RECALL: Meet Nigerian First Billionaire, Who Worth Over 4 Billion Dollar In 1940s, That Nigeria Government Borrowed His Rolls Royce To Welcomed Queen Elizabeth.

Meet Nigerian First Billionaire, Who Worth Over 4 Billion Dollar In 1940s, That Nigeria Government Borrowed His Rolls Royce To Welcomed Queen Elizabeth.

Sir Louis Phillip Odumegwu Ojukwu, OBE, was a Nigerian business tycoon from the Ojukwu family of Nwakanwa quarters Obiuno Umudim Nnewi. Sir Louis, was the founder of Ojukwu Transport, Ojukwu Stores and Ojukwu Textiles.

His son Chukwuemeka “Emeka” Odumegwu-Ojukwu was a Nigerian military officer, statesman and politician who served as the military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966 and the leader of the breakaway Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970.

Ojukwu’s father was the first Nigerian Billionaire to own a Rolls Royce in early 1950s

Despite his wealth, it is not everyone that remember or knew much about him, but however almost everybody knows his son, late Sir Emeka odumegwu ojukwu. This is Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, the first ever recorded Nigerian Billionaire.

He was viewed as the wealthiest individual in Nigeria and Africa as that 1930s.

His total assets are equivalent to Over 4 billion dollars utilizing the present Currency.

He was the first and establishing president and of the Nigerian Stock trade Market.

He was additionally the executive of the leading group of numerous profitable companies in Nigeria then, for example, shell oil organization, Guinness Nigeria restricted.

He began his professional vocation at the agrarian office as before leaving to join John Holt as a Tire deals representative before enhancing into material and transport division displaying the pioneering soul of the South East.

It was alleged that he was the first man to construct the road that leads from Onitsha Anambra state to Lagos State were his transport vehicle will be passing through (this road is about 453 KM which is over 282 mills)

He was likewise allegedly the first man to own a Mercedes Benz in all of Nigeria at that point. Beginning as a low-level employee to a tycoon shows that difficult work, centre and assurance pay off.

In 1960, when Nigeria has their independent, it was sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu that brought his Roll Royce that was used to carry queen Elizabeth as of that time.

Additionally, he was the first man that sand fills a beach and build house on it in lagos the building was called Nnewi Building at Apapa Sea Port.

there are hundreds of his work that were not recorded starting from charity to thousands of people he helped.