Anthony E. Oguguo

Who is Anthony E. Oguguo?

Navy Commodore Anthony E. Oguguo was appointed military governor of Imo State in Nigeria from 1990 to 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. During his administeration, Imo State airport was commissioned and built and still operates today. He very famously said "I saw money and looked away, it is not everything; we can all do the same and teach it to our children."

His administration took a strong hold with Trade Unions. In 1991 he demanded a list of absentee workers who were striking for a minimum wage of N380. As governor, he commissioned the 100 bed Osina Community hospital in 1991. He was a member of the Provisional Ruling Council, and was involved in the decisions about the transition to democracy, leading to the short-lived Nigerian Third Republic.

He was a member of a coalition of Enugu State elders who spoke out against the government for alleged involvement in the killing of 14 Catholic worshippers at the Government Technical College in March 2002. They were protesting state action against a church leader. In August 2002, he was an aspirant to be a governorship candidate for Enugu State for All Nigeria Peoples Party.