Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku // ⓘ (also spelled Josiah Wachukwu) was king, paramount chief, servant leader and Eze of Ngwa-land – in the then Aba Division of Eastern Nigeria – during British colonial times.[1][2]

He was the father of Jaja Wachuku,[3] the first Nigerian speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, the first Nigerian ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, and first Nigerian minister of foreign affairs.[4] He was the grandfather of Chuku Wachuku, a United States-educated Nigerian economist and management specialist, and Nwabueze Nwokolo, a United Kingdom based lawyer.

References

  1. ↑ Akwaranwa, Emmanuel Nwaobilor (1988). A Politico-cultural History of Ngwa and Ukwa People of Imo State of Nigeria: From Pre-colonial Times to 1984. South Africa: Government Printer. ISBN 9789783059610.
  2. ↑ Martin, Susan M. (2006). Palm Oil and Protest: An Economic History of the Ngwa Region, South-Eastern Nigeria, 1800-1980. Vol. 59 (Illustrated and Reprinted ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 224. ISBN 9780521025577. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Omotayo, Joseph (26 May 2021). "Jaja Wachuku: 6 Facts About Nigeria's 1st Ambassador Who Protested Racism at UN by 'Pretending to Sleep'". Legit.ng. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Wachuku, Jaja Anucha (Jawach)". Biographical Dictionary. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.


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