Navy Captain (retired) Musbau Atanda Yusuf was appointed the Administrator of

Ekiti State Ekiti () is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the North by Kwara State for 61 km, to the Northeast by Kogi State for 92 km, to the South and Southeast by Ondo State, and to the West by Osun State for 84 km. Named for the Ekiti ...

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during the transitional regime of General

Abdulsalami Abubakar Abdulsalami Abubakar (; born 13 June 1942) is a retired Nigerian army general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1998 to 1999. He was also Chief of Defence Staff from 1997 to 1998. He succeeded General Sani Abacha upon ...

, handing over to the elected civilian governor at the start of the

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on 29 May 1999. During his tenure he constructed the complex housing the

Ekiti State House of Assembly The Ekiti State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Ekiti State of Nigeria. It is a Unicameralism, unicameral legislature with 26 members elected from the 16 local government areas (State Constituencies) of the state. ...

, inaugurated on 1 June 1999, by his elected civilian successor Otunba Niyi Adebayo. He assisted Sikiru Tae Lawal in creating peace in Ikere-Ekiti, which had been racked by communal strife. Yusuf was required to retire in June 1999, as were all former military administrators.

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