Ralph Uwazuruike

Ralph Uwazuruike
Ralph Uwazuruike
Born	Imo State, Nigeria
Occupation	Lawyer
Known for	Activism
Spouse	Ngozi Omekadiya Uwazuruike
Children	Confidence Uwazuruike ; Allwell Uwazuruike

Ralph Uwazuruike is a Nigerian activist. He is the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB); a group canvassing for the secession and sovereignty of Eastern Nigeria.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] He holds degrees in Political Science from Punjab University, India, and Law from Bombay University, India. Uwazuruike adopts the principle of nonviolence as propagated by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., as the philosophy of the struggle. He has been detained several times and charged with treason in Nigerian courts. On 28 April 2010, he was visited in prison by Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu and his wife, Bianca.^[9]

Following Ojukwu's death in 2011, Uwazuruike was named his successor and crowned 'Ezeigbo'.^[10] He has since embarked on several regional projects including the erection of a library in honour of Ojukwu and building residential houses for displaced Biafran War veterans.

Uwazuruike condemns the killing of Igbos in northern states of the country by the Boko Haram group and continually calls on Igbos to return home in order to avoid the massacre.^[11]

^ Osho, Olanrewaju (2009). Nigeria regulatory agencies directory. Nigeria: Inspire Nigeria. p. 168.
^ Makinde, Moses Akinola (2013). Nigeria in evolution. Ibadan: Occasional publication. p. 75.
^ Asiwaju, Anthony I. (2019). Bridging boundaries (my history of upliftment from the margins. Ibadan: University press. p. 388.
^ Akerele, Johnson Ayodeji (2017). Library service delivery to persons with hearing impairment. Ondo: intanitinaim Publishers. p. 132. ISBN 9789785269130.
^ Attah, Obong Victor (2018). It is well with my soul. Ibadan: Agbo Areo Publishers. p. 241. ISBN 9789788410041.
^ Imam, Y.ahya Oyewole (2016). Dynamics of revealed knowledge and human sciences. Ibadan: Spectrum. p. 559. ISBN 9789789262083.
^ Unegbu, Vincent Enyeribe (2019). Information for diverse user groups. Lagos: Jamiro press link. pp. 387p. ISBN 9789789722747.
^ Gulma, Muhammadu A. (2004). predicting the third millennium. Zaria: Kadiq enterprises. p. 158.
^ Uneze, Amby (29 April 2010). "Nigeria: Ojukwu Visits Uwazuruike in Owerri Prisons". Allafrica.com. Lagos. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ "Enugu State Direct". enugustatedirect.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Nigeria: How To Solve A Problem Like Biafra". Crisis Group. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[1] Osho, Olanrewaju (2009). Nigeria regulatory agencies directory. Nigeria: Inspire Nigeria. p. 168.

[2] Makinde, Moses Akinola (2013). Nigeria in evolution. Ibadan: Occasional publication. p. 75.

[3] Asiwaju, Anthony I. (2019). Bridging boundaries (my history of upliftment from the margins. Ibadan: University press. p. 388.

[4] Akerele, Johnson Ayodeji (2017). Library service delivery to persons with hearing impairment. Ondo: intanitinaim Publishers. p. 132. ISBN 9789785269130.

[5] Attah, Obong Victor (2018). It is well with my soul. Ibadan: Agbo Areo Publishers. p. 241. ISBN 9789788410041.

[6] Imam, Y.ahya Oyewole (2016). Dynamics of revealed knowledge and human sciences. Ibadan: Spectrum. p. 559. ISBN 9789789262083.

[7] Unegbu, Vincent Enyeribe (2019). Information for diverse user groups. Lagos: Jamiro press link. pp. 387p. ISBN 9789789722747.

[8] Gulma, Muhammadu A. (2004). predicting the third millennium. Zaria: Kadiq enterprises. p. 158.

[9] Uneze, Amby (29 April 2010). "Nigeria: Ojukwu Visits Uwazuruike in Owerri Prisons". Allafrica.com. Lagos. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[10] "Enugu State Direct". enugustatedirect.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[11] "Nigeria: How To Solve A Problem Like Biafra". Crisis Group. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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