do ▁State ▁a ▁rot ational ▁position , ▁an ▁aff ront ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Ben in ▁Kingdom . ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁increase ▁vot ers ' ▁registration ▁before ▁the ▁scheduled ▁transition ▁to ▁dem ocracy , ▁O ny ear ug b ule m ▁war ned ▁that ▁parents ▁and ▁guard ians ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁produce ▁their ▁registration ▁cards ▁for ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁be ▁admitted ▁to ▁state ▁schools . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁civil ian ▁rule , ▁along ▁with ▁others ▁who ▁had ▁held ▁political ▁appoint ments ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁government . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁O ny ear ug b ule m ▁left ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( P DP ) ▁and ▁declared ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁for ▁governor ▁of ▁Im o ▁State ▁on ▁the ▁All ▁Niger ia ▁Pe op les ▁Party ▁( AN PP ) ▁platform . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁O ny ear ug b ule m ▁died ▁suddenly ▁in ▁a ▁hotel ▁room ▁in ▁K ad una ▁in ▁somewhat ▁myster ious ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : N iger ian ▁Navy ▁officers ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁death s ▁Category : G overn ors ▁of ▁O nd o ▁State ▁Category : G overn ors ▁of ▁E do ▁State ▁Category : Pe ople ' s ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( N iger ia ) ▁polit icians ▁Category