Dennis Osadebay

Dennis Chukude Osadebay was born on 29 June 1911 in Asaba, on the Niger, to parents from two cultures. Educated at the Government School in Asaba and at the Sacred Heart College in Calabar, he served in the customs before leaving to study law, and became a lawyer, journalist and politician. He presided over the Senate from 1960 to 1963, succeeding Nnamdi Azikiwe, then was the first head of government of the Midwest Region, from 1964 to 1966. He died on 26 December 1994 in his home town.

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• PoetryAfrica SingsDennis Osadebay · 1952Literature