Anthony Ukpabi Asika | |
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Administrator of East Central State, Nigeria | |
In office 28 Oct 1967 – July 1975 | |
Preceded by | Lt. Col Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu |
Succeeded by | Anthony Ochefu |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 June 1936 Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria |
Died | 14 September 2004 Abuja, Nigeria |
Anthony Ukpabi Asika (28 June 1936 – 14 September 2004) was a Nigerian academic and civil servant. He served as the Administrator of East Central State during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon, appointed when his predecessor, the Eastern Region governor Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, led the Biafran state into secession.[1]