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Chief Mbazulike Amechi, a significant figure in the Zikist Movement and Nigeria’s first Minister of Aviation, has passed away.
According to a statement released on Tuesday by Ezeana Tagbo Amaechi on behalf of the family, the nonagenarian died in the early hours of today, November 1, 2022.
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Until his death, Amechi, who hailed from Amihe village in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was a nationalist, and one of the very few surviving member of the Zikist Movement led by first President of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe.
Amechi also served as a member of the Anambra Elders Forum, the highest ranking state advisory council, whose chairman is Chief Emeka Anyaoku.
