Ukpabi Asika

Anthony Ukpabi Asika
Administrator of East Central State, Nigeria
In office
28 Oct 1967 – July 1975
Preceded byLt. Col Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu
Succeeded byAnthony Ochefu
Personal details
Born2 June 1936
Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria
Died14 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]

  1. ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-05-15.