Former Military Administrator of Imo and Lagos States, Rear Admiral
Ndubisi Kanu is dead.
He was said to have died this morning in a hospital after a brief illness.
He was 78.
A source that worked closely with him in his Victoria lsland Lagos
office used as a meeting point for Ndigbo Lagos, confirmed his death.
We also learnt that Ugwunta in lsuikwuato Local Government of
Abia- State where he hailed from has been in a mourning mood.
He was highly respected and revered for his kindness as well as the
development he attracted to the area.
He fought on the Biafran side during the civil war but was reabsorbed
into the Nigerian military at the end of the war in 1970.
Kalu, a retired warrior-at-sea, who occupied many command and
political offices as part of his military postings, quickly
civilianised himself when he retired from service.
He was a member of the pro-democracy group, the National Democratic
Coalition, NADECO, which fought for the revalidation of the late
Moshood Abiola’s annulled June 12, 1993, presidential mandate.
He was among those, who signed an ultimatum for the General Sani
Abacha regime to revalidate Abiola’s mandate and hand over power which
brought about one of the most vicious crackdowns by a regime in
peacetime Nigeria.
He was the chairman of NADECO’s Action Committee, which organised and
participated in protest marches and public sensitisation activities.