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Eastern Capital. He became CEO of Seeds Project Company and Chairman of North Eastern Integrated Oil services Ltd. His business interests include Oil and Gas, Leisure and Hospitality services. In February 2009, Gwabade was appointed chairman of the board of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). In August 2009, he announced that 22 ambulances were being deployed in the Federal Capital Territory to assist accident victims.
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680:"Diya Apologises To Abacha Victims ...Says '95, '97 Coups Were Fake"
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698:"Abacha Coup - Diya, Gwadabe, Others for Presidential Pardon"
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before being appointed Commander of 23 Armored Brigade in
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Commander of the National Guards (Guards Brigade), 1993
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Participants in the August 1985 Nigerian military coup
654:"Nigeria: The Palace Coup of November 17, 1993 Part 1"
420:"Elder Statesman in Nigeria Laments a Tattered Nation"
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536:"The Palace Coup of August 27, 1985 (PART 3)"
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475:"Another View To The Jos Crisis"
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725:"Beginning of the end"
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