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{{Short description|Nigerian politician, Governor of Benue State (1945–2005)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Moses Orshio Adasu
| name = Moses Orshio Adasu
|image =
| image = File:Portrait_photo_of_Moses_Adasu.jpeg
|office1 = Governor of Benue State
| office1 = [[Governor of Benue State]]
|constituency1 =
| constituency1 =
|term_start1 = 2 January 1992
| term_start1 = 2 January 1992
|term_end1 = November 1993
| term_end1 = November 1993
|predecessor1 = [[Fidelis Makka]]
| predecessor1 = [[Fidelis Makka]]
|successor1 = [[Joshua Obademi]]
| successor1 = [[Joshua Obademi]]
|birth_date = 12 June 1945
| birth_date = 12 June 1945
|birth_place = Mbaamena,[[Konshisha]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]
| birth_place = Mbaamena, [[Konshisha]] LGA, [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]]
|death_date = 20 November 2005
| death_date = 20 November 2005
|party =
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Rev. Fr. '''Moses Orshio Adasu''' (12 June 1945 - 20 November 2005) became governor of [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]] on 2 January 1992, elected on the [[Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Social Democratic Party]] (SDP) platform. He left office after the military coup in November 1993 in which General [[Sani Abacha]] came to power.<ref name=wstate>{{cite web
Very Rev. Fr. '''Moses Orshio Adasu''' (12 June 1945 – 20 November 2005) became governor of [[Benue State]], [[Nigeria]] on 2 January 1992,<ref name="Sahara Reporters 2023">{{cite web | title=Fr Alia And Tempering Expectations By Sesugh Akume | website=Sahara Reporters | date=2023-03-04 | url=https://saharareporters.com/2023/03/04/fr-alia-and-tempering-expectations-sesugh-akume | access-date=2023-06-06}}</ref> elected on the [[Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Social Democratic Party]] (SDP) platform. He left office after the military coup in November 1993 in which General [[Sani Abacha]] came to power.<ref name=wstate>{{cite web
|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm
|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm
|title=Nigerian States
|title=Nigerian States
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Adasu was born on 12 June 1945 at Mbaamena, near Awajir in Shangev-Tiev District of [[Konshisha]] Local Government Area of Benue State.
Adasu was born on 12 June 1945 at Mbaamena, near Awajir in Shangev-Tiev District of [[Konshisha]] Local Government Area of Benue State.
He studied at St. James Junior Seminary Keffi (1966 - 1968). 
He studied at St. James Junior Seminary Keffi (1966–1968).
He then attended St. Augustine's Major Seminary, [[Jos]], an affiliate of the [[Propaganda Fide]], (1969 - 1972), graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Divinity.
He then attended St. Augustine's Major Seminary, [[Jos]], an affiliate of the [[Propaganda Fide]], (1969–1972), graduating with a bachelor's degree in Divinity.
Later he studied at [[St. John's University (New York)|St. John's University]], [[New York]] (1975 - 1976), earning an M.A. degree, and then at [[Catholic University of America]], [[Washington DC]] (1976 - 1978) where he gained a Masters of Religious Education.<ref name=benuebio>{{cite web
Later he studied at [[St. John's University (New York)|St. John's University]], [[New York City]] (1975–1976), earning an M.A. degree, and then at [[Catholic University of America]], [[Washington DC]] (1976–1978) where he gained a Masters of Religious Education.<ref name=benuebio>{{cite web
|url=http://greaterbenue.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=124
|url=http://greaterbenue.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=124
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711123649/http://greaterbenue.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=124
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2011-07-11
|publisher=Government of Benue State
|publisher=Government of Benue State
|title=Rev. Fr. Moses Adasu
|title=Rev. Fr. Moses Adasu
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
|accessdate=2010-04-25}} </ref>


Adasu was a Senior Inspector of Education at the Benue State Ministry of Education headquarters,[[ Makurdi]]. He also taught in Secondary and Teachers Colleges in [[Jos]], [[Otukpo]] and Adikpo, and at the Colleges of Education in [[Akwanga]] and [[Katsina-Ala]].
Adasu was a Senior Inspector of Education at the Benue State Ministry of Education headquarters, [[Makurdi]]. He also taught in Secondary and Teachers Colleges in [[Jos]], [[Otukpo]], and Adikpo, and at the Colleges of Education in [[Akwanga]] and [[Katsina-Ala]].
He was a member of the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, the Benue State Prerogative of Mercy, the Advisory Council of the Episcopal Commission on African Tradition Religion, and the Board of Governors of the College of Education, Katsina-Ala.
He was a member of the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, the Benue State Prerogative of Mercy, the Advisory Council of the Episcopal Commission on African Tradition Religion, and the Board of Governors of the College of Education, Katsina-Ala.
He was Chairman of the Presbyteral Council, Dean of Makurdi Deanery, Diocese of Makurdi and Vicar-General, Diocese of Makurdi.<ref name=benuebio/>
He was Chairman of the Presbyteral Council, Dean of Makurdi Deanery, Diocese of Makurdi, and Vicar-General, Diocese of Makurdi.<ref name=benuebio/>


==Political career==
==Political career==


Adasu was elected the second Executive Governor of Benue State on 2 January 1992.<ref name=benuebio/>
Adasu was elected the second Executive Governor of Benue State on 2 January 1992.<ref name=benuebio/>
He was said to have had a positive impact on conditions during his two-year term.<ref name="tday323">{{cite web |author1=Djebah |first=Oma |author2=Achi |first2=Louis |author3=Uko |first3=Utibe |author4=Ikokwu |first4=Constance |author-link4=Constance Ikokwu |name-list-style=amp |date=2003-03-23 |title=Centres of Incipient Storm |url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2003/03/23/20030323cov01.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120063927/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2003/03/23/20030323cov01.html |archivedate=2008-11-20 |accessdate=2010-04-25 |work=ThisDay}}</ref>
He was said to have had a positive impact on conditions during his two-tear term.<ref name=tday323>{{cite web
He founded [[Benue State University]] on 27 December 1991.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2003/03/23/20030323cov01.html
|url=http://www.newswatchngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=772&Itemid=28
|title=Centres of Incipient Storm
|title=A Dream Fulfilled
|author=Oma Djebah, Louis Achi, Utibe Uko, and Constance Ikokwu
|author=Anthony Akaeze
|date=2003-03-23
|date=29 March 2009
|work=ThisDay
|work=Newswatch
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
He founded [[Benue State University]].<ref name=benuu>{{cite web
|url=http://greaterbenue.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=585&Itemid=2
|title=Benue State University honours the late Adasu, five others
|author=Tahav Agerzua
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
He reactivated and upgraded the College of Education, Oju.<ref>{{cite web
Other projects that he started included BENCO roof tile, and the K/Ala fruit juice company, but he was not able to achieve a great deal during his short period in office.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.coeoju.com/about.jsp
|title = A brief History
|publisher = College of Education, Oju
|accessdate = 2010-04-25
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708174138/http://www.coeoju.com/about.jsp
|archivedate = 2011-07-08
}}</ref>
He conceived the concept of the Tarka Foundation, named after Senator [[Joseph Sarwuan Tarka]] and launched on 2 July 1992. The foundation's building occupies five hectares of land in [[Makurdi]] and includes an art gallery, conference rooms, recreational centers and chalets.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://tahavonline.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=45
|title=Senator Tarka: The Man and His Monument
|work=Power Magazine
|accessdate=2010-04-25}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
The mandate of the foundation is unclear.
Other projects that he started included BENCO roof tile, and the K/Ala fruit juice company, but he was not able to achieve a great deal during his short period in office.<ref name=bat30>{{cite web
|url=http://odili.net/news/source/2006/jan/31/220.html
|url=http://odili.net/news/source/2006/jan/31/220.html
|title=Benue State at 30: The people and their struggles
|title=Benue State at 30: The people and their struggles
|author=Tyodzua Atim
|author=Tyodzua Atim
|date=01.30.2006
|date=2006-01-30
|work=ThisDay
|work=ThisDay
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
|accessdate=2010-04-25}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Adasu said that politics is not a dirty game, but those who are in it for selfish reasons make it dirty. He said "I am in politics to baptise politics and make it pure".<ref>{{cite web
Adasu stated that politics itself is not a dirty game, but it becomes tainted by those who enter it for selfish reasons. He added, "I am in politics to baptise politics and make it pure".<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2003/03/31/20030331news35.html
|url = http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2003/03/31/20030331news35.html
|title=I've Come to Baptise Politics -Adasu
|title = I've Come to Baptise Politics -Adasu
|date=2003-03-31
|date = 2003-03-31
|work=ThisDay
|work = ThisDay
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
|accessdate = 2010-04-25
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20041228025556/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2003/03/31/20030331news35.html
|archivedate = 2004-12-28
}}</ref>
He was removed from office when General [[Sani Abacha]] came to power in November 1993, replaced by Group Captain Joshua Obademi.<ref name=wstate/>
He was removed from office when General [[Sani Abacha]] came to power in November 1993, replaced by Group Captain Joshua Obademi.<ref name=wstate/>


In the [[Nigerian Fourth Republic]] Adasu was appointed a member of the [[Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission]] (ICPC), resigning in June 2002 to reenter politics.<ref>{{cite web
In the [[Nigerian Fourth Republic]], Adasu was appointed a member of the [[Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission]] (ICPC) in January 2001.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/06/23/20020623spe02.html
|url=http://1and1.thisdayonline.com/archive/2001/01/10/20010110news01.html
|title=LG Chairmen to Face Anti-graft Commission
|title=Anti-Corruption Panel: The Battle So Far
|author=Utibe Uko
|author=Udo Silas
|date=2002-06-23
|date=2001-01-10
|work=ThisDay
|work=ThisDay
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
|accessdate=2010-04-25
}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
As a member of the [[Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)|Alliance for Democracy]] (AD) party he challenged the incumbent Governor [[George Akume]] of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP) in the April 2003 gubernatorial elections.<ref name=tday323/>
</ref>
He was not successful.<ref>{{cite web
He resigned from the ICPC in June 2002 to reenter politics.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/06/23/20020623spe02.html
|title = Anti-Corruption Panel: The Battle So Far
|author = Utibe Uko
|date = 2002-06-23
|work = ThisDay
|accessdate = 2010-04-25
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040102225745/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/06/23/20020623spe02.html
|archivedate = 2004-01-02
}}</ref>
As a member of the [[Alliance for Democracy (Nigeria)|Alliance for Democracy]] (AD) party, he challenged the incumbent Governor [[George Akume]] of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP) in the April 2003 gubernatorial elections,<ref name=tday323/>
but was not successful.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-101418858/inside-story-pdp-victory.html
|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-101418858/inside-story-pdp-victory.html
|title=Inside Story of PDP Victory in Benue State.
|title=Inside Story of PDP Victory in Benue State.
|date=May 06, 2003
|date=May 6, 2003
|work=Vanguard
|work=Vanguard
|author=Okelo Madukaife
|author=Okelo Madukaife
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
In September 2004 he was head of one of the National Convention Committees for the AD, after a factional split in the party caused by the return of former chairman Ahmed Abdulkadir.<ref>{{cite web
In September 2004 he was head of one of the National Convention Committees for the AD, after a factional split in the party caused by the return of former chairman Ahmed Abdulkadir.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2004/09/26/20040926cov02.html
|url = http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2004/09/26/20040926cov02.html
|title=Battle for the AD Carcass
|title = Battle for the AD Carcass
|author=Monday Philips Ekpe and Oke Epia
|author1 = Monday Philips Ekpe
|author2 = Oke Epia
|date=2004-09-26
|name-list-style = amp
|work=ThisDay
|date = 2004-09-26
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
|work = ThisDay
|accessdate = 2010-04-25
}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


Adasu died on 20 November 2005. After his death Benue State University conferred an honorary doctorate degree on Adasu.<ref name=benuu>{{cite web
Adasu died on 20 November 2005. After his death, [[Benue State University]] conferred an honorary doctorate degree on Adasu.<ref name=benuu>
{{cite web
|url=http://greaterbenue.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=585&Itemid=2
|url=http://greaterbenue.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=585&Itemid=2
|title=Benue State University honours the late Adasu, five others
|title=Benue State University honours the late Adasu, five others
|author=Tahav Agerzua
|author=Tahav Agerzua
|accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>
|accessdate=2010-04-25
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711123654/http://greaterbenue.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=585&Itemid=2
|archive-date=2011-07-11
|url-status=dead
}}
</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:58, 2 December 2024

Moses Orshio Adasu
Governor of Benue State
In office
2 January 1992 – November 1993
Preceded byFidelis Makka
Succeeded byJoshua Obademi
Personal details
Born12 June 1945
Mbaamena, Konshisha LGA, Benue State, Nigeria
Died20 November 2005

Very Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu (12 June 1945 – 20 November 2005) became governor of Benue State, Nigeria on 2 January 1992,[1] elected on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform. He left office after the military coup in November 1993 in which General Sani Abacha came to power.[2]

Background

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Adasu was born on 12 June 1945 at Mbaamena, near Awajir in Shangev-Tiev District of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. He studied at St. James Junior Seminary Keffi (1966–1968). He then attended St. Augustine's Major Seminary, Jos, an affiliate of the Propaganda Fide, (1969–1972), graduating with a bachelor's degree in Divinity. Later he studied at St. John's University, New York City (1975–1976), earning an M.A. degree, and then at Catholic University of America, Washington DC (1976–1978) where he gained a Masters of Religious Education.[3]

Adasu was a Senior Inspector of Education at the Benue State Ministry of Education headquarters, Makurdi. He also taught in Secondary and Teachers Colleges in Jos, Otukpo, and Adikpo, and at the Colleges of Education in Akwanga and Katsina-Ala. He was a member of the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, the Benue State Prerogative of Mercy, the Advisory Council of the Episcopal Commission on African Tradition Religion, and the Board of Governors of the College of Education, Katsina-Ala. He was Chairman of the Presbyteral Council, Dean of Makurdi Deanery, Diocese of Makurdi, and Vicar-General, Diocese of Makurdi.[3]

Political career

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Adasu was elected the second Executive Governor of Benue State on 2 January 1992.[3] He was said to have had a positive impact on conditions during his two-year term.[4] He founded Benue State University on 27 December 1991.[5] He reactivated and upgraded the College of Education, Oju.[6] He conceived the concept of the Tarka Foundation, named after Senator Joseph Sarwuan Tarka and launched on 2 July 1992. The foundation's building occupies five hectares of land in Makurdi and includes an art gallery, conference rooms, recreational centers and chalets.[7] The mandate of the foundation is unclear. Other projects that he started included BENCO roof tile, and the K/Ala fruit juice company, but he was not able to achieve a great deal during his short period in office.[8]

Adasu stated that politics itself is not a dirty game, but it becomes tainted by those who enter it for selfish reasons. He added, "I am in politics to baptise politics and make it pure".[9] He was removed from office when General Sani Abacha came to power in November 1993, replaced by Group Captain Joshua Obademi.[2]

In the Nigerian Fourth Republic, Adasu was appointed a member of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in January 2001.[10] He resigned from the ICPC in June 2002 to reenter politics.[11] As a member of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) party, he challenged the incumbent Governor George Akume of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the April 2003 gubernatorial elections,[4] but was not successful.[12] In September 2004 he was head of one of the National Convention Committees for the AD, after a factional split in the party caused by the return of former chairman Ahmed Abdulkadir.[13]

Adasu died on 20 November 2005. After his death, Benue State University conferred an honorary doctorate degree on Adasu.[14]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Fr Alia And Tempering Expectations By Sesugh Akume". Sahara Reporters. 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  2. ^ a b "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  3. ^ a b c "Rev. Fr. Moses Adasu". Government of Benue State. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  4. ^ a b Djebah, Oma; Achi, Louis; Uko, Utibe & Ikokwu, Constance (2003-03-23). "Centres of Incipient Storm". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  5. ^ Anthony Akaeze (29 March 2009). "A Dream Fulfilled". Newswatch. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  6. ^ "A brief History". College of Education, Oju. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  7. ^ "Senator Tarka: The Man and His Monument". Power Magazine. Retrieved 2010-04-25. [dead link‍]
  8. ^ Tyodzua Atim (2006-01-30). "Benue State at 30: The people and their struggles". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-04-25. [dead link‍]
  9. ^ "I've Come to Baptise Politics -Adasu". ThisDay. 2003-03-31. Archived from the original on 2004-12-28. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  10. ^ Udo Silas (2001-01-10). "LG Chairmen to Face Anti-graft Commission". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-04-25.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ Utibe Uko (2002-06-23). "Anti-Corruption Panel: The Battle So Far". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 2004-01-02. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  12. ^ Okelo Madukaife (May 6, 2003). "Inside Story of PDP Victory in Benue State". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  13. ^ Monday Philips Ekpe & Oke Epia (2004-09-26). "Battle for the AD Carcass". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-04-25.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ Tahav Agerzua. "Benue State University honours the late Adasu, five others". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
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