David Ejoor

Major-General David Akpode Ejoor
Chief of Army Staff
In office
January 1971  July 1975
Preceded by Hassan Katsina
Succeeded by Theophilus Danjuma
Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy
In office
January 1969  January 1971
Preceded by Brig M.R. Varma
Succeeded by Maj-Gen. R.A. Adebayo
Governor of Mid-Western Region
In office
January 1966  August 1967
Preceded by Dennis Osadebay
Succeeded by Albert Okonkwo
Personal details
Born (1932-01-10) 10 January 1932[1]
Ovu, defunct Bendel State(now Delta State), Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Political party None (military)
Military service
Service/branch Nigerian Army
Rank Major General

Major-General David Akpode Ejoor rcds psc (born 10 January 1932) is a retired Nigerian Army officer who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS). He is the first Nigerian Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy and was once governor of the now-defunct Mid-Western Region.[2] David Ejoor was the governor of the Mid-Western State of Nigeria, during the Biafra Civil War. He then served as Chief of Army Staff from January 1971 to July 1975.

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