▁State . ▁He ▁was ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁military ▁government ▁of ▁I bra him ▁Bab ang ida ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁briefly ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁president ▁in ▁Niger ia ' s ▁Third ▁and ▁Four th ▁republic s . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁F ala e ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Josh ua ▁Ale k ete ▁F ala e ▁and ▁Ab ig ail ▁A ina ▁F ala e . ▁Josh ua ▁F ala e ▁was ▁originally ▁from ▁Ak ure ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁c ocoa ▁far ming , ▁F ala e ' s ▁family ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁Ak ure ▁n atives ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁location ▁called ▁A go - A bo ▁where ▁they ▁settled ▁as ▁pione ers . ▁F ala e ' s ▁father ▁was ▁later ▁made ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁A go - A bo ▁village . ▁F ala e ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ig bara - O ke ▁and ▁died ▁during ▁child b irth ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁when ▁F ala e ▁was ▁only ▁ 8 . ▁. ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁grand m other ▁( Os any int u ke ▁Ad ed ipe ), ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁De ji ▁Os up at ad ola ▁of ▁Ak ure . ▁F ala e ▁attended