Buhari Mourns Onuora Nzekwu Author Of ‘Eze Goes To School’
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President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of late Chief Onuora Nzekwu, author of ‘Eze Goes To School’, who died on Friday, at the age of 89.
Onuora Nzekwu, the founding General Manager of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), died by 4.30p.m. on Friday in his home in Onitsha, Anambra, where he had been living in retirement, a family member, Louis Chuke, said.
Buhari in a statement via his official Twitter handle, prayed that God Almighty will grant his family the fortitude to bear the loss.
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The President described the novel, ‘Eze Goes To School’, as “an important part of the lives of countless schoolchildren across Nigeria and beyond”.
I commiserate with the family of Chief Onuora Nzekwu, pioneer GM of @nanonlineng, and author of ‘Eze Goes To School’ and many other books.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) April 22, 2017
.@nanonlineng Since its publication, ‘Eze Goes To School’ has been an important part of the lives of countless schoolchildren across Nigeria and beyond.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) April 22, 2017
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.@nanonlineng May the soul of Chief Nzekwu rest in perfect peace. And may God Almighty grant his family the fortitude to bear his demise.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) April 22, 2017
Mr. Nzekwu joined the Federal Civil Service as editorial assistant at the Nigeria Magazine Division of the Federal Ministry of Information.
He worked as editorial assistant from 1956 to 1958 when took over the position of editor-in-chief of the magazine.
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In 1966 when the Nigerian civil war broke out, he transferred his services to the Eastern Nigeria Public Service and returned to the federal service at the end of the crisis in 1970.
He served as General Manager of NAN from 1979 to 1985.
Mr. Nzekwu wrote Troubled Dust, a novel that recounts the experiences of the civil war.
