Mazi Chibuzo Christian Nwachukwu

"We must become the new kind of African citizen, dedicated, honest, and informed.  The kind of citizen who submerges
himself in service to Africa and its people.  The kind of citizen who abhors greed and detests vanity.  The kind of citizen whose humility is his strength and whose integrity is his greatness. When we become that African citizen, we will raise the level of our consciousness, and we will show the way back to our homeland, Africa."

Mazi Chibuzo Nwachukwu is from Africa, he is an African, so he will respond to any questioner who would ask the question: Awhere are you from?@  Of course, the questioner, bewildered by the response, will say, AAfrica is a continent, I mean where are you from?@  AI am from Africa@, he repeats, Abut if you want to know the country of my birth, then, the answer is Nigeria.@  He believes that when we see ourselves as Africans we will work for the economic and political upliftment of the nations of Africa.  Because of our inhuman colonial experience as a people and years of reprogramming under that system, Africans see each other as strangers and measure one another by our limitations and differences rather than seeing our boundless qualities and similarities.

 Mazi Chibuzo Nwachukwu is concerned about the political and economic position of Africa in the world today and the incessant exodus of its learned men and women to other lands in search of social and economic security.  As a strong subscriber to the philosophy of the pan-African movement, he wants to work for the rebirth of a new leadership in Africa to lead and serve the people and to create an internal environment for solutions to their needs, hopes, and aspirations.  And above all, a new leadership that sees African unity as basis for our continued progress and security.

 Mazi Chibuzo Nwachukwu was born 48 years ago, on November 10, 1952, to both parents, Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel I. Nwachukwu (both deceased now), three sisters and a brother.  He is the last of the five siblings.  His hometown is Umueze I in Ehime Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria. He received both primary and secondary school education in Nigeria.  He attended Okigwi National Grammar School, Okigwi and obtained his Higher School Certificate from Methodist College, Uzuakoli, one of Nigeria=s premier secondary schools.  He has a B.S. degree from Fayetteville State University, and a Masters degree from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, both in North Carolina, in 1979 and 1985, respectively.  He obtained a Ph.D. degree in Economics from Howard University in 1997.  Chibuzo Christian has two sons and a daughter.

 Mazi Chibuzo Nwachukwu  has been in public service, serving as president of many organizations in secondary school and was a member of the school=s First Eleven soccer team.  He served his community as organizer of community fair for several years and as a member of the church choir.  He served as president of the Umueze I Students Union for three years.  During his recent visit to Nigeria, in July 1999, he established the Dr. Christian C. Nwachukwu Educational Trust Fund in his hometown to offer yearly scholarships to twelve primary school pupils, eight secondary school students, and five university students.  During the 2004 scholarship award ceremonies, while acknowledging handwork of the members of the Board, the founder announced some increases. beginning the 2005 academic year.  The. number of recipients at the university and will increase by two.  The number of recipients at the secondary school and primary school levels will increase by four, respectively.  The amount of the award will increase by 10% for all levels.