Benin Traditional Council (13 June 2012). Web Enquiries: webmaster@igbinedion.net, Chief and Lady Cherry Igbinedion on vacation in Naples, Italy, The Chief's daughter, Okunozee with her three children, Chief Igbinedion with his son Peter, Director of Operations, Okada Air, The Chief's eldest daughter, Mabel with her husband Bethel Amadi, Charles Igbinedion with his bride, Angela (nee Ero) on their wedding day, The Chief's daughter, Patience with her husband, Mr Osa Osunde on the occasion of their Native Law and Custom Marriage, Sir. Any/all written content and images displayed are provided by the blogger/author, appear herein as submitted by the blogger/author and are unedited by Opera News. However, it is pertinent to say "The Chief's numerous companies have over the years had interest in diverse areas such as aviation, radio and television broadcasting, banking, salt manufacturing, crude oil exploration, solid minerals, soft drinks bottling, real estate, fruit and fish farming, palm oil production, petroleum and gas marketing, shipping, haulage, road transport, confectionery and hospitality, among many others." BEAUTY Unblock notifications in browser settings. ChiefGabriel Osawaru Igbinedion is aNigerianbusinessman andtraditional aristocratfrom Okada Town inEdo State. So I won't bore you with too many stats on Okada accidents. Childhood & Early Life. Benin kingdom only have one king which is, "His Royal Majesty Oba Eware II. //]]> window.__mirage2 = {petok:"FSy4HtgczGIX.Z3XCeKE8AhkWxVkWcDbxX0AM2eDDKU-3600-0"}; Here again there would not be the need to investigate the details of his family life particularly in regard to his early life which has already been dealt with. He escaped jail after he reached a controversial plea bargain agreement with the Farida Waziri-led Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, which dropped all but one of the 191 charges of corruption and money laundering against him. Chief Igbinedion once observed: "Since Cherry came into my life in 1977, I have more light because she relates to every aspect of my life as a wife, mother and friend. In the 1960s, a certain businessman named Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of the Benin Kingdom who hails from the town Okada, began expanding his various businesses across the country. 2023 Manpower Nigeria. Prince Abubakar Audu, former executive governor of Kogi State, Nigeria. Otedola narrated on Wednesday, July 11, 2018: A sad reminder of his arrest in 1994 was the picture of him alighting from a Black Maria. Upon seeing this, I called Ibrahim Abacha and requested to see him. VIDEOS Required fields are marked *. In the early 1990s, he was the principal investor in Crown Merchant Bank. He is a philanthropist and and a humanist of national dimensions and an industrialist of international fameread on, THE BIOGRAPHY OF CHIEF GABRIEL OSAWARU IGBINEDION. Thereafter, in 1983 Chief Igbinedion boldly recorded the first private initiative in the fledgling industry when he established Okada airline Ltd. His next venture was the purchase of a BAC 1-11 executive jet which was formerly owned by the deposed President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines. According to the government, this means of transportation has become responsible for not just accidents but for the increase in crime rates in the state. He has built numerous churches including a Grand Catholic Cathedral, and has set up and owns a number of private hospitals across Nigeria. Outside of these four, Chief DR Gabriel Igbinedion also has a number of other children. His father is the Esama of the Benin Kingdom in Nigeria. whenRun:function(a,c){if(q(a))b(a).onReady(c);else d(43)}}}(r),!1,29);t(r.runnerBox,"runElement",r.runnerBox.runElement,!1,30);t(r.runnerBox,"whenRun",r.runnerBox.whenRun,!1,31);t(r,"getLogs",function(a){if(!0===a){window.console.group();for(a=0;a