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Thinker's Corner, which ran from 1974-1978 (i.e., until he took up positions in state government. From 1976, he served as the first director of Imo State
Newspapers (publisher of The Nigerian Statesman); first director of the Imo State Broadcasting Corporation; former commissioner in Imo State for local government and social development; former chairman Imo State Schools Management Board; former chairman Abia Scholarship board; former member of the Telecommunication Reform Committee of the National Council on Privatization (during the Obasanjo administration); former chairman of the board, Abia State University Teaching Hospital. Dr. Onyike was a highly regarded community leader who revitalized community celebrations and traditions (such as the Iriji festival) and development associations (such as the Eluama Development Union and the Isuikwuato Development Union) and he mentored numerous sons and daughters of Isuikwuato during his life. He provided counsel to traditional rulers within and outside Isuikwuato, and to governors of Imo and Abia States. He was the first Traditional Prime Minister of the Obuebere Autonomous Community in Eluama, Isuikwuato, a position he held until his death.
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