Sonny Chu Okongwu // (23 September 1934 – 12 January 2022) was a Nigerian economist and politician who was the Minister of National Planning (1985–1986), and then Minister of Finance (1986–1990) during the Babangida administration.[1]
Chu Okongwu | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| Minister of National Planning | |
| In office 1985–1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1934 Anambra State, Nigeria |
| Died | 12 January 2022 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Boston University, Massachusetts; Harvard University |
| Profession | Economist |
Life and career
editOkongwu was born on 23 September 1934 in Anambra State, Nigeria. He was the first of eight children. Okongwu attended St. Michael's school, Aba between 1941 and 1946. From there he moved to Government College, Umuahia, where he was a student from 1947 to 1951. He studied economic theory at Boston University, and completed his degree in 1961. He also attended Harvard University from 1961 to 1965.[2][3] Okongwu died on 12 January 2022, at the age of 87.[4]
References
edit- ^ Baffour, Katherine (28 October 2013). "He Was Yoruba, I Am Igbo, But We Were Bosom Friends... - At 79, Sonny Chu Okongwu Reflects On His Life". Naij.
- ^ "OKONGWU, Dr. Sonny P. Chu". Blerf's Who's Who in Nigeria (Online). Biographical Legacy & Research Foundation. 16 February 2017.
- ^ Fuady, A. H. (2012). "Elites and economic policies in Indonesia and Nigeria, 1966-1998". Retrieved 20 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Are, Jesupemi (12 January 2022). "Chu Okongwu, former minister of finance, is dead". The Cable. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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