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Alfred Diete-Spiff
Vice Admiral Alfred Diete-Spiff was the first Military Governor of Rivers State (1967–1975), appointed at age 25 under General Gowon.
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Alfred Diete-Spiff
Vice Admiral Alfred Diete-Spiff was the first Military Governor of Rivers State (1967–1975), appointed at age 25 under General Gowon.
1000reasons.voteRivers State governor audit (Claude, 2026-05-21)
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Vice Admiral Alfred Diete-Spiff was the first Military Governor of Rivers State (1967–1975), appointed at age 25 under General Gowon. He led the new state through the Civil War and post-war reconstruction. No corruption cases are recorded against him in the corpus. He is currently the Amayanabo (King) of Twon-Brass and a CFR honouree (2022).