The Union enjoined all Amaokwe sons and daughters to mourn the exit of this giant as we also remember to uphold his family in prayers in this moment of grief
He rose within the firm and joined the managerial cadre of the firm’s insurance department in 1965.
In 1972, the government appointed him head of the student loans board, a committee with the responsibility to disburse loans to thousands of students.
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