Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- On Friday 19 December, 2008, Prince Vincent Eze Ogbulafor (24 May 1949-6 October 2022) from Olokoro, Umuahia South local government of Abia State declared that his party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), would rule Nigeria for the next sixty years. At the time he made the declaration, he was the fifth national chairman of the party. Before him, the past chairmen of the party were Chief Solomon Lar (1998-1999), Chief Barnabas Gemade (1999-2001), Chief Audu Ogbeh (2001-2005) and Colonel Ahmadu Ali (2005-2008).

Before his appointment as the chairman of PDP, Chief Ogbulafor was the minister of state on Economic Matters in the Presidency. The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was then under him. His responsibili...