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Vice admiral
J. E. A. Wey
Vice admiral J. E. A. Wey
2nd Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters
	In office; 1 August 1966 – 29 July 1975
Head of State	Yakubu Gowon
Preceded by	Babafemi Ogundipe
Succeeded by	Olusegun Obasanjo
Chief of Naval Staff
	In office; March 1964 – January 1973
Preceded by	Commodore A.R. Kennedy
Succeeded by	Rear Adm. N.B. Soroh
Personal details
Born	6 March 1918; Calabar, Southern Region, British Nigeria; (now Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria)
Died	12 December 1991 (aged 73); Nigeria
Political party	None (military)
Spouse	Annie Wey
Military service
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch/service	Nigerian Navy
Years of service	1940-1975
Rank	Vice admiral
Battles/wars	Nigerian Civil War

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Joseph Edet Wey (6 March 1918 – 12 December 1991)^[1] was a Nigerian Navy Vice Admiral who served as head of the Nigerian Navy (i.e. Chief of Naval Staff),^[2] acting foreign minister,^[3] and chief of staff of the Supreme Headquarters,^[4] making him the de facto vice president of Nigeria during Yakubu Gowon's regime.

Early life

Born in Calabar in March 1918 to a Efik father who was from calabar, Admiral joseph Edet Wey had his early education in Calabar, Cross River State and at Methodist School, Ikot Ekpene in present Akwa Ibom State; and further education in Lagos.

Naval career

He joined the Marine Department as a cadet and engineer in training around 1940. At the end of his training in 1945, he served in all sea-going vessels in the Marine Department. When the Navy was established in 1956, he was transferred to the Navy as a sub-lieutenant. In 1962, he was appointed as the commanding officer of base and naval officer in charge of Apapa, Lagos. In 1966, he was appointed as the Federal Commissioner of Establishment and he became a member of the federal Executive Council. He was promoted to various ranks and to the final rank of vice-admiral.

Retirement and death

He was retired in 1975 following the successful coup that brought Murtala Mohammed^[4] to power, replacing the military government of General Yakubu Gowon. He died 12 December 1991.^[1]

Military ranks

Year	Insignia	Military rank
1950		Marine engineer
1956		Sub-lieutenant and engineer
1958		Lieutenant
1960		Lieutenant commander
1963		Captain
1964		Commodore
1967		Rear admiral
1971		Vice admiral

References

^ ^a ^b Aginam, Arthur-Martins (December 1991). "For Whom The Bell Tolls - Nigeria's first naval chief dies at 73". African Concord.
^ Siollun, Max. "Aburi: The "Sovereign National Conference" That Got Away". Gamji. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
^ "An Attentive Listener". Time. Time Warner. 1970-03-02. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
^ ^a ^b Mohammed, Murtala. "Murtala Muhammed's First Address to Nigeria". Nigeriavillagesquare.com. Nigerian Village Square. Retrieved 2007-06-16.

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[AC-1] Aginam, Arthur-Martins (December 1991). "For Whom The Bell Tolls - Nigeria's first naval chief dies at 73". African Concord.

[gamji2-2] Siollun, Max. "Aburi: The "Sovereign National Conference" That Got Away". Gamji. Retrieved 2007-06-16.

[time2-3] "An Attentive Listener". Time. Time Warner. 1970-03-02. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved 2007-06-16.

[nvs222-4] Mohammed, Murtala. "Murtala Muhammed's First Address to Nigeria". Nigeriavillagesquare.com. Nigerian Village Square. Retrieved 2007-06-16.

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