94th birthday of Pius Okigbo

(Born 6 February 1924, Ojoto, Biafra)

RENOWNED economist, brother of celebrated poet Christopher Okigbo and cousin of distinguished agronomist Bede Okigbo, economic advisor to the Biafra resistance government during the Igbo genocide (phases I-III) perpetrated by Nigeria and its suzerain state Britain, 29 May 1966-12 January 1970, when both genocidist states murder 3.1 million Igbo people or 25 per cent of this nation’s population

(Sonny Rollins Quintet, “Decision” [personnel: Rollins, tenor saxophone, Donald Byrd, trumpet; Wynton Kelly, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Max Roach, drums; recorded: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, US, 16 December 1956])

Twitter@HerbertEkweEkwe 

93rd birthday of Pius Okigbo

(Born 6 February 1924, Ojoto, Biafra)

Renowned economist, brother of celebrated poet Christopher Okigbo and cousin of distinguished agronomist Bede Okigbo, economic advisor to the Biafran resistance government during the Igbo genocide perpetrated by Nigeria and its suzerain state Britain, 29 May 1966-12 January 1970, when both states murder 3.1 million Igbo people or 25 per cent of this nation’s population

(Sonny Rollins Quintet, “Decision” [personnel: Rollins, tenor saxophone, Donald Byrd, trumpet; Wynton Kelly, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Max Roach, drums; recorded: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, US, 16 December 1956])

Twitter@HerbertEkweEkwe 

92nd birthday of Pius Okigbo

(Born 6 February 1924, Ojoto, Biafra)

Renowned economist, economic advisor to the Biafran resistance government during the Igbo genocide perpetrated by Nigeria and principal ally Britain, 29 May 1966-12 January 1970

Twitter @HerbertEkweEkwe

91st birthday of Pius Okigbo

(Born 6 February 1924, Ojoto, Igboland)

Renowned economist, economic advisor to the Biafran resistance government during the Igbo genocide perpetrated by Nigeria, 29 May 1966-12 January 1970

Twitter @HerbertEkweEkwe

90th birthday of Pius Okigbo

(Born 6 February 1924, Ojoto, Igboland)

Renowned economist, economic advisor to the Biafran resistance government during the Igbo genocide, 29 May 1966-12 January 1970

Twitter @HerbertEkweEkwe