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Alex Ekwueme -The Sane Voice

Now hoary-haired. Dr Alex Ekwueme, easily stands out as one of the most learned persons in Nigeria; with degrees in over five different disciplines. He is an architect, lawyer, politician and administrator. A gentle man. He was the second republic Vice President to Alhaji Shehu Shagari. After the overthrow of that government in 1983, he was said to have come out government poorer than he went in. It was a reverse testimonial that his political peers got, which earned them jail sentences.

He is a foundation member of the PDP, having formed the bulwark bone of the G-34, which confronted the pepperish military regime of Sani Abacha. The group transformed to become the PDP. In recompense, he became the seminal Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the party. His determination to rule the country was truncated in 2003, when he failed to clinch the ticket of his party. That experience has long distanced him from the Obasanjo government, and has periodically let out some hard comments on the government.

Alex Ekwueme, with a history of self discipline and moral height, remains a voice that commands listenership in the polity. Although rich, he never flaunts his wealth, nor demonstrates capricious tendencies. Beyond his influence in the South-east, Ekwueme is considered a standing elder statesman in every part of the country.

This Day
2005

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