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– One Of The Founding Fathers Of Ebonyi State, Senator Dr. Ofia Nwali Dies At 7 by Okorieikechukwu(m): 9:50am On May 24, 2016 |
One of the founding fathers of Ebonyi state,
Senator Dr. Ofia Nwali dies at 74
– Governor Umahi says Senator Nwali death is a
national loss
– Late Ofia Nwali’s son, Oguzor Nwali said his
father was a great man whose love for the unity
of the Igbo race and Nigeria in general
Dr. Ofia Nwali, a senator who represented
Abakaliki Senatorial District at the National
Assembly, Lagos in the second republic is dead.
The former lawmaker died in the early hours of
Monday, May 23 at the age of 74, in his country
home Ameka, Ezza south local government area
of Ebonyi state, after a brief illness, The Sun
reports.
His remains have been deposited at the Federal
Teaching Hospital (FETHA) mortuary, Abakaliki,
the Ebonyi state capital.
According to Governor David Umahi, who
cancelled his official engagement in Port
Harcourt, Rivers state, to commiserate with the
ex-lawmaker’s family, “Senator Nwali death is a
national loss.”
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Dr. Ofia Nwali, a senator who represented
Abakaliki Senatorial District at the National
Assembly, Lagos in the second republic is dead.
He said: “The late senator Nwali is a foremost
Nigerian, a great scientist and man who was highly
principled and disciplined. We prayed God grant
his soul eternal rest.
“The news of the death of our dear father came to
me as a great shock because he was a man who
had every reason to live for us. His life was full of
mysteries and he was one of the few founding
fathers of this state who stood for the truth and
justice. Ebonyi state government and indeed
Nigeria at large has lost a great mind, a colossus
and a computer wizard and we pray God to accept
his soul.”
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Governor Umahi who was accompanied by Prof
Ben Odoh, the secretary to the state
government, and some top government officials
urged Senator Nwali’s children to immortalize
their late father by living just and upholding all
the good virtues he had while alive.
He also assured the family of state government’s
assistance.
Speaking shortly after, the late Ofia Nwali’s son,
Oguzor Nwali said his father “was a great man
whose love for the unity of the Igbo race and
Nigeria in general knew no bounds and said the
family and Nigeria in general had lost a great hero
and patriot.”
Senator Dr. Ofia Nwali was the first black man to
obtain a PhD in computer and analytical studies
from the prestigious Harvard University, United
States of America, USA.
He is a community leader, researcher and the
chief of Ameka, a small town in Ebonyi state. He
was educated at Brown University and Harvard
(Phd, 1966). He then worked with the United
Nations Institute for Training and Research
before returning to Nigeria after the civil war.
He worked with the East Central Data Processing
Centre and was later elected a senator of the
Nigerian republic in 1979.
He represented Abakaliki Senatorial District at
the National Assembly, Lagos between
1979-1983 and was the first person to submit a
written request for the creation of Ebonyi state
on October 10, 1979 to the then National
Assembly, Tafawa Balewa square, Lagos state.
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Re: – One Of The Founding Fathers Of Ebonyi State, Senator Dr. Ofia Nwali Dies At 7 by gisthit: 9:51am On May 24, 2016 |
RIP |
Re: – One Of The Founding Fathers Of Ebonyi State, Senator Dr. Ofia Nwali Dies At 7 by duullie88(m): 9:55am On May 24, 2016 |
Rest in peace |
Re: – One Of The Founding Fathers Of Ebonyi State, Senator Dr. Ofia Nwali Dies At 7 by Nobody: 9:55am On May 24, 2016 |
RIP o... |
Re: – One Of The Founding Fathers Of Ebonyi State, Senator Dr. Ofia Nwali Dies At 7 by sniperwolf(m): 9:57am On May 24, 2016 |
Life |
Re: – One Of The Founding Fathers Of Ebonyi State, Senator Dr. Ofia Nwali Dies At 7 by Mynd44: 10:07am On May 24, 2016 |
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