The deputy national chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and former senator, Offia Nwali, has died at the age of 74.
Nwali was reportedly discovered dead inside a pond in his community located at Ameka in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Saturday, May 21, 2016.
A founding father of Ebonyi State, Nwali represented Abakaliki Senatorial District at the National Assembly between 1979 and 1983 and was a two-time governorship aspirant for his state.
He was appointed the deputy national chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo by the Ralph Obiora-led faction.
Nwali was the first black man to obtain a Ph.D. 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 was the first person to submit a written request for the creation of Ebonyi State on 10th October 1979 to the National Assembly, Tafawa Balewa square Lagos.
Governor Dave Umahi of the state visited the family to commiserate with them over Nwali’s death which he described as a national loss.
