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Which Of The States In Nigeria Has The Greatest Number Of Elites? by akfrancis1: 5:51pm On Aug 11, 2011
which of states in nigeria has the greatest number of elites? support your argument with facts.
Re: Which Of The States In Nigeria Has The Greatest Number Of Elites? by OLASODE2K: 6:52pm On Aug 11, 2011
After a thborough cracking of my brain for several hours, i discovered vote for borno state. The reason it takes a rocket scientist intelligence to b able to fabricate bombs in ur ur kitchen from cow dungs. Abi?
Re: Which Of The States In Nigeria Has The Greatest Number Of Elites? by tpia5: 8:00pm On Aug 11, 2011
Zamfara most definitely.
Re: Which Of The States In Nigeria Has The Greatest Number Of Elites? by friedrice1: 8:17pm On Aug 11, 2011
OLASODE2K:

After a thborough cracking of my brain for several hours, i discovered vote for borno state. The reason it takes a rocket scientist intelligence to b able to fabricate bombs in your your kitchen from cow dungs. Abi?
grin grin grin grin grin grin
Re: Which Of The States In Nigeria Has The Greatest Number Of Elites? by efisher(m): 8:47pm On Aug 11, 2011
Most likely Lagos. U want proof? Take a trip round Lagos!!!
Re: Which Of The States In Nigeria Has The Greatest Number Of Elites? by KnowAll(m): 10:43pm On Aug 11, 2011
Ogun State has so many big names.
Re: Which Of The States In Nigeria Has The Greatest Number Of Elites? by akfrancis1: 2:30pm On Aug 12, 2011
am not from anambra state but i will choose the state. the states have so many elites that have contributed their quata to national development, and help put nigeria on the international map. the state has the highest number of enterpreneurs and outstanding scholars. check out these facts about the state:

Professor Chinua Achebe - a native of Ogidi and best known for the classic, Things Fall Apart was the first African writer whose books are standard curricula in schools and universities across the world and he is the first orange prize winner for fiction
Emeka Anyaoku - the first black Secretary-General of the Commonwealth;
Nnamdi Azikiwe Owelle of Onitsha - the first President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and historically, the only man whose name appeared in the Constitution of his country (Nigeria's Republican Constitution of 1963).
Nwafor Orizu - the first Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Professor Kenneth Dike - a pre-eminent scholar of African History and native of Awka, was the first indigenous Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan and founder of the National Archives.
Professor Ben Enwonwu - a native of Onitsha was the first Nigerian sculptor of international repute with artwork gracing the United Nations headquarters.
Pius Okigbo, CON - a world renowned economist, was the first economic advisor to the Federal government of Nigeria (1960–1962), first Nigerian Ambassador to the European Community and renowned for bringing to light over $12 billion missing in oil windfall receipts from the Central Bank of Nigeria during the first Gulf War.
Professor Samuel Okoye - was black Africa's first PhD in Radio Astronomy who along with Anthony Hewish of the University of Cambridge discovered the radio source of Crab Nebula neutron star.
Chief Jerome Udoji - from Ozubulu , a social reformer was the first African to be made a 'D.O' (District Officer) by the Colonial Administration.

Chimamanda Adichie

Others include:
Chimamanda Adichie - an up-and-coming writer who won the Orange Prize for Fiction (2007) and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (2008);
Dora Akunyili - ex-head of NAFDAC and current Minister of Information won international awards for cleansing Nigeria of the scourge of fake drugs;
Cardinal Francis Arinze - once considered a potential Pope;
Cyprian Ekwensi - MFR, a writer of international repute
Philip Emeagwali - winner of the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize for Supercomputing;
Prof Chike Obi - a Mathematician famous for his work on non-differential equations won the 1985 ICTP Price [11] and developed a special solution for Fermat's Last Theorem
Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu - a native of Nnewi who was the first Nigerian millionaire and first president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange;
Dim Emeka Ojukwu - the leader of the secessionist Biafra Republic;
Osita Osadebe - a popular Nigerian Highlife musician who also holds the Nigerian record for the highest selling album
Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo - a famous economist who spearheaded Nigerian economic reform from 1999–2008 and was ex-head of the Central Bank of Nigeria;
Re: Which Of The States In Nigeria Has The Greatest Number Of Elites? by Nobody: 4:50pm On Aug 12, 2011
Na lagos na, there are questions that should be asked, Lagos has 2 or more local gov. dedicated to elites
Re: Which Of The States In Nigeria Has The Greatest Number Of Elites? by londoner: 5:37pm On Aug 12, 2011
Op, it depends on what your definition of "elite" is.

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