The former Head of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan is dead.
Shonekan headed Interim Government that succeeded the military junta of General Ibrahim Babangida.
He was a boardroom guru before his selection to head the Interim National Government.
He was the Chairman of the interim National Government between August 26 and November 17 1993 when he was ousted in a palace coup led by late General Sani Abacha who was Secretary of Defence.
According to TVC, he died in Lagos at the age of 85.