Dike chukwumerije poems

Life of a comrade
From Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Abuja
Chukwumerije (born November 1939) was elected a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in April 2003, representing Abia North Senatorial District.‎ He served as Minister of information in the dying days of the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida and during the Interim National Government (ING) of Ernest Shonekan.

Chukwumerije, an avid organizer and leader of movements was as far back as 1960, Founder-President of the Pan-African Volunteers for Protection of Lumumba, the Congolese patriot who was betrayed and murdered by the likes of Tshombe, Kasavubu, and Joseph Mobutu, later known as Mobutu Sese Seko.

He founded or led various other bodies, among which are; Movement for African Union 1962 – 1965, Socialist Agit-Prop Group 1964 –1966, Progressive Thinkers Forum 1965 -1966 and Christian Unity Band, 1991.

In 1961, his socialist vision inspired him to join the Socialist Workers and Farmers Party