Ike Nwachukwu at 80 - The Nation Nigeria

One of the most famous pan-Nigerians of the twentieth century in terms of parentage, birth, marriage and service, Ike Omar Sanda Nwachukwu, a retired army officer, former foreign affairs and labour and productivity minister, former governor of Imo State during the military era and a former Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District breasted the tape into the club of octogenarians on September 1. He combines a successful military and political career admirably.

His names, Ike Omar Sanda embody the seeming socio-cultural cocktail his life as a man with mixed parentage became during the Nigerian Civil War as he elected to fight on the Nigerian side against the then Biafra, his paternal side. Many had criticised his choice as a military officer, seeing that his compatriot, the late Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu whose mother too was from the north actually led the war on the Biafran side.

But we believe that his life is beyond the war choices many tend to unfairly judge him by. He had a successful military career spanning decades. As a minister, he contributed creditably to national development and his days at the foreign affairs ministry were memorable. His diplomatic finesse was a plus for the nation.

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