Nigeria’s first Vice President, Dr.
Alex Ekwueme died on November 19, in London, the United Kingdom.
Ekwueme was flown abroad with the
support of the Federal government after he slumped in his home in Anambra
State.
Here are things you need to know
about the late Anambra-born politician:
1.The former Vice President
wedded his wife, Beatrice on December 19, 1959 and their union is blessed with
children.
2. Ekwume hailed from Anambra and
was born on October 21, 1932.
3. Ekwueme was the Ide of the Oko
kingdom in Anambra State, where his younger brother, Lazarus, is the
traditional ruler.
4. The late former Vice-President
worked briefly with ESSO West Africa, Lagos, overseeing the Construction and
Maintenance department.
5. He started primary school at
the St John’s Anglican Central School, at Ekwulobia, then he proceeded to
King’s College, Lagos.
6. He also attended the
University of London; King’s College; Lagos, Nigerian Law School; University of
Strathclyde and University of Washington.
7. He founded Ekwueme Associates,
Architects and Town Planners, the first indigenous architectural firm in
Nigeria.
8. Ekwueme was an architect who
started his professional career as an Assistant Architect with a Seattle-based
firm, Leo A. Daly and Associates, and also with the London-based firm Nickson
and Partners
9. Before he gained national and
international limelight as the Vice President of Nigeria in 1979, he was
actively involved in the socio-economic development of his community.
10. He was the leader of the
Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU) observer team to the Tanzanian Presidential
and Parliamentary election in 2000.
11 Ekwueme was also a member of
the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Elders.
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Vanity upon vanity. None of this would followed him to his grave. "SIX FEET SURE"
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