Paul unongo biography
Paul unongo biography
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Paul Unongo
Paul Iyorpuu Unongo (September 26, 1935 – November 29, 2022),[1] commonly known as Wantaregh Paul Unongo among his kinsmen, the Tiv people, was a Nigerian nationalist, politician, statesman, teacher, and philanthropist.
He founded the Community of Tiv Students and is regarded as one of the fathers of modern Tiv politics.[2]
Unongo served as the Minister of Steel development during Nigeria's Second Republic.[3] Before going into politics, he was a lecturer at the University of Lagos, where he played a key role in establishing and consolidating the Department of Psychology and its degree-awarding programs.[4]
In 1975, he was selected as one of fifty distinguished Nigerians, often referred to as the 'Fifty Wise Men,' by General Murtala Muhammed to draft a constitution for modern Nigeria as the country transitioned to civilian rule.[5] Unongo also participated in the 1994 Constitutional Conference, where he chaired the