Samson Omeruah

Samson Emeka Omeruah (14 August 1943 – 4 December 2006) was an air commodore of the Nigerian Air Force,[1] he served as governor of Anambra State from 1985 to 1987 and as Minister for Information, Youth, Sport and Culture in Nigeria during the regimes of Generals Muhammadu Buhari, Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar.

He was also the minister of Sports when the Nigerian Golden Eaglets took home the FIFA under 17 world championship cup.

He returned to the position in 1994, in time to see the national team make their first World Cup and win the 1996 Olympic gold medal.

Apart from this, he championed the War Against Indiscipline (WAI) programme of the Buhari regime between January 1983 and August 1985.

Omeruah is from Nnono Oboro in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State.