In remembrance of the life and times of Former Acting President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Abyssinia Akweke Nwafor Orizu, a memorial service has been scheduled in honor of the advocate of Horizontal education and Africa’s irredentism.
Prince Akwaeke Nwafor Orizu who died at the age of 85 in 1999, was Nigeria’s second Senate President from November 1960 to January 1966 and also first Acting President of Nigeria from late 1965 until the military coup of January 1966.
According to his son, Prince Sir. Onwa Nwafor-Orizu, the 23rd Memorial Service which is scheduled to hold on Sunday 20th March, 2022, at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church, Ndiakwu Otolo, Nnewi.
Remembering Akwaeke Abyssinia Nwafor Orizu.
Anaedoonline.ng gathered that the memorial service and reception which will be at the Country home of the Former President is expected the crème de la crème in Nigeria.
Prince Nwafor Orizu was a member of the Nnewi Royal family. His nephew, Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu is the current Igwe of Nnewi.
During his youthful days, Nwafor was an advocate of the “horizontal”, broad system of American education as opposed to the narrow “perpendicular” British system, and earned the nickname “Orizontal”, a play on his name and a reference to his constant discussion of the theme.
He established The American Council on African Education (ACAE), which obtained numerous tuition scholarships from American sources for the benefit of African students. He established a newspaper known as The West Africa Examiner and became the Managing Director, while M.C.K. Ajuluchukwu was the editor.
From 1951 to 1953, Orizu was elected as an independent candidate to represent Onitsha Division, and he later became the Chief Whip in the Eastern House of Assembly.
Posthumous Birthday: Remembering Akwaeke Abyssinia Nwafor Orizu.
Upon Nigeria attaining independence on October 1, 1960, Orizu became the President of the Senate in 1964 and later Acting President.
Two of his notable books are titled, Without Bitterness ( 1944); Insight Into Nigeria: The Shehu Shagari Era ( 1983).
He died in 1999 and different public buildings, including tertiary institutions have been named after him in some states, especially in the Southeast.
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