𝗢𝗕𝗜 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗜(February 27 1932 – 26 April 1993)
He was a minority rights activist, politician, distinguished senator, literary scholar, and an orator from Nigeria. Obi Wali was born February 27, 1932 in Rumuigbo Town, headquarters of Apara Kingdom, in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
He was educated at the West African People's Institute, Calabar, followed by St. Augustine's Secondary School, Nkwerre,Imo state. For his higher education he attended the University College Ibadan, where he specialized in literature. He then continued his studies in the United States, where he obtained a doctorate degree in literature
𝗛𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀.
As a politician, he is perhaps most remembered for championing the cause of the Ikwerre ethnic minorities in Nigeria. Senator Wali was one of the best known leaders from the Niger Delta region to consistently campaign against the marginalization of the Niger Delta people (particularly the Ikwerre ethnic nationality).
In addition to his political roles, 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗡𝘀𝘂𝗸𝗸𝗮,where he taught courses including "Introduction to African Literature." Beyond his educational and political contributions in Nigeria, Wali also contributed to literary scholarship.
■ 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗶0𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗺ü𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀@𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 26 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 1993. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱; 𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
He was a minority rights activist, politician, distinguished senator, literary scholar, and an orator from Nigeria. Obi Wali was born February 27, 1932 in Rumuigbo Town, headquarters of Apara Kingdom, in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
He was educated at the West African People's Institute, Calabar, followed by St. Augustine's Secondary School, Nkwerre,Imo state. For his higher education he attended the University College Ibadan, where he specialized in literature. He then continued his studies in the United States, where he obtained a doctorate degree in literature
𝗛𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀.
As a politician, he is perhaps most remembered for championing the cause of the Ikwerre ethnic minorities in Nigeria. Senator Wali was one of the best known leaders from the Niger Delta region to consistently campaign against the marginalization of the Niger Delta people (particularly the Ikwerre ethnic nationality).
In addition to his political roles, 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗡𝘀𝘂𝗸𝗸𝗮,where he taught courses including "Introduction to African Literature." Beyond his educational and political contributions in Nigeria, Wali also contributed to literary scholarship.
■ 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗶0𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗺ü𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀@𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 26 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 1993. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱; 𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
𝗢𝗕𝗜 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗜(February 27 1932 – 26 April 1993)
He was a minority rights activist, politician, distinguished senator, literary scholar, and an orator from Nigeria. Obi Wali was born February 27, 1932 in Rumuigbo Town, headquarters of Apara Kingdom, in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
He was educated at the West African People's Institute, Calabar, followed by St. Augustine's Secondary School, Nkwerre,Imo state. For his higher education he attended the University College Ibadan, where he specialized in literature. He then continued his studies in the United States, where he obtained a doctorate degree in literature
𝗛𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀.
As a politician, he is perhaps most remembered for championing the cause of the Ikwerre ethnic minorities in Nigeria. Senator Wali was one of the best known leaders from the Niger Delta region to consistently campaign against the marginalization of the Niger Delta people (particularly the Ikwerre ethnic nationality).
In addition to his political roles, 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗡𝘀𝘂𝗸𝗸𝗮,where he taught courses including "Introduction to African Literature." Beyond his educational and political contributions in Nigeria, Wali also contributed to literary scholarship.
■ 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗶0𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗺ü𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀@𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 26 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 1993. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱; 𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
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