.GOVERNOR IKPEAZU CELEBRATES IKE NWACHUKWU AT 80
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has praised former Minister of Foreign Affairs, General(Senator) Ike Omar Sanda Nwachukwu, calling him “one of the most accomplished Nigerians in every sense of the word”.
The Governor, sent the message today to congratulate Senator Nwachukwu on the auspicious occasion of his 80th birthday today.
In the message released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Barr. Onyebuchi Ememanka, “Governor Ikpeazu recalls with nostalgia the days of the General as the Military Governor of the old Imo State and notes with gratitude that it was under his watch that the permanent site of the old Imo State University was moved to its present serene location at Uturu, which today serves as the main campus of the Abia State University.
“General Nwachukwu“, the Governor notes, “parades one of the finest records of service as a Military man having served as Military Governor, Minister of Labor and Productivity where he oversaw the establishment of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) which continues till today to serve as a critical federal government interventionist agency in providing jobs for Nigerians, two time Minister of Foreign Affairs, and capping his military career as the first and only Igbo man to have commanded Nigeria’s topmost Army formation , the First Mechanized Division, Kaduna”.
“After a very successful career in the Nigerian Army”, Governor Ikpeazu continues, “The General chose to serve the people of our state by contesting for and emerging Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing the good people of Abia North Senatorial District”.
Governor Ikpeazu describes the life of the General as “a living encyclopedia of service” and thanks God for keeping him alive and strong on his 80th birthday.
