Daniel Akintonde

Colonel Daniel Akintonde (born November 21, 1949) in Plateau State. He hails from Ogbomoso, in Oyo State. He was appointed Military Governor of Ogun State, Nigeria from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.

In 1994 Akintonde renamed the Ogun State College of Education to the Tai Solarin College of Education in honor of the late doctor Tai Solarin. Akintonde was among those arrested for involvement in the December 1997 alleged coup. He was cleared of the charges on 20 April 1998.

He was retired from the military in June 1999, along with all officers who had served as ministers, governors or administrators during the Babangida, Abacha and Abubakar regimes. In August 1999 the Ogun State House of Assembly summoned Akintonde to answer questions about some contracts awarded during his tenure. Reporters were barred from the hearing. Legacy

Although Akintonde was cleared of the December 1997 coup charges, the incident reportedly tainted his reputation within the military in the period leading up to his retirement in 1999. The Tai Solarin College of Education, which he renamed in 1994, was later upgraded to full university status as Tai Solarin University of Education under the administration of his successor as a civilian governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel.