Ikpeazu Salutes Ebitu Ukiwe At 81, Describes Him As “An Authentic Nigerian Elder Statesman”
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, PhD has sent a hearty birthday message to Nigeria’s former Number Two citizen, Admiral Oko Ebitu Ukiwe on the joyous occasion of his 81st birthday today. Governor Ikpeazu describes Ukiwe as “an authentic Nigerian Elder Statesman and one of Abia’s most successful sons whose record of military service and leadership contributions remain a source of pride to every Abian”. Continuing, Governor Ikpeazu stated that “Ukiwe remains a human encyclopedia of leadership experience having served as a Member of the defunct Supreme Military Council on two different occasions between 1975 and 1977, and 1983…