Nwafor Orizu (1915-1999). was Nigeria's second Senate President from (November 16, 1960—January 15, 1966) during the First Republic of Nigeria, and at some point Acting President of Nigeria. On January 16, a group of Nigerian army officers, under Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, struck. In the ambiguity that followed, Nwafor Orizu, as Acting President, handed over power to General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi commanding the Nigerian Army. Afterwards, Orizu faded from the political scene the moment he transferred power to Ironsi. He remained an educator setting up a high school, the Nigerian Secondary School, in Nnewi, Anambra State. Orizu died in 1999.
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