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AV AWARD PROFILE NO 6:ENGR. (CHIEF) JOSEPH CHIAZOR OKECHUKWU (OMEROHA I OF AKEGBE UGWU)

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Engr. (Chief) JosephChiazor Okechukwu was born on Friday, October 29, 1954 to the family of Chief Okechukwu Ude (Ude UdeEwo) and Mrs. Chikaodili Ude (nee Aneke) in Umuokwuo, Akegbe Ugwu, Awkunanaw in Nkanu West L.G.A. of Enugu State. He is the first child of his mother and the 9 th child of his father in a family of eighteen (18) children from six wives. He started his primary school in 1962 at St. Francis Primary School, Umuatugbuoma, while living with his elder brother, the late Chief John Okechukwu who was the Headmaster of the school.   He was always the first in his class except for once when he came second and got the beating of his life from his Guardian who was a legendary disciplinarian. His primary education was disrupted in the final year when the Nigerian civil war broke out in 1967, but not before he got admission into the prestigious Christ the King College (CKC), Onitsha.   However at the end of the war in 1970,he enrolledat the nearby St...

AV AWARD PROFILE 5: CHIEF F C CHUKWU (OZOR AKPAZIAKU 1 OF AWKUNANAW)

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Chief Friday C Chukwu   (born 19 May 1952), better known as Ozor Akpaziaku, is from Amodu Awkunanaw, Enugu state, a manufacturer and entrepreneur per excellence.   He started his entrepreneurial career as a trader after the Nigerian civil war. He is renowned for philanthropic benevolence to the people of Enugu. Chief Friday Chukwu has worked hard through honesty and humble beginnings to achieve his enviable status in Enugu state today.   Life and Business career Chief Friday C Chukwu was born in Uyo and raised in  Enugu State , then Anambra state. His chieftaincy title Akpaziaku , which is derived from his phenomenal benevolence, was given to him by his people for his unrivalled philanthropy. Chief Akpaziaku developed interest for business during the Nigerian civil war which brought his educational pursuit to inevitable end. Chief Friday Chukwu was born in Uyo to the family of late Chief   Okonkwo Chukwu and late Mrs Theresa Chukwu of UmuOnovo ...

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THE PROFILE OF HON. CHIEF (DR) ANDREW UGWU NWAFOR UJAM, (J.P)

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HON. CHIEF (DR) ANDREW UGWU NWAFOR UJAM, (J.P) (Dike   Eji   Ejemba, Omeruoha Of Akegbe Ugwu , Onu n’Ekwuru oha of Enugu state) Bahons,(London); M.A Hons, (Edinburgh); M.A. (oxford); PH.D. (Aiccaccoi) CURRICULUM VITAE: EPITOME FAMILY HISTORY: Name:                                                                                  Andrew Ugwu Nwafor Ujam, J.P. Place of Birth:                                 ...