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This is the time we remember one of the greatest Ibusa chiefs who ever lived.

 IN MEMORY OF UWOLO WILLY IKOLODO This is the time we remember one of the greatest Ibusa chiefs who ever lived. He was a glamorous man He was a powerful man with commanding influence He was fearsome and smart and people submitted to him even without battle He not only popularized the Igbuzo Uwoloship but gave it attention He remains the only Anioma indigene in history who took Anioma's Onotu (or warchief position) to the House of Representatives.  He remains the only Ibusa man elected at the House of Representatives so far "He probably built the first multi-purpose complex in Ibusa." "He probably was one of the first to build a post-primary school in Ibusa."  "He was an employer of labour and many Ibusa people benefited from his empowerment."  A pioneer in facility management in Nigeria.  "A prominent politician who contested and won a credible election that was shortly truncated by GMB in December 1983." He named his commercial house in Lago...

FCA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION - THE IBUSA STORY OF CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATIONAL GROWTH

 FCA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION - THE IBUSA STORY OF CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATIONAL GROWTH It must be noted that Chief Fred Chijindu Ajudua did not initiate the idea of scholarship in Ibusa neither did he arrogate such claim to himself in any possible cloak. Before now, the pioneers of the Ibusa Union Nigeria had instituted scholarship awards for the people of Ibusa. Records available to the community show that the pioneers set out to assist Ibusa boys who had promises to attain higher education and went on to implement it. However, the scholarship scheme was by individual donations from pioneers of the Union in which Mr. Williams Esekodi and Akaeze Ejor reportedly made the highest donations to the cause. Two of the recipients of this early Ibusa scholarship were Francis Halim of Umuodafe and Justus Isor of Umuisor who were aided to Christ the King College, Onitsha for further studies. C. A. J Nwajei was also a beneficiary who went to England to study Law. He would later return to the cou...