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Photos: Meet the youngest Minister Nigeria has ever had

Lawyer, politician and diplomat Matthew Tawo Mbu, from Okundu in Cross River State was appointed Federal Minister for Labour at age 23 in 1953. He remains Nigeria's youngest Minister till date. He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs and former High Commissioner to the UK. He was born in November 1929 and died in February 2012. You can read more about him here
at 4/07/2015 11:00:00 pm

73 comments:

  1. Davido's driver7 April 2015 at 23:00

    Lovely

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    1. NaijaDeltaBabe8 April 2015 at 00:42

      Dats a gud one

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    2. Unknown8 April 2015 at 07:48

      Wish we could have more young people in power to see how they'll fare. We're the leaders of tomorrow and my ancestors' age mates are still the ones ruling. Odiegwu!

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    3. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 07:48

      Hope no be Joseph mbu papa be Dat o,bcos did is a professional not a puppet.

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    4. Unknown8 April 2015 at 08:06

      Nice one, and quite interesting. History in making.

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    5. Unknown8 April 2015 at 08:15

      Linda is it suppose to b "in" or "on" in dis statement "He was born IN November 1929" definitely its "ON".

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  2. AbokiDaWarriBoy7 April 2015 at 23:01

    Awww

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  3. Davido's driver7 April 2015 at 23:01

    Cant happen now

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  4. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:02

    Linda it's okuni in Yakkurr LGA not okundu

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    1. Anonymous7 April 2015 at 23:10

      Chief Mbu is from Boki LGA not Yakkur.

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    2. Anonymous7 April 2015 at 23:55

      Are u ok? is Okunni in Yakkur LGA... pls stop miss informing people. Okunni in in Ikom LGA. Matthew Mbu is from Boki LGA so Okundu is in Boki.

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    3. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 00:57

      MT mbu wasn't from yakurr.dude you need to cross check before updating..linda here just updates anything, too busy to cross check I guess.

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    4. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 04:37

      Okuni is in Ikom not Yakurr Mr. Man. And for the the records,the man is from Ogoja in CRS,not Ikom nor Yakurr.

      Thank me now

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    5. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 10:24

      He is from boki not yakkurr,besides okuni is in Ikom not yakkurr,get ur facts right before tryin to correct Lindeway

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  5. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:02

    a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    That was then. Things of this nature will never happen again in naija i swear...
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  6. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:02

    Wow! It doesn't happen again ooo

    Pamscrib.blogspot.com

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  7. Anonymous7 April 2015 at 23:05

    Lindodo

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  8. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:06

    History maker.

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  9. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:06

    that was when nigeria was nigeria not now:::even a 90 years old man is now a youth in nigeria

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  10. Anonymous7 April 2015 at 23:06

    Linda plz always post my comment

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  11. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:06

    When the going was really good and children of those good old days were certain that dey were the "leaders of tomorrow". May his soul continue to RIP. Linda take note!

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  12. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:06

    When the going was really good and children of those good old days were certain that dey were the "leaders of tomorrow". May his soul continue to RIP. Linda take note!

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  13. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:06

    When the going was really good and children of those good old days were certain that dey were the "leaders of tomorrow". May his soul continue to RIP. Linda take note!

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  14. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:06

    When the going was really good and children of those good old days were certain that dey were the "leaders of tomorrow". May his soul continue to RIP. Linda take note!

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  15. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:06

    When the going was really good and children of those good old days were certain that dey were the "leaders of tomorrow". May his soul continue to RIP. Linda take note!

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  16. hotgirl7 April 2015 at 23:08

    since 1953 or 1957 , why are u bringing it up now.this is when things were good

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  17. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:08

    Aww.. Can that reoccur again

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  18. Alloy Chikezie7 April 2015 at 23:08

    Amazing!

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  19. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:09

    Quite inspiring, unfortunately things have changed.

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  20. Juleslouis7 April 2015 at 23:10

    Wow! 23? We don't even stand a chance now. These old men keep changing their birth certificates to avoid retirement.

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  21. Ivyjess7 April 2015 at 23:11

    i pray say dis happen na oooo

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  22. Anonymous7 April 2015 at 23:16

    I pray we are seeing all this again

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  23. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:25

    Ok

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  24. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:25

    Ok

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  25. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:38

    And to think I never heard of him. We should find a way to preserve our history in Nigeria though

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  26. Anonymous7 April 2015 at 23:41

    Okundi in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State.

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  27. Anonymous7 April 2015 at 23:46

    This administration should bring in young, vibrant and experienced brains to make a difference.

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  28. Unknown7 April 2015 at 23:47

    It was then, can never happen now. Even the youth leader in Naija today is close to 50yrs!



    #TeamBlessed#

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  29. Anonymous7 April 2015 at 23:52

    Yeye People..how will it happen again when they went back to go and vote d 73yrs old unhealthy man under pretense of Change..IBB will follow..Tinubu sef go still aspire ..Before it reach Amaechi and co..cuz they must upgrade..anywayz...we will try again to downgrade all the old fools ruling our nation come 2019

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  30. Mr Anon.7 April 2015 at 23:55

    He was also a thief. Do your research. Stole under the First Republic. Stole under IBB. Stole under Shonekan. Stole under Abacha and continued stealing while Chairman of the South South for PDP. RIP but let's move on.

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  31. Unknown8 April 2015 at 00:07

    God!, see metamorphosis from young to old. Wow!, youth is really fleeting

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  32. Seun 8 April 2015 at 00:14

    It can't happen again Nigeria of old our modern Nigeria now is you start getting position in govt at 50.

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  33. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 01:09

    AIG Mbu's father.. Confirmed fact

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  34. Unknown8 April 2015 at 03:23

    Wow.. How come I av never heard of it.??anyway thanks to Linda

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  35. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 04:33

    I believe in a new Nigeria and we will rise and be better

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  36. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 05:04

    Okuni is in Ikom LGA. Okunde (where M T Mbu comes from) is in Boki LGA. @Gbagun take note.

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  37. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 05:13

    @gbagun detector and Linda, it's Okunde. Where is yakurr coming from na??

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  38. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 06:51

    M. T. Mbu was a gentleman's gentleman and a statesman.

    He was one of the golden generation of true nation-builders who were eventually betrayed by the military and the venal politicians who came to dominate the country.

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  39. Unknown8 April 2015 at 07:15

    How would it occur now when the curriculum of our education is diminishing (courtesy of ill-equipment and mediocre tutors) and not being aligned with current standard practised in the advanced world.

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  40. Blog It With Olivia8 April 2015 at 07:17

    That ws really cool
    That actually happened when Niger was a lil good
    Not anymore

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  41. Unknown8 April 2015 at 07:22

    Coupled with the fact that; youth, instead of facing studies, faces browsing of Web for some other ignoble and unimportant courses. Not leaving behind "baba ijebu" "naira bet" and some other.

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  42. Unknown8 April 2015 at 07:31

    I love dat! Pls let's do it again!

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  43. Nky8 April 2015 at 08:00

    History

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  44. Unknown8 April 2015 at 08:08

    Wow, dats gr8! Am sure his children n grandchildren wl b proud of him anytym dey remember him. Wat a gud legacy

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  45. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 08:32

    It's well

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  46. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 08:33

    It's well

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  47. Unknown8 April 2015 at 08:36

    Dt was in d olden days,it can't happen nw

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  48. Unknown8 April 2015 at 08:42

    Hmmmm n all this old men know this?

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  49. Unknown8 April 2015 at 08:52

    That was then when the youth were leaders of tomorrow but i know one day, we shall get there.

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  50. Dreezy the quidnunc 8 April 2015 at 08:54

    Gone are the days

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  51. Unknown8 April 2015 at 09:04

    Wow, 23 years? He was quite young then

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  52. LuchiDataLady8 April 2015 at 09:13

    What a good history, but now Nigeria don spoil

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  53. george akorede8 April 2015 at 09:17

    Nt in this year, my grand parent's age mate are still ruling...

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  54. Unknown8 April 2015 at 09:23

    I wish this kind of thing can happen in nigeria now.
    our fathers are the leaders of tomorrow not the youths.

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  55. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 10:20

    @Detector- Okundi in Ogoja LGA you mean... he isn't from Yakurr, sorry.

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  56. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 10:22

    Okundi is in Boki LGA please.

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  57. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 10:26

    Wow! But not anymore, but with CHANGE, anytin can happen!

    Just Julia!

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  59. Unknown8 April 2015 at 10:59

    To put the records right he is from Oku/Bushuyu in Boki LGA of CRS. Migrated and settled in Okundi

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  60. Sandimoral8 April 2015 at 13:40

    awwww...how i wish this can happen now!i mean giving way for the fresh and young ones to take up positions in Government. i think things we b alot better. #freshbrains# #infuture#

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  61. Anonymous8 April 2015 at 16:27

    He is from Okundi, Boki LGA CRS. I served there

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  62. Anonymous9 April 2015 at 06:29

    All this people tracing and claim where this mam came from should goggle the biography of MT mbu.

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