Lawrence Anebi Onoja was born on 10 August 1948 and was the military governor of Plateau State, Nigeria from 1986 to July 1988 and then of Katsina State until December 1989 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
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Lawrence Onoja later became Principal Staff Officer to General Sani Abacha, before being arrested for alleged involvement in a coup attempt.
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Lawrence Onoja retired from the army in 1998, and after the return to democracy in May 1999 with the Nigerian Fourth Republic entered into politics.
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Lawrence Onoja attended St Francis College, Otukpo and then Government College in Lafia, Nasarawa State.
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Lawrence Onoja joined the army in 1966 as a cadet officer.
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Lawrence Onoja attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna and the Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot, England.
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Lawrence Onoja was commissioned into the Nigerian Army in October 1968.
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Lawrence Onoja held various appointments including Defence Adviser at the Nigerian Embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
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Lawrence Onoja was Principal Staff Officer to General Ibrahim Babangida before being appointed military governor of Plateau State in July 1988.
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Lawrence Onoja was then appointed General Officer Commanding 3rd Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army, Jos, and General Staff Officer in the Presidency of General Sani Abacha.
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Lawrence Onoja retired from the army in 1998 as a Major General.
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Lawrence Onoja was a Governorship aspirant in the 2003 Benue State elections on the United Nigeria Peoples Party platform.
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Lawrence Onoja competed against incumbent David Mark in the People's Democratic Party primaries to be candidate for Senator in Benue South in December 2006.