EBONYI FOUNDING FATHER SENATOR OFFIA NWALI IS DEAD

Senator Dr. Martin Offia Nwali is dead' He died within the early of the day after a brief illness. He was the first black man to obtain PhD in computer and analytical studies from Harvard university, United States of America.The late Inspector General of police,MD Yusuf facilitated his return to Nigeria in 1972 shortly before he was appointed chairman of school board by the then East Central state.He represented Abakaliki Senatorial District at the National Assembly Lagos between 1979-1983.He was the first person to submit a written request for the creation of Ebonyi state on 10th october 1979 to the the National Assembly Tafawa Balewa square lagos.He worked with the East Central Data Processing Center and was later elected a senator of the Nigerian republic in 1979. (1) He defeated his closest opponent S.O. Megada by about 80, 000 votes to win the Anambra East senatorial constituency.
He lost family members in an airplane crash in the early 1980s More details later.