Chukwuma Azikiwe

Born|

Chukwuma Bamidele Azikiwe

February 1940
Died| 10 May 2015(2015-05-10) (aged 75)

Onitsha, Anambra State

Nationality| Nigerian
Alma mater| Harvard College, Harvard Business School
Occupations|

* Politician
* businessman

Title| Owelle-Osowa-Anya of Onitsha
Parents|

* Nnamdi Azikiwe
* Flora Azikiwe

Relatives|

* Deborah Adadevoh (cousin)[1]

Chief Chukwuma Bamidele Azikiwe (February 1940 – 10 May 2015) was a Nigerian diplomat and political figure. He was the second Owelle-Osowa-Anya of Onitsha and the eldest son of President Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first holder of the chieftaincy.[2]

## Education and political career

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Azikiwe studied at Harvard College where he participated in track and field (broad jump) and graduated in 1963. He then graduated from Harvard Business School in 1964. He ran unsuccessfully for the Social Democratic Party Anambra State gubernatorial nomination in 1991.[2] After his father died in 1996, he succeeded him as the second Owelle-Osowa-Anya of Onitsha.[3][4]

## Death

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Azikiwe died at Borommeo Hospital in Onitsha on 10 May 2015 at the age of 75. He is said to have suffered from respiratory ailments prior to his death.[2] While the Nigerian federal government indicated interest to give him a state burial in which the burial activities were coordinated through some Nigeria State Governors (Lagos, Anambra, Enugu, Oyo, and Kaduna states) at that period,[5] the burial was sponsored by the Anambra State Government.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Emmanuel Obe (22 August 2014). "Azikiwe calls for immortalisation of Adadevoh". The Punch. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
2. ^ a b c Vincent Ujumadu (12 May 2015). "Zik's first son, Chukwuma, dies at 75". Vanguard. Awka. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
3. ^ "Obiano Commiserates with Azikiwe Family". The Sun. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
4. ^ "Sons and Daughters of Independence Heroes". Thisday. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
5. ^ "Buhari to make Zik's mausoleum federal institute". Vanguard News. 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
6. ^ Daily Post Staff (2015-09-10). "Zik's son's burial: Governor Obiano, Obi of Onitsha dare Buhari". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-03-12.