Dr Ekwueme was widely regarded as a dutiful public servant and a man of peace throughout his years in politics. Nigeria’s former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, died in the late hours of Sunday, November 19, 2017, at a London clinic.Dr Ekwueme was Nigeria’s first elected Vice President who served as former President Shehu Shagari’s deputy on the platform of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) between 1979 and 1983.Dr Ekwueme was widely regarded as a dutiful public servant and a man of peace throughout his years in politics and out of it.Here are some of his most important quotes during his lifetime:1. Igbo importanceWhile speaking at a traders’ summit in his native Anambra in 2016, Dr Ekwueme praised the industriousness of the Igbo tribe as an attribute that has made them very important to the human race.
