Ike Nwachukwu

Ike Nwachukwu
Senator for Abia North
In office
3 June 1999 – 3 June 2003
Succeeded byUche Chukwumerije
Foreign Minister of Nigeria
In office
September 1990 – January 1993
PresidentIbrahim Babangida
Preceded byRilwan Lukman
Succeeded byMatthew Mbu
In office
December 1987 – December 1989
PresidentIbrahim Babangida
Preceded byBolaji Akinyemi
Succeeded byRilwan Lukman
General Officer Commanding 1st Division, Nigerian Army
In office
January 1990 – September 1990
Preceded byMaj Gen M.S. Sami
Succeeded byMaj Gen A.A. Abubakar
Minister of Labour
In office
December 1985 – December 1987
PresidentIbrahim Babangida
Military Governor of Imo State
In office
January 1984 – August 1985
Preceded bySam Mbakwe
Succeeded byAllison Madueke
Personal details
Born (1940-09-01) 1 September 1940 (age 84)
Port Harcourt, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Rivers State, Nigeria)
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Rank Major general

Ike Omar Sanda Nwachukwu mni ((Listen); born 1 September 1940)[1] is a retired Nigerian Army major general and politician who served twice as Foreign Minister of Nigeria during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida, and as a Senator for Abia North from 1999 to 2003.

  1. ^ "In-Depth: Nigeria". 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009.