Ikechukwu Ikejiani

Ikechukwu Ikejiani was a Nigerian medical doctor who later became involved in politics during Nigeria's First Republic. He was appointed Chairman of the Railway Corporation in 1960.

Born to the family of a canon from Awka Division, Ikejiani was educated at Dennis Memorial College, Onitsha. Inspired by Azikiwe's sojourn in America, Ikejiani traveled to U.S. in 1938 for further education, he briefly attended Lincoln and Howard Universities before earning his undergraduate degree at University of New Brunswick in 1942. He obtained a master's degree in pathology from University of Chicago and undertook post graduate classes at University of Michigan.[1] In 1948, he obtained a licentiate from the medical council of Canada. When he returned to Nigeria in 1948, he worked as a lecturer at University College, Ibadan but left after a year to start private practice in Ibadan,[2] where he was an active member of the city's branch of NCNC.[3] In 1960, he moved his practice to Lagos, during the same year, a crisis within the railway corporation led to the exit of its expatriate chairman and Ikejiani was appointed as his replacement.

In 1964, he published a book, Nigerian Education that was published by Longmans.

References
  1. 1961-, Williams, Dawn P. (2002). Who's who in Black Canada : Black success and Black excellence in Canada : a contemporary directory, 2002. Toronto, ON: D.P. Williams & Associates. p. 180. ISBN 0973138408. OCLC 52478669.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Haruna, Godwin (August 23, 2007). "Ikejiani, First Republic Politician, Dies At 90". Thisday (Lagos).
  3. Post, Ken; Wiley, Post; Jenkins, George D. (1973-01-25). The Price of Liberty: Personality and Politics in Colonial Nigeria. CUP Archive. p. 285. ISBN 9780521085038.
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