attah: Akwa Ibom and Nigeria at Heart
|date=7 August 2004
|date=7 August 2004
|publisher=Government of Akwa Ibom State
|publisher=Government of Akwa Ibom State
|accessdate=5 December 2009}}</ref>
|access-date=5 December 2009}}</ref>


In 2001, Victor Attah travelled to the [[United States]] with as many as 21 people in search of foreign investors. This visit and others produced tangible results.<ref>{{cite web
In 2001, Attah travelled to the [[United States]] with as many as 21 people in search of foreign investors. This visit and others produced tangible results.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/2008/oct/29/opinion-29-10-2008-002.htm
|url = http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/2008/oct/29/opinion-29-10-2008-002.htm
|title=The North & oil: Nyako’s useful intervention
|title = The North & oil: Nyako's useful intervention
|author=Ejiro Imireh
|author = Ejiro Imireh
|date=29 October 2008
|date = 29 October 2008
|publisher=Daily Sun
|publisher = Daily Sun
|accessdate=5 December 2009}}</ref>
|access-date = 5 December 2009
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100616074829/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/2008/oct/29/opinion-29-10-2008-002.htm
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He promised to improve telecoms, electrical power supply, and air transport infrastructure, and to replicate Silicon Valley in [[Uyo]].<ref>{{cite web
|archive-date = 16 June 2010
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|url=http://www.compassnews.net/Ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34251:obong-victor-attah-a-visionary-statesman-at-71&catid=46:sunday-compass&Itemid=698
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He promised to improve telecoms, power supply, and air transport infrastructure, and to replicate Silicon Valley in [[Uyo]].<ref>{{cite web
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He planned to build an airport in [[Uyo]] before he left office in 2007.<ref>{{cite web
He planned to build an airport in [[Uyo]] before he left office in 2007.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/columnists/brokentongues/amaze-feb16.htm
|url = http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/columnists/brokentongues/amaze-feb16.htm
|title=Aboard Slok Air's inaugural flight
|title = Aboard Slok Air's inaugural flight
|author=Amaze Obi
|author = Amaze Obi
|date =16 February 2004
|date = 16 February 2004
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|publisher = Daily Sun
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He laid the foundation for the establishment of the [[Akwa Ibom State University of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web
He laid the foundation for the establishment of the [[Akwa Ibom State University of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.weeklyinsightng.com/tribute.html
|url = http://www.weeklyinsightng.com/tribute.html
|title=Obong Victor Attah, A Visionary Statesman at 71
|title = Obong Victor Attah, A Visionary Statesman at 71
|publisher=weekly Insight
|publisher = weekly Insight
|author=Udeme Nana
|author = Udeme Nana
|accessdate=5 December 2009}}</ref>
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Obong Attah ran for the 2007 presidential nomination of the [[Peoples Democratic Party]] in 2007, but later withdrew.<ref>{{cite web
Attah ran for the presidential nomination of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Peoples Democratic Party]] in 2007, but later withdrew.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.pioneerng.com/article.php?title=Aide_Denies_Former_Governor_Attah%E2%80%99s_Senate_Ambition&id=2218
|url=http://www.pioneerng.com/article.php?title=Aide_Denies_Former_Governor_Attah%E2%80%99s_Senate_Ambition&id=2218
|title=Aide Denies Former Governor Attah's Senate Ambition
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|date=22 February 2009
|date=22 February 2009
|publisher=The Pioneer
|publisher=The Pioneer
|accessdate=5 December 2009}}</ref>
|access-date=5 December 2009}}</ref>


==Later career==
==Later career==
Obong Victor Attah retired from politics after losing the PDP candidacy for presidency in 2007. He spent time with his Wife Alison who is suffering from Type 2 Diabetes.
He is very much loved and respected by all the ethnic groups in Akwa Ibom State and was given the honour as 'The Father of Modern Akwa Ibom.
In November 2007, Victor Attah challenged the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC) to arrest him if the commission had anything against him.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2007/nov/13/national-13-11-2007-001.htm
|title=Arrest me if I'm corrupt – Attah tells EFCC
|author=Philip NWOSU and Muyiwa OYINLOLA
|date=13 November 2007
|publisher=Daily Sun
|accessdate=5 December 2009}}</ref>
In September 2009 the Nigerian Justice Minister and Attorney General, [[Michael Aondoakaa]], said he would not release any Nigerians in response to a warrant of arrest issued by the [[London Metropolitan Police]] over alleged money laundering and corrupt offences emanating from the $38 million [[Virgin Mobile]] shares acquisition. Former state governors [[James Ibori]] of [[Delta State]], [[Bola Tinubu|Ahmed Bola Tinubu]] of [[Lagos State]] and Victor Attah had been accused of money laundering in the transaction.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/sept/11/national-11-09-2009-001.htm
|title=Ribadu behind problems of Ibori, others … Says they would not be released for trial in UK
|author=MURPHY GANAGANA
|date=11 September 2009
|publisher=Daily Sun
|accessdate=5 December 2009}}</ref>
Aondoakaa said he had no conflict with the [[Economic and Financial Crimes Commission]] (EFCC).<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/newsonthehour/2009/sept/14/newsbreak-14-09-2009-001.htm
|title=$38m V-Mobile shares: I won’t join issues with Farida
|author=Godwin Tsa
|date=14 September 2009
|publisher=Daily Sun
|accessdate=5 December 2009}}</ref>
However, EFCC chairman [[Farida Waziri]] denied that the EFCC had exonerated any of the suspects and insisted that the investigation was ongoing. The EFCC was said to be ready to co-operate with the MET police.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.elombah.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1662:london-police-to-efcc-produce-ibori-attah-25-witnesses-&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=67
|title=London Police to EFCC; Produce Ibori, Attah, 25 witnesses
|date=20 September 2009
|publisher=Elombah
|accessdate=5 December 2009}}</ref>


In March 2008, Victor Attah joined ExecutiveAction, a consultancy that helps firms manage problems in difficult business environments.<ref>{{cite web
In March 2008, Victor Attah joined ExecutiveAction, a consultancy that helps firms manage problems in difficult business environments.<ref>{{cite web
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|title=Former Nigerian Governor Victor Attah Joins ExecutiveAction – "The Problem Solving Company".
|title=Former Nigerian Governor Victor Attah Joins ExecutiveAction – "The Problem Solving Company".
|date=4 March 2008
|date=4 March 2008
|accessdate=5 December 2009}}</ref>
|access-date=5 December 2009}}</ref>

== Honour ==
On 24 November 2018, in a public statement, Governor [[Udom Gabriel Emmanuel|Udom Emmanuel]] of Akwa Ibom state, renamed [[Akwa Ibom International Airport]] to Victor Attah International Airport, It was named after the ex-governor to honour him for being the founder of the airport while he was in power from 1999 to 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-25|title=Akwa Ibom names airport after ex-Governor Victor Attah|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/297451-akwa-ibom-names-airport-after-ex-governor-victor-attah.html|access-date=2020-10-06|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of governors of Akwa Ibom State]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:10, 19 June 2024

Victor Bassey Attah
2nd Governor of Akwa Ibom State
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
Preceded byJohn Ebiye
Succeeded byGodswill Akpabio
Personal details
Born (1938-11-20) 20 November 1938 (age 86)
Okop Ndua Erong, Asutan Ekpe, Ibesikpo Asutan LGA, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Obong Victor Bassey Attah listenⓘ (born 20 November 1938) was Governor of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.[1] He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).

Background

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Obong Victor Attah was born on 20 November 1938. He completed post-primary education in 1956. He gained a degree from Leeds College of Art and a post graduate diploma in Building Science from Liverpool University in 1965. He won the scholarship to study at Columbia University in New York, where he obtained an MA in Advanced Architectural Design and Planning. He also attended the Kennedy Graduate School of Governance at Harvard University. After completing his education, he practised as an architect in the Caribbean, New York City, and Nigeria. He served as the National President of the Nigerian Institute of Architects.[2]

Governor of Akwa Ibom

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He was part of the Peoples Democratic Movement led by Shehu Musa Yar'Adua in the aborted Sani Abacha transition program together with politicians such as Atiku Abubakar, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Magaji Abdullahi, Chuba Okadigbo and Sunday Afolabi. Victor Attah was elected governor of Akwa Ibom in 1999 on the Akwa Ibom PDP platform, and was re-elected in 2003. He was elected Chairman of the Forum of the 36 Governors of Nigeria in 2003.[3]

In 2001, Attah travelled to the United States with as many as 21 people in search of foreign investors. This visit and others produced tangible results.[4] He promised to improve telecoms, power supply, and air transport infrastructure, and to replicate Silicon Valley in Uyo.[5] He planned to build an airport in Uyo before he left office in 2007.[6] He laid the foundation for the establishment of the Akwa Ibom State University of Technology.[7]

Attah ran for the presidential nomination of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2007, but later withdrew.[8]

Later career

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Obong Victor Attah retired from politics after losing the PDP candidacy for presidency in 2007. He spent time with his Wife Alison who is suffering from Type 2 Diabetes.

In March 2008, Victor Attah joined ExecutiveAction, a consultancy that helps firms manage problems in difficult business environments.[9]

Honour

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On 24 November 2018, in a public statement, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state, renamed Akwa Ibom International Airport to Victor Attah International Airport, It was named after the ex-governor to honour him for being the founder of the airport while he was in power from 1999 to 2007.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ukpong, Cletus (3 June 2023). "Akwa Ibom governor visits ex-governor Attah". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Obong Attah: Ex gov who dared the anti-graft agency". Vanguard News. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Governor Obong Victor Attah: Akwa Ibom and Nigeria at Heart". Government of Akwa Ibom State. 7 August 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  4. ^ Ejiro Imireh (29 October 2008). "The North & oil: Nyako's useful intervention". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Obong Victor Attah – A visionary statesman at 71". Nigerian Compass. 22 November 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Amaze Obi (16 February 2004). "Aboard Slok Air's inaugural flight". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 9 April 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  7. ^ Udeme Nana. "Obong Victor Attah, A Visionary Statesman at 71". weekly Insight. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  8. ^ Dominic Akpan (22 February 2009). "Aide Denies Former Governor Attah's Senate Ambition". The Pioneer. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  9. ^ "Former Nigerian Governor Victor Attah Joins ExecutiveAction – "The Problem Solving Company"". ExecutiveAction. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  10. ^ "Akwa Ibom names airport after ex-Governor Victor Attah". 25 November 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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