Date of Birth: Friday (Nkwo) 22nd July, 1927 State ofOrigin: Imo Local Government Area: Oru East Village /Town: Umuezike,Awo-Omamma ContactAddress: Santaria Lodge, P.O. Box 1Awo-Omamma Imo State ContactTelephone: 234-87-772988 Hon.(Chief)Dr Benjamin Uzoukwu Nzeribe, BA. MA. PhD, DD, D.Litt, KSG, KSM is a foremost Nigeria thinker and innovator in comprehensive and broadbased education. He is an economist and a proficient educationist and proprietor. His foresight and entrepreneurial spirit brought hope, light and education to many who are living today. Education • St Patrick's School Awo-Omamma 1936-1940 • St Anthony's School Umuozu Isu 1941 • St Charles Teacher Training College Onitsha 1942-19 45 • California State University. Chico-California USA 1953-1955 • Stanford University Dalo. Atto California 1955 • Connell College Ithaca . New York USA. 1955 - 1958 Work Experience • Served as a teacher under the Catholic Missions, taught in elementary schools. Secondary and Teacher Training Colleges. 1946 - 19 52 • Elected into 1 louse of Parliament 1959- 1966 • Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chairman Federal House of Representatives • Chairman. Orlu County Council 1965-1966 • Chairman. East Central State Co-operative Association 1971-1975 • Chairman. Oru Divisional School Board 1971 - 1973 • Member. Constituent Assembly. 1977 - 1978 • Founder, Awo-Omamma Community Hospital • Proprietor. Awo- Omamma Comprehensive Secondary School and other institutions • Chairman Bar Beach Group of Companies Sir Dr Uzoukwu Nzeribe has been at the vanguard of empowerment of the Igbo through a broad based comprehensive education. His agricultural programmes, free health programmes at his private hospital and many other institutions he established offered job. good health facilities, education and opportunities to many. He is a foresighted philanthropist who came to transform Igboland into rich Sacramento of California. He is still an Icon that deserved respect from all. As an elder statesman, we salute him. He is a Catholic to the core and a Knight of St Gregory and a Knight of St Mulumba. I lis hobbies include farming and building. He is happily married with a stable and progressive family.
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