APGA NATIONAL CHAIRMAN MOURNS PROFESSOR BEN NWABUEZE

APGA NATIONAL CHAIRMAN MOURNS PROFESSOR BEN NWABUEZE. The APGA National Chairman, Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa, has expressed deep sadness over the death of Professor Ben Nwabueze, SAN, NNOM, CON, former Minister of Education and constitutional lawyer, at the age of 94. Prof. Ben Nwabueze, alongside other prominent Igbo figures such as Akanu Ibiam, M.I. Okpara, K.O. Mbadiwe, Chief Ugochukwu, P.N. Okigbo, and Udoji, co-founded Ohaneze Ndigbo in 1976. He served as the pioneer Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and held the title of Oduah Afo-na-isagba of Atani, Anambra State. Ben Nwabueze was also the first academic lawyer to be made a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 1978, solely based on his published works. Alongside Rotimi Williams and others, he drafted the 1979 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Barr. Ezeokenwa described Prof. Ben Nwabueze as, "a consummate constitutional lawyer, author, academic, and reformist. He was a beacon of wisdom and inspiration for all ...