Chuba Wilberforce Okadigbo (December
17, 1941 – September 25, 2003), was
President of the Senate of Nigeria. He was
sometimes referred to as Oyi of Oyi in
reference to his local government council
area ( Oyi ); he also held numerous political
positions in the Nigeria government. He
was known to be opposed to the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party of Nigeria, which
was led by President Olusẹgun Ọbasanjọ
from the year 1999 - 2007.


After graduating in Washington, D.C. ,
Chuba Okadigbo became Assistant
professor, later adjunct associate professor
of philosophy University of the District of
Columbia , adjunct assistant professor of
politics the Catholic University of America ,
and adjunct assistant professor of politics
Howard University . He accomplished all
these from 1973 to 1975.

Between 1975 and 1978, he became
director-general center for inter-discilinary
and political studies, and a lecturer in
philosophy University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He also became a professor of philosophy
Bigard Memorial Senior Seminary [Roman
Catholic Mission] in Enugu State.

In 1979, he was appointed as a Special
Adviser to then president, Shehu Shagari.
At the dawn of the fourth republic, He was
elected into the National Assembly
(Anambra North) and he became President
of the Nigerian Senate, after the
impeachment of Evan Enwerem. However, in
2000, he was falsely charged of corruption
and impeached, officially demoting him
from Senate President to a senator.

In 2002 Okadigbo decamped to the All
Nigeria Peoples Party to become
Muhammadu Buhari's running mate in the
2003 Presidential elections, but lost to the
People's Democratic Party candidates
(Olusẹgun Ọbasanjọ and Atiku Abubakar )
by a landslide victory. Because of possible
mass rigging, his party later took the
matter to the supreme court that year.

A day after campaigning in Kano State, He
died in Abuja due to breathing problem; on
September 25, 2003. Though, some people
around Nigeria questioned whether or not
the tear gas used during the campaign was poisonous.

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