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Today’s Photo : Garage Of Nigeria’s Second Senate President, Prince Akwaeke Abyssinia Nwafor Orizu
Photo shows how the once impressive garage of Prince Akwaeke Abyssinia Nwafor Orizu, looks like now.
Prince Akwaeke Abyssinia Nwafor Orizu was Nigeria’s Second Senate President.
He was also first Acting President of Nigeria from late 1965 until the military coup of January 1966.
During his days as a politician, Nwafor boasts of one of the best luxury cars in his garage.
These cars, including his Pontiac Catalina (Centre) can be likened to expensive rides from todays brands like Bentley.
The remains of some of the then world’s finest luxury cars inside the impressive garage of Prince Akwaeke Abyssinia Nwafor Orizu has again surfaced again.
Prince Akwaeke Abyssinia Nwafor Orizu was Nigeria’s second Senate President from November 1960 to January 1966, during the Nigerian First Republic. He was also first Acting President of Nigeria from late 1965 until the military coup of January 1966.
Nwafor is a member of the Nnewi Royal family. His nephew Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III is the current Igwe (King) of Nnewi Kingdom.
During his days as a politician, Nwafor boasts of one of the best luxury cars in his garage. These cars, including his 1960 Pontiac Catalina (centre) can be likened to expensive rides from todays brands like Bentley and Mercedes-Benz.
After the coup, Orizu faded from the political scene but remained active in education. Prince Akwaeke Abyssinia Nwafor Orizu died in 1999 at the age of 85.
