J. O. J. Okezie
Nigerian doctor and politician
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Josiah Onyebuchi Johnson Okezie ⓘ (1923 — 2002) was a Nigerian doctor and politician who was Minister of Health and later Agriculture in the administration of Yakubu Gowon.[1]
1923
J. O. J. Okezie | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| President | Yakubu Gowon |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josiah Onyebuchi Johnson Okezie 1923 |
| Died | 2002 (aged 78–79) |
| Party | Republican Party; National Party of Nigeria |
| Occupation | Physician, politician |
Known for | Nigerian Minister of Health and Agriculture |
In the first republic, Okezie led the Republican Party, a marginal party into an alliance with NPC and NNDP led by Akintola.[2] In the 1970s, his efforts as Health Minister help transform the agricultural research station at Umudike into a federal research institute.[3]
Okezie was a member of the Constituent Assembly and later joined NPN during the second republic. His name came up among those considered as vice presidential candidate to party nominee, Shehu Shagari.[4]
He was a graduate of Government College, Umuahia. He formed Ibeku Central Hospital, Umuahia, which was open but badly affected during the Biafran War.[5]