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Former NADECO Chieftain, Arthur Nwankwo, Is Dead

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February 2, 2020
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Former Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) and founder of Eastern Mandate Union (EMU) Dr. Arthur Nwankwo, is dead.

He was aged 78 years.

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According to reports, Nwankwo passed away on Saturday afternoon at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu.

The late elserstatesman who hailed from Ajalli in Anambra State was also the founder of the Forth Dimension Printing Press.

He equally founded and was chancellor of Eastern Mandate Union (EMU) on which platform he campaigned for and advanced the rights of the people of the former Eastern Region.

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He was also a strong advocate of the Handshake Across the Niger aimed at bringing the South West and the East politically together.

Nwankwo was also an active member of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) on which platform he contested the governorship of old Anambra state during the Second Republic.

Late Arthur Nwankwo was an author, a social critic, publisher and philosopher.

Some of his published books include: The Making of a Nation: Biafra -1969; Nigeria: The Stolen Billions – 1999; Nigeria: The Challenge of Biafra- 1972; Nigeria: The Political Transition and the Future of Democracy- 1993; The Igbo nation and the Nigerian state- 1999; The Igbo leadership and the future of Nigeria- 1985, among others.

Tags: Anambra StateDr. Arthur NwankwoEastern Mandate UnionNational Democratic CoalitionPeoples Redemption PartyUniversity of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
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