Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe dies at 83

 

Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe is dead. Family sources told TheCable that Nzeribe died in a UK hospital on May 5, at 83.

 He attended Holy Ghost College, Owerri; then he got a scholarship from the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, in 1958 to study marine engineering in England. 

Nzeribe is said to have  worked with Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and, subsequently, many other African leaders. In 1969 Nzeribe set up the Fanz Organization based in London. He also built up Sentinel Assurance and other companies.

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