Francis Arthur Nzeribe was a Nigerian politician who was Senator for the Orlu Senatorial constituency in Imo State from October 1983 to December 1983 and May 1999 to May 2007 on the People's Democratic Party slate.
14 Facts About Arthur Nzeribe
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Arthur Nzeribe's father, Oyimba Nzeribe, was a lawyer and former state counsel, and his grandfather, Akpati Nzeribe, held the traditional title of Ogbuagu, Oshiji, Damanze Oyimba of Oguta.
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Arthur Nzeribe lost his mother when he was a primary school student, while his father was away in Great Britain studying law.
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Arthur Nzeribe's care was taken over by Catholic priests who were involved in furthering his education.
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Arthur Nzeribe attended Bishop Shanahan College, Orlu and Holy Ghost College, Owerri.
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Arthur Nzeribe took courses at Portsmouth College of Technology and later attended Chesterfield College of Technology in England.
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Arthur Nzeribe soon left Gulf Oil and returned to London, where he opened Jeafan, a public relations firm, with one Ghanaian and two English partners.
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The well dressed and mannered Arthur Nzeribe was able to gain the confidence of a few notable clients.
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In 1969, Arthur Nzeribe started up the Fanz Organization based in London, dealing in heavy construction, arms, oil brokerage, publishing and property investment, with much business in the Middle East and Gulf states.
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Arthur Nzeribe is believed to be worth over 1.5 billion dollars as of 2018.
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In Nigeria, Arthur Nzeribe built up Sentinel Assurance and other companies.
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On June 10,1993, Arthur Nzeribe tried to stop the election, relying on a court order which his group, Association for Better Nigeria, got from a midnight ruling from late Justice Bassey Ikpeme of Abuja High Court.
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Arthur Nzeribe was elected Senator for the Imo Orlu constituency in 1999 and was reelected in 2003.
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Arthur Nzeribe was said to be planning an impeachment motion against Anyim.