ODUMEGWU OJUKWU Chukwuemeka and ONYEKWELU Njideka Family: Nigeria Genealogy and Biographies Foundation

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ODUMEGWU OJUKWU Chukwuemeka

Birth	04 Nov 1933	Zungeru, Niger State, Nigeria
Death	26 Nov 2011	London, United Kingdom
Burial	02 Mar 2012	Umudim, Nnewi, Nnewi North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Marriage	1964
Divorced	1972
Other Spouse	OKOLI Elizabeth \| F147
Marriage	1956
Other Spouse	Stella Onyeador \| F149
Marriage	1972
Other Spouse	Mary Theresa \| F154
Marriage	Yes, date unknown
Other Spouse	Victoria \| F152
Marriage	1981	Cote d’Ivoire
Other Spouse	ONOH Bianca Odinaka Olivia \| F150 (Religious)
Marriage	12 Nov 1994	Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
Father	Sir OJUKWU Louis Phillip Odumegwu, OBE \| F155 Group Sheet
Mother

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ONYEKWELU Njideka

Birth		Nawfia, Njikoka L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria
Death	2010
Burial
Other Spouse	MENDS Dr. \| F151
Marriage
Father	ONYEKWELU C.T. \| X1376 Group Sheet
Mother	ONYEKWELU Elina-Nwamama \| X1376 Group Sheet

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OJUKWU Chukwuemeka Odumegwu (Jnr.)

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OJUKWU Okigbo

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OJUKWU Mmegha

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Notes

Married:

Njideka and Ojukwu, according to a source, had what was called ordinance wedding then and the reception was in the family house, Eastern House in Lagos. Ojukwu married Njideka when he was the 5th Battalion Commander and they stayed on till he wa s appointed the governor of Eastern Region. The marriage reportedly ended in separation in Cote d’Ivoire when Ojukwu decided to take a second wife. Njideka was alleged to have left him angrily.

Divorced:

Among the late Ikemba’s numerous wives who he married after each separation or divorce was Njideka Onyekwelu, his second wife. They were married in 1964. Njideka had earlier been married to one Dr. Mends, with whom she had a set of twins, a boy and a girl, before they separated.

According to an insider account, Njideka and Ojukwu were said to have met through their fathers who were friends and business partners. After their first encounter, they met again three years later at a tube station in London. A relationship ensued soon afterwards and was subsequently cemented through marriage, which produced three children, two of whom were named Emeka (Jnr) and Okigbo.

Describing the kind of husband the late Ojukwu was, Njideka had said: “He is just a very kind man, very polite, not intrusive. He cared less about what happens in the kitchen; he just settles for whatever you offered him. He respected me and my opinion a lot. Later, when the children got across to him, he would ask them what my opinion was on issues and I loved him immensely in return.”

Njideka and Ojukwu, according to a source, had what was called ordinance wedding then and the reception was in the family house, Eastern House in Lagos. Ojukwu married Njideka when he was the 5th Battalion Commander and they stayed on till he was appointed the governor of Eastern Region. The marriage reportedly ended in separation in Cote d’Ivoire when Ojukwu decided to take a second wife. Njideka was alleged to have left him angrily.