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Ukpabi Asika was born on 2 June, 1936 in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, is a Nigerian academic and civil servant (1936–2004). Discover Ukpabi Asika's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?
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68 years old |
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Gemini |
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2 June, 1936 |
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2 June |
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Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria |
| Date of death |
14 September, 2004 |
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Abuja, Nigeria |
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Niger
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Ukpabi Asika Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Ukpabi Asika Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ukpabi Asika worth at the age of 68 years old? Ukpabi Asika’s income source is mostly from being a successful civil servant. He is from Niger. We have estimated Ukpabi Asika's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Anthony Ukpabi Asika (28 June 1936 – 14 September 2004) was a Nigerian academic and civil servant.
He served as the Administrator of East Central State during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon, appointed when his predecessor, the Eastern Region governor Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, led the Biafran state into secession.
Asika was born in Onitsha in modern-day Anambra State on 28 June 1936.
His father was Edward Obiozo Asika of the Ijelekpe Dynasty in Ogbeoza Village, Onitsha.
He was educated as St. Patrick's College, Calabar, Edo College and University College, now the University of Ibadan.
He worked as Clerk of Onitsha Town Council (1953), Clerk in the Department of Marketing and Export, Lagos, Clerk at the Northern Nigeria Marketing Board, Kano.
Asika studied at the University of California, Berkeley in the US from 1961 to 1965 and then became a lecturer in Political Science at the University of Ibadan between 1965 and 1967.
He was an erudite scholar.
Asika was appointed administrator of East-Central State in October 1967 at the start of the Biafran civil war, theoretically based in Enugu which in fact was the capital of the breakaway state.
Biafran radio used the nickname "Lord Haw Haw" for Asika, who was a pro-federal Igbo intellectual.
After the war ended in 1970 he was responsible for administering a large part of the former Biafran territories.
His administration was said to be starved of funds.
He was strongly opposed to the creation of new states.
While governor, he was also a member of the Technical Committee on the Review of the National Census from 1973 to 1975.
Asika later was Team Leader of the Presidential Delegation to Niger, Chad and Cameroun which negotiated re-opening Nigeria borders in 1985.
Asika suffered a stroke in 1996, requiring extensive medical care, and was incapacitated from then on.
He died on 14 September 2004.
Asika was married to late Chief Mrs. Chinyere Asika, and the couple had three children: Obi, Nkiru and Uju.
