Policewoman: RIP. He was a great soldier.

sazycul: who is he, don't know him

Enangson:

"Even though the General is dead, but his manhood will still live with us" {sobs}.

batstan: first monarch in calabar. Obong kontagora

strangest:

@OPwhats the meaning of the bolded?

may his soul RIP

eyenCalabar:

Who was he pls?

ogb5:

One former almajiri who grew up and roamed the streets of Kotangora. He took up the name of his town just like the rest of them, joined the army and by virtue of being from the right region rose to become Minister of the republic, serving in IBB, Abacha, and Abdulsalam Administrations.

pulel: Innallillahi wa inna illaihi rasi'um.

General Mamman Kontagora died this mornin after a long illness. The dark horse is gone. May his gentle soul rest in peace. Ameen, ameen.

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sazycul: who is he, don't know him

berem: RIP Mamman Kontagora! He performed very well in Housing and Infrastructure as a minister. May God grant him eternal rest.

Policewoman: RIP. He was a great soldier.

pulel:
Major-General (retired) Mamman Kontagora was Military Administrator of the Abuja Federal Capital Territory during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalam Abubakar, handing over control to a civilian governor in May 1999.

Kontagora was among the first intake of officers when the Nigerian Defense Academy opened in 1964.

Kontagora was appointed Minister of Works and Housing in the Babangida government. In 1991 he issued regulations on pollution abatement and effluent limitations covering all industries, with heavy fines for non-compliance. However, follow-up by the government on infractors was limited. In December 1991, he announced plans to draw up guidelines by early 1992 to control oil pollution. The Sani Abacha government appointed Kontagora sole administrator of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1995 after a major conflict at the university. He remained in charge until some time after the death of Abacha.

Kontagora was appointed Administrator of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on 22 August 1998.The brief period when Kontagora was in charge of the FCT saw a boom in construction of housing and infrastructure. Kontagora ceded a strategic plot next to the International Conference centre to the Abuja Horticultural Society to develop as a world standard park, now the Abuja International Peace Park, finally opened in 2003.] In January 1999 Kontagora said that all structures had been put in place to ensure a smooth transition to democracy in May 1999.


Kontagora was a candidate to represent the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2003 elections for FCT Senator, but was defeated in the primaries by Isa Maina, who went on to be elected. In October 2004 Kontagora announced that he would be a candidate to contest the 2007 presidential elections on the PDP platform. He was cleared as a candidate by the PDP, but was defeated by Umaru Yar'Adua, who went on to be elected


source:http://www.cknnigeria.com/2013/05/breaking-newsgen-mamman-kontagora-is.html?showComment=1369905014485

strangest:

@OPwhats the meaning of the bolded?

may his soul RIP

Beync: kontagoros theory in mathematics then was very difficult
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Vernor:

Also a great looter check his house in Lagos mamman Kotangora house and think of how many year you will work to buy to buid that house, we need to stop praising theives including OBJ.

Policewoman: RIP. He was a great soldier.

Vernor:

Also a great looter check his house in Lagos mamman Kotangora house and think of how many year you will work to buy to buid that house, we need to stop praising theives including OBJ.

nijanigga: A man of high integrity,he had all the opportunities to loot funds when he was minister for works and housing,but refused.It was said that IBB had to secretly deposit funds into his accounts. Very humble man. Most of the dual carriage roads in Nigeria were constructed during his administration as works and housing minister.He was able to secure $1M (big money then) grant for ABU to develop it's decaying infrastructure. One of the Nigeria's honest man is gone. RIP.

nijanigga: A man of high integrity,he had all the opportunities to loot funds when he was minister for works and housing,but refused.It was said that IBB had to secretly deposit funds into his accounts. Very humble man. Most of the dual carriage roads in Nigeria were constructed during his administration as works and housing minister.He was able to secure $1M (big money then) grant for ABU to develop it's decaying infrastructure. One of the Nigeria's honest man is gone. RIP.