Abraham Inanoya Imogie is an Afemai (

Edo state Edo, commonly known as Edo State, is a state located in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. As of 2006 National population census, the state was ranked as the 24th populated state (3,233,366) in Nigeria, However there was controversy ...

) Nigerian scholar and former secretary for Education in the short lived

interim An interim is a period of temporary pause or change in a sequence of events, or a temporary state, and is often applied to transitional political entities. Interim may also refer to: Temporary organizational arrangements (general concept) *Provis ...

administration of

Ernest Shonekan Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan (9 May 1936 – 11 January 2022) was a Nigerian lawyer and statesman who served as the interim Head of State of Nigeria from 26 August 1993 to 17 November 1993. He was titled Abese of Egbaland from ...

. During his tenure, he tried to reduce the depth of federal control of schools and the lifting of foreign sanctions on Nigeria in order to ensure effective cooperation between Nigeria and foreign educational institutions."Education secretary asks British government to lift sanctions against Nigeria," British Broadcasting Corporation, October 9, 1993.

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Nigerian academics Living people Education ministers of Nigeria Year of birth missing (living people) People from Edo State {{Nigeria-politician-stub