Background
Allison Madueke was born in 1944 in Agbariji-Inyi, Oji River, Enugu State, and is of Igbo origin.
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Allison Madueke
Edit Profilepolitician Governor of Anambra State
Education
He attended the Britannia Royal College, Dartmouth England and the School of Maritime Operations, Southwick.
Career
He was Chief of Naval Staff from 1993 to 1994, military governor of Anambra State from January 1984 to August 1985, and Imo State military governor from 1985 to 1986. He was later granted two honorary Doctorate degrees in Science from Enugu State University of Technology, and in Law from Abia State University. He was also granted an honorary Doctorate degree in Science from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2010.
Madueke studied at the Nigerian Defense Academy between 1964 and 1967.
He served at the Embassy of Nigeria as Naval Attache in Washington District of Columbia, United States of America. After a military coup d"état overthrew civilian President Shehu Shagari on December 31, 1983, as Navy Captain he was appointed governor of Anambra State from January 1984 to August 1985, and then of Imo State until 1986 during the military regimes of Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Babangida. Promoted to Rear Admiral, from 1993-1994 he served briefly as Chief of Naval Staff under General Sani Abacha.
He was sacked after a Supreme Military Council meeting in August 1994 where he supported the release of the elected civilian president Moshood Abiola, who had been imprisoned after the coup that brought Abacha to power.
Achievements
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After retiring from the navy, Madueke became Chairman of Radam Maritime Services Limited., executive chairman of Interconnect Clearinghouse and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Information and communications technology Merit Awards He also was appointed to the boards of Regalia Nigeria Limited, Excel East & P (Marginal Oil Fields) Limited., Solid Rock Securities and Investments Limited. and Image Consultants Limited.
Membership
He became a Member of the Royal Institute of Navigation, London (MRIN) and Member of the Nautical Institute, London (MNI).
