Ike Nwachukwu

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Military Governor of Imo State
In office
January 1984 – August 1985
Preceded bySam Mbakwe
Succeeded byAllison Madueke
Personal details
Born (1940-09-01) 1 September 1940 (age 83)
Major general

Ike Omar Sanda Nwachukwu

Foreign Minister of Nigeria during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida, and as a Senator for Abia North
from 1999 to 2003.

Education and training

Born on September 1, 1941, in

Nigerian Military Training College, Kaduna, course 6, then proceeded to the Royal Canadian School of Infantry, and then furthered his training at the School of Infantry, Warminster, United Kingdom. He also studied at the Institute of Humanitarian Law, San Remo, Italy, the United Nations Peace Academy, and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS), Kuru, Plateau State
. Ike Nwachukwu rose to the rank of major general prior to his retirement with the Nigerian Army.

Career

Nwachukwu held the position of

Military Governor of Imo State,[3] where he moved Imo State University (now Abia State University) in Uturu to its permanent site.[4] From 1986 to 1987 he was Minister for Employment, Labour and Productivity, where he founded the National Directorate of Employment
(NDE) to alleviate the problems of unemployment, especially graduate unemployment.

Nwachukwu was

Minister of Foreign Affairs from December 1987 to December 1989, when he was replaced by Rilwanu Lukman, returning to a field military command position. In September 1990 he was re-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, being replaced in January 1993 by Matthew Mbu during the transition to civilian rule. He was active and effective as Foreign Minister, taking a mercantilist approach to diplomacy.[5]

Chairmanships

Among the organizations and groups Nwachukwu has served as the chairman of are the

Economic Community of West African States Council of Ministers, plenary sessions of the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Governing Council of the African Regional Labour Administration Center
.

Delegations led

Nwachukwu has headed and led several delegations to various international summits and negotiations, and obtained resolutions from the United Nations on behalf of Nigeria. Some of them include: addressing the United Nations General Assembly and chairing United Nations special sessions on varying subjects, leading the Organization of African Unity Ministerial Delegation to the Conference for Democratisation of South Africa, leading Nigeria’s negotiations for Agenda 21 and the convention at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Senate

As an Abia State senator, Nwachukwu served as Chairman of two senate committees, the Senate Committee on Power and Steel and the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Honors and awards

Nwachukwu was conferred with several medals and decorations whilst in military service, as well as traditional titles in his present status as a civilian.

Decorations and service medals

Nwachukwu's national decorations and service medals include: the

National Service Medal
, and the order of commander, Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFR).

National merit awards

Nwachukwu has been awarded three national merit awards. They are the Special Certificate of Merit of the African Youth Congress, the Award of Recognition of the

Silver Jubilee
.

International awards

Nwachukwu has been conferred with several international medals and awards, which include the

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and the Commander of the Order of Mono (COM) from Gnassingbé Eyadéma
, President of Togo.

References

  1. ^ In-Depth: Nigeria
  2. ^ "Nwachukwu To Improve Nigeria's Image". Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. ^ "The Nwachukwu Metaphor". THISDAYLIVE. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Ike Nwachukwu at 80: A bulging past with a long shadow". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ISBN 1-57591-048-9
    .
Political offices
Preceded by
Foreign Minister of Nigeria

1987 –1989 		Succeeded by
Rilwan Lukman
Preceded by
Rilwan Lukman
Foreign Minister of Nigeria

1990 –1993 		Succeeded by
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