The family of Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Professor Ben Nwabueze has confirmed his death.
Nwabueze who hailed from Atani in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra State, died on Sunday evening. He will have been 92 in December.
He was a constitutional lawyer and one-time Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
Prof. Nwabueze who was also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was born on December 22, 1931.
The spokesperson for the family, Eni Nwabueze, in a statement on Monday said:
“With great sadness, we announce the passing on to celestial glory of our patriarch, Professor B. O. Nwabueze SAN, NNOM, CON, pioneer Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Oduah Afo-na-isagba of Atani, Anambra State, on Sunday, October 29, 2023, aged 94.”
