Oluyemi Adeniji | |
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![]() Colin Powell with Oluyemi Adeniji in September 2003 | |
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office July 2003 โ June 2006 | |
Preceded by | Sule Lamido |
Succeeded by | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
Federal Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 21 June 2006 โ May 2007 | |
Preceded by | Magaji Muhammed |
Succeeded by | Godwin Abbe |
Personal details | |
Born | Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria | 22 July 1934
Died | 26 November 2017 London, England | (aged 83)
Ambassador Oluyemi AdenijiLondon)[1] was a Nigerian career diplomat and politician who was the Special Representative of the General Secretary with the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) from November 19, 1999 to July 16, 2003. Later he was Foreign Minister of Nigeria from July 2003 to June 2006, then Internal Affairs Minister from 21 June 2006 to May 2007.
(22 July 1934 – 27 November 2017 in