Augustus Aikhomu | |
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8th Vice President & Chief of General Staff | |
In office October 1986 – August 1993 | |
President | Ibrahim Babangida as Military President of Nigeria |
Preceded by | Ebitu Ukiwe |
Succeeded by | Oladipo Diya |
Chief of Naval Staff | |
In office January 1984 – October 1986 | |
Preceded by | Akintunde Aduwo |
Succeeded by | Patrick Koshoni |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 October 1939 |
Died | 17 August 2011 | (aged 71)
Spouse | Rebecca Aikhomu |
Children | 5, including Mark |
Alma mater | Yaba College of Technology Britannia Royal Naval College NIPSS |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
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Years of service | 1958–1993 |
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Augustus Akhabue Aikhomu (20 October 1939 – 17 August 2011) was an Admiral in the Nigerian Navy, who served as the de facto Vice President of Nigeria under military head of state General Ibrahim Babangida from 1986 to 1993.[1]
He hailed from Idumebo-Irrua, Edo State,[2] in southern Nigeria. As a student, Aikhomu spent various periods of his early life studying at Irrua Government School, Yaba College of Technology, Royal Britannia Naval College in Dartmouth, England, Long Gunnery Specialist Course, India and the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Nigeria.[citation needed]
Admiral Augustus served as the de facto Vice President of Nigeria under military president General Ibrahim Babangida from 1986 to 1993.
He was at a time the chairman of the Board of Trustees of All Nigeria Peoples Party, an opposition party in the country. Aikhomu contributed to the Irrua Specialist Hospital specializing in lassa fever management.[3] He died on 17 August 2011, aged 71. Aikhomu is survived by his wife, Rebecca, and five children, Mark, Eheje, Vinitha, Suzanne, and Ebi.