Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku
Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku // (also spelled Josiah Wachukwu) was king, paramount chief, servant leader and Eze of Ngwa-land – in the then Aba Division of Eastern Nigeria – during British colonial times.
He was the father of Jaja Wachuku, the first Nigerian speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, the first Nigerian ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, and first Nigerian minister of foreign affairs.
References
- ^ Akwaranwa, Emmanuel Nwaobilor (1988). A Politico-cultural History of Ngwa and Ukwa People of Imo State of Nigeria: From Pre-colonial Times to 1984. South Africa: Government Printer. ISBN 9789783059610.
- ^ Martin, Susan M. (2006). Palm Oil and Protest: An Economic History of the Ngwa Region, South-Eastern Nigeria, 1800-1980. Vol. 59 (Illustrated and Reprinted ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 224. ISBN 9780521025577.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Omotayo, Joseph (26 May 2021). "Jaja Wachuku: 6 Facts About Nigeria's 1st Ambassador Who Protested Racism at UN by 'Pretending to Sleep'". Legit.ng. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Wachuku, Jaja Anucha (Jawach)". Biographical Dictionary. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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