Prof. Okon Edet Uya, a
Professor of African and African-American-American History and one time
Nigerian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Argentina is dead.
Uya, formerly Chairman of the
National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON) in the regime of President
Ibrahim Babangida died 18th April Thursday afternoon at the
University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH).
Our correspondent, who visited his
149 parliamentary road residence, reports that it was quiet with few brooding
family and church members.
“I feel very bad. He has been my
mentor but I have thank god for everything. He gave his life to God before he
passed on”
“We have to give him a befitting
burial and he was an international figure. He has been down for over two weeks.
“He spoke with the wife before he
gave up. He died in the teaching hospital and we wanted to fly him but we
wanted him to stabilize”.
Uya’s associate, Dr Edwin Madunagu
said: “my reaction was not of a shock because like many of us he was not in
excellent health for some time to now. I know philosophically such a thing
could happen to any of us in that type of age bracket.
“But his passing on saddens me
because the relationship I had with this man is the type of relationship I have
with some frontline Nigerian statesmen.
“It was unique and unique in the
sense that they are two sided. One side he is seen and expected by the public
the other is private.
“In summary I will say
intellectually and by instinct and naturally Uya was a progressive and a
socialist,’’ he said. E
I am very fortunate to have taped from his wealth of knowledge! RIP my Prof
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