Anambra
State Has Produced A Fair Number Of
Outstanding Individuals Globally.
1) Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi (born in
Aguleri, Anambra State, Nigeria in
September 1903 – died in Leicester,
England, January 24, 1964) was an
Igbo Nigerian origin from IGBOEZUNU
Aguleri Anambra East Local govt.
2) Nnamdi Azikiwe Owelle of Onitsha - the
first President of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria and historically, the only
man whose name appeared in the
Constitution of his country (Nigeria's
Republican Constitution of 1963).
3) Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme , hails
from Okoh town, is a frontline
Politician, Architect and the first
executive Vice-President of Nigeria,
serving 1979 – 1983.
4) Late Professor Chinua Achebe - a native of
Ogidi and best known for the classic,
Things Fall Apart was the first African
writer whose books are standard
curricula in schools and universities
across the world.
5) Professor Uche Okeke - a native of
Nimo and one of the foremost Nigerian
fine artists, founder of the Uli
movement.
6) Emeka Anyaoku - the first black
Secretary-Gener al of the
Commonwealth and recipient of South
Africa's Order of the Companions of
OR Tambo for his role in initiating talks
between the apartheid state and the
African National Congress (ANC);
7) Nwafor Orizu - the first Senate
President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
Lieutenant-Gene ral Chikadibia Isaac
Obiakor , appointed in 2008 by UN
Secretary-Gener al Ban Ki-Moon as
Military Advisor on UN Peacekeeping
Operations. Previously served as
Commander of the Economic
Community of West African States
Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) Artillery
Brigade in Liberia in 1996 and 1997,
and as ECOMOG Chief Coordinator of
the Liberian elections in July 1997.
9) Professor Humphrey Nwobu Nwosu. A
Professor of Political Science. Former
NEC Chairman. Conducted the freest,
fairest and most credible election so
far in Nigeria.
10) Chinyelu Onwurah , a British Labour
Party politician, who was elected at the
2010 general election as the Member
of Parliament for Newcastle-upon- Tyne
Central, becoming the first female
British MP of African origin.
11) Professor Kenneth Dike - a pre-eminent
scholar of African History and native of
Awka, was the first indigenous Vice-
Chancellor of the University of Ibadan
and founder of the National Archives.
12) Professor Ben Enwonwu - a native of
Onitsha was the first Nigerian sculptor
of international repute with artwork
gracing the United Nations
headquarters.
13) Pius Okigbo , CON[6] - a world
renowned economist, was the first
economic advisor to the Federal
government of Nigeria (1960–1962),
first Nigerian Ambassador to the
European Community and renowned
for bringing to light over $12 billion
missing in oil windfall receipts from the
Central Bank of Nigeria during the first
Gulf War.
14) Professor Samuel Okoye - was black
Africa's first PhD in Radio Astronomy
who along with Antony Hewish of the
University of Cambridge discovered the
radio source of Crab Nebula neutron
star.
15) Chief Jerome Udoji - from Ozubulu [7] ,
a social reformer was the first African
to be made a 'D.O' (District Officer) by
the Colonial Administration.
16) CHINWUBA, Onumba – Native of
Aguleri 1st Celebrated and licensed
Trado-medical doctor and diviner in
West Africa.
17) Dora Akunyili - ex-head of NAFDAC and
Formal Minister of Information won
international awards for cleansing
Nigeria of the scourge of fake drugs;
18) Cardinal Francis Arinze, once
considered a potential Pope
19) Prof Chike Obi - a Mathematician
famous for his work on non-
differential equations won the 1985
ICTP Price [8] and developed a special
solution for Fermat's Last Theorem
20) Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu - a native of
Nnewi who was the first Nigerian
millionaire and first president of the
Nigerian Stock Exchange
21) Late Dim Emeka Ojukwu - the leader of the
secessionist Biafra Republic;
22) Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo -
a famous economist who spearheaded
Nigerian economic reform from 1999–
2008 and was ex-head of the Central
Bank of Nigeria
23) Gen Emeka Onwuamegbu NDA commandant hails from Oba Idemili South
24) Philip Emeagwali - winner of the 1989
Gordon Bell Prize for Supercomputing;
25) Dr Jonathan Okeke the African youngest PhD. In Philosophy.2012 . Hails from Oba Idemili south
....and many others. Who says Anambra is not a great State?
Outstanding Individuals Globally.
1) Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi (born in
Aguleri, Anambra State, Nigeria in
September 1903 – died in Leicester,
England, January 24, 1964) was an
Igbo Nigerian origin from IGBOEZUNU
Aguleri Anambra East Local govt.
2) Nnamdi Azikiwe Owelle of Onitsha - the
first President of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria and historically, the only
man whose name appeared in the
Constitution of his country (Nigeria's
Republican Constitution of 1963).
3) Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme , hails
from Okoh town, is a frontline
Politician, Architect and the first
executive Vice-President of Nigeria,
serving 1979 – 1983.
4) Late Professor Chinua Achebe - a native of
Ogidi and best known for the classic,
Things Fall Apart was the first African
writer whose books are standard
curricula in schools and universities
across the world.
5) Professor Uche Okeke - a native of
Nimo and one of the foremost Nigerian
fine artists, founder of the Uli
movement.
6) Emeka Anyaoku - the first black
Secretary-Gener al of the
Commonwealth and recipient of South
Africa's Order of the Companions of
OR Tambo for his role in initiating talks
between the apartheid state and the
African National Congress (ANC);
7) Nwafor Orizu - the first Senate
President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
Lieutenant-Gene ral Chikadibia Isaac
Obiakor , appointed in 2008 by UN
Secretary-Gener al Ban Ki-Moon as
Military Advisor on UN Peacekeeping
Operations. Previously served as
Commander of the Economic
Community of West African States
Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) Artillery
Brigade in Liberia in 1996 and 1997,
and as ECOMOG Chief Coordinator of
the Liberian elections in July 1997.
9) Professor Humphrey Nwobu Nwosu. A
Professor of Political Science. Former
NEC Chairman. Conducted the freest,
fairest and most credible election so
far in Nigeria.
10) Chinyelu Onwurah , a British Labour
Party politician, who was elected at the
2010 general election as the Member
of Parliament for Newcastle-upon- Tyne
Central, becoming the first female
British MP of African origin.
11) Professor Kenneth Dike - a pre-eminent
scholar of African History and native of
Awka, was the first indigenous Vice-
Chancellor of the University of Ibadan
and founder of the National Archives.
12) Professor Ben Enwonwu - a native of
Onitsha was the first Nigerian sculptor
of international repute with artwork
gracing the United Nations
headquarters.
13) Pius Okigbo , CON[6] - a world
renowned economist, was the first
economic advisor to the Federal
government of Nigeria (1960–1962),
first Nigerian Ambassador to the
European Community and renowned
for bringing to light over $12 billion
missing in oil windfall receipts from the
Central Bank of Nigeria during the first
Gulf War.
14) Professor Samuel Okoye - was black
Africa's first PhD in Radio Astronomy
who along with Antony Hewish of the
University of Cambridge discovered the
radio source of Crab Nebula neutron
star.
15) Chief Jerome Udoji - from Ozubulu [7] ,
a social reformer was the first African
to be made a 'D.O' (District Officer) by
the Colonial Administration.
16) CHINWUBA, Onumba – Native of
Aguleri 1st Celebrated and licensed
Trado-medical doctor and diviner in
West Africa.
17) Dora Akunyili - ex-head of NAFDAC and
Formal Minister of Information won
international awards for cleansing
Nigeria of the scourge of fake drugs;
18) Cardinal Francis Arinze, once
considered a potential Pope
19) Prof Chike Obi - a Mathematician
famous for his work on non-
differential equations won the 1985
ICTP Price [8] and developed a special
solution for Fermat's Last Theorem
20) Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu - a native of
Nnewi who was the first Nigerian
millionaire and first president of the
Nigerian Stock Exchange
21) Late Dim Emeka Ojukwu - the leader of the
secessionist Biafra Republic;
22) Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo -
a famous economist who spearheaded
Nigerian economic reform from 1999–
2008 and was ex-head of the Central
Bank of Nigeria
23) Gen Emeka Onwuamegbu NDA commandant hails from Oba Idemili South
24) Philip Emeagwali - winner of the 1989
Gordon Bell Prize for Supercomputing;
25) Dr Jonathan Okeke the African youngest PhD. In Philosophy.2012 . Hails from Oba Idemili south
....and many others. Who says Anambra is not a great State?
we do not have electrcity
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