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BiafraNigeria's SECOND Republic Governor of Old Imo State, Chief Sam Onunaka Mbakwe, is dead. The Guardian learnt that he died on Monday in his Avutu country home in Obowu Local Government Council of the state. popularly called the "weeping governor," the late politician was a prominent disciple of foremost nationalist, the late Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe. One of the early callers to the residence was chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Although details of the former governor's death were not disclosed by the family yesterday, The Guardian learnt that he returned to Nigeria from a medical treatment in Germany at the weekend. When his health deteriorated further, a family source said, the former governor refused to go to hospital for further treatment. "In the process, he gave up the ghost," the source added. The late Mbakwe was renowned for his political dexterity. After his exit from office as governor, the legal practitioner proceeded to pursue a doctorate degree in political science. He had two wives, Florence Nwaevuru and Victoria Aheilepeya, two sons and five daughters. The Special Adviser to the incumbent Imo State Governor Achike Udenwa, Chief George Ugwu confirmed the death in a telephone interview with The Guardian. Mbakwe was widely commended for nurturing the young Imo State in 1979 to prominence. He assumed the mantle of leadership of the state on October 1, 1979, barely... (Guardian) |
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