branch predecessor successor religion birth_place imagesize nationality party birth_date order term_start rank article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
'' nigerian army '' first late col. francis adekunle fajuyi brigadier general d. a. ejoor indigenous chief of staff of the nigerian army late e.o. ekpo colonel kur mohammed brig. oluwole rotimi major general christian anglican iyin ekiti , ekiti state 185px nigerian one party of nigeria -lrb- npn -rrb- -lrb- 1979 -1983 -rrb- of , alliance for democracy the founders of/vice chairman of the national 9 march 1928 chief nigerian defence academy of staff army headquarters governor western region/state commandant february 1964 4 aug 1966 1971 major general robert adeyinka adebayo
 15 november 1965 april 1971 1971 major general robert adeyinka adebayo soldier/government/politics staff london college , camberley , imperial defence college ,
robert adeyinka adebayo

robert adeyinka adebayo -lrb- born 9 march 1928 -rrb- was the former governor of the now defunct western state of nigeria , 1966 -- 1971 .
he became governor after col. francis adekunle fajuyi 's death in the 1966 coup d'état .
