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IHECHUKWU MADUBUIKE
IHECHUKWU MADUBUIKE; Poet, politician, consummate administrator cum journalst, writer and author of books, the Onunekwuruoha I of Isuochi, Omenma of Nneato and Abia and Imo, Professor (Sir) IHECHUKWU MADUBUIKE, Ph.D., D.Litt (honoris Causa) is unarguably a man of many parts. Parked in him are multifarious talents and abilities.

EARLY CAREER

Professor Ihechukwu Madubuike, an erudite scholar, literary critic and poet had been at various times a member of House of Assembly and Commissioner in the former Imo State, and Federal Minister of Education (1979) and of Health (1995). He inspired and initiated the establishment of many novel institutions in the country as Minister of Education under the administration of Alhaji Shehu Shagari, notably the Federal Universities of Science and Technology of which FUTO at Owerri is one, State universities, of which the old Imo State University at Uturu is one, and private universities, many of which are flourishing all over the country. He reformed the Health sector as Minister of Health under the Abacha regime, and saw to the elevation of hospitals and the establishment of some tertiary institutions in the country. These include the upgrade of the General Hospital Owerri to a Federal Medical Centre, the establishment of the Psychiatric Hospital at Enugu, and the relaunch of the National Health Insurance Scheme. His tenure under the Governor Mbakwe administration was a resounding success and brought a lot of developments to Isuochi and Nneato. The Nneochi Local Government Council was created for the first time with its Headquarter at Nkwo Agu, and for the first time, an Isuochi person, the late Okereke Umeji, an associate of Madubuike, was made the chairman of the council. (His role in creating the present Umunneochi Local Government council cannot be underscored). He was Abacha’s Minister of Health when the exercised was carried out. The Ihube- Isuochi Road was built; the Amuda Umuaku Road was built; the contract for the Isuochi-Leru road was awarded but could not be consummated because of the intervention of the military in 1983. So also was the Lomara-Nneato Road awarded to an Aba based contractor. The Mballa water scheme was initiated and completed by BEWAC; two electrification projects (the Federal Rural Electrification, secured when he was the Minister of Education) and the Mbakwe independent Electricity Project) were all marked out for Isuochi.

LITERATURE AND POETRY

His landmark work Towards the Decolonization of African Literature with the duo of Chinweizu and Jemie is a watershed in the literary criticism of African Literature. His latest books, Literature, Culture and Development: the African Experience, and Politics, Leadership and Development in Nigeria (2007), situate Dr.Madubuike in his primary forte of literary criticism and elicit a social consciousness of Cultural Nationalism.Other works include; A hand book of African Names ( 1976 ), Ighota abu igbo ( understanding igbo poetry ) - 1981, the senegalese novel ( 1983 ),Sequences ( a collection of poems )- 2005, Die oh death ( or the musings of a split conscience )- 2010.

PRINCIPLE AND INTEGRITY

At the local level, he is also a pathfinder and a trailblazer. He is the first son of Isuochi to be made a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and has the distinction of being one of few Nigerians from our parts to serve under a civilian and military regimes. At a time when carpet crossing was elevated to an art by the unprincipled, Dr. Madubuike, voluntarily resigned from the cabinet of Alhaji Shehu Shagari as Nigeria’s first Second Republic Minister of Education. It was an act of principle by a man who prefers personal integrity and honour to position and wealth.

PHILANTHROPY

At the same time, the Onwa of Umuaku, the Ebekue dike of Ndiawa, and the Aka-eze of Ozulobu, ensured that many sons of Isuochi were appointed into federal and state boards and parastatals. Many gained admission into institutions of higher learning, some with federal or state scholarships. Many were and some are still the beneficiaries of his scholarship scheme and federal and state contract awards. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

This brief resume will not be complete without mentioning his philanthropic gestures to the Methodist Church for which he built a church. The Comprehensive Health Centre, run by the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital is a testimony of his untiring effort to see that our people are adequately catered for in the domain of health care. Some of our sons and daughters for whom he secured employment in the civil service are occupying senior positions today, and some are using their positions to further advance the interest and well being of our people. An Igbo enthusiast to the core, the Onunekwuru Oha of Isuochi and the Aha Eji Amatu of Uratta, is presently working to facilitate the set up of an Igbo Studies Academy.

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