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Ex-Nigerian Minister, Amaechi, Dies At 93
First Nigeria’s Aviation Minister and a member of the first republic leaders, Chief Mabzulike Amechi, has passed on.
He died, age 93.
A press statement from the family on Tuesday November 1, 2022 revealed that Chief Amechi died in the early hours of same day.
Part of the statement reads, “With total deference to the will of the Almighty God, the Ume Amechi, Ezeana Ihinede families and the Umu Mmara kindred of Amihe Ukpor in the Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State announce the peaceful transition of our illustrious son, father and grandfather, Chief Mbazulike Amechi (Dara Akunwafor), Nationalist and First Republic Minister of Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who transitioned peacefully in the early hours of today November 1, 2022.
“We thank God for the fulfilled life that he lived, the lives that he touched and his service to God and Country. We respectfully ask that you keep us in your thoughts and prayers at this time.
Amechi hailed from Amihe village in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
He was a nationalist and the only surviving member of the Zikist Movement.
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