Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu

Sir Louis Phillip Odumegwu Ojukwu, OBE[1] (1909[2]– September 1966[3]) was a Nigerian business tycoon from the Ojukwu family of Nwakanwa quarters Obiuno Umudim Nnewi.

Ojukwu was the founder of Ojukwu Transport, Ojukwu Stores and Ojukwu Textiles. At the peak of his success, he was the first and founding president of The Nigerian Stock Exchange, as well as president of The African Continental Bank.[4] He also served on the board of directors of some of Nigeria's most profitable companies, such as Shell Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria Limited, Nigerian National Shipping Line, Nigerian Cement Factory, Nigerian Coal Corporation, Costain West Africa Ltd, John Holt plc, Nigerian Marketing Board amongst others. He won a parliamentary seat during the nation's first republic.

He attended a primary school in Asaba and the Hope Waddell Training Institute. His son Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was a Nigerian military governor and the president of the secessionist state of Biafra.

  1. ^ "Page 3974 | Supplement 42051, 3 June 1960 | London Gazette".
  2. ^ Forsyth 1992, p. 1.
  3. ^ "In Quest of Perpetuity: The Ojukwu Nigerians didn't know - THISDAYLIVE". THISDAYLIVE. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ^ Progress, Centre for Nigeria (2021-12-15). "Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu (1909-1966) Nigeria's First Billionaire!!!". Centre for Nigeria Progress. Retrieved 2024-07-06.