At the time of his death, Shonekan was the third oldest-surviving Nigerian head of state by age after Elizabeth II and Yakubu Gowon.
Ernest Shonekan, interim head of state of Nigeria from 26 August to 17 November 1993, died this morning at a hospital in Lagos. He was 85.
Shonekan worked as a lawyer, businessman, and CEO of the United African Company of Nigeria Plc before he was appointed as interim president of Nigeria by General Ibrahim Babangida in 1993 after the annulment of the 12 June presidential election.
Shonekan was not part of any known political party. According to...
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