Former Minister Of Education Is Dead!

Yar’Adua’s Education Minister, Igwe Aja-
Nwachukwu dies in Israel…
A former Minister of Education, Dr. Igwe Aja-
Nwachukwu, has died in an Israeli hospital from
an undisclosed ailment.
The deceased, who served as Minister under the
administration of late President Umaru Musa
Yar’Adua, was 63 years old.
The former minister’s younger brother, Festus
Aja-Nwachukwu, who confirmed the death while
speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
on Wednesday in Abuja, said he died on Nov.
17th 2015.
He said the deceased was in the hospital for
about 4 weeks receiving treatment, adding that
his death certificate would reveal the exact
cause of death.
Aja Nwachukwu who was also the immediate
past Pro-Chancellor of the Ebonyi State
University, had earlier this year declared his
intention to contest for the Ebonyi governorship
seat in 2015, a race he later withdrew from
Aja-Nwachuku, a native of Okposi in Ebonyi, was
born in 1952 and appointed minister of education
in 2007.
His father was Nigeria’s first minister of
education.
He graduated from the University of Ibadan with
a Bachelor’s Degree in statistics.
He also had an MBA in Finance, MSc in Statistics
and Ph.D in Economics.