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xvii Nerius Namaso Mbile was born in 1923 at Lipenja, Batanga, Ndian Division. He attended primary school at Lipenja N.A. School (193032 ), Kumba Government School (1933-37), Buea Government School (1938-39), Umuahia Government College/Hope Waddell Training Institute Calabar (1940-45). He obtained his Senior Cambridge Certificate at the 1945 December exams. After one year- as teacher RCM Ikassa, Ndian (1946), he joined the Zik’s Group of Newspapers Lagos as Reporter and was later posted as Resident Correspondent to the Cameroons (1947-49). He was elected General Secretary CDC Workers’ Union in succession to Dr. E.M.L. Endeley who moved up to President of the Union (1949). Later, he was elected President of the Union (1950-51). In December 1951, he was elected Member of the Eastern House of Assembly, Enugu and Nigerian House of Representatives, Lagos (1952-53). From 1957-72 he was member, Southern Cameroons House of Assembly, Minister of Works and Transport Southern Cameroons (1958), Secretary of State Works and Transport, West Cameroon (1965-67). Secretary of State Lands and Surveys (1968), Secretary of State Primary Education (1969-72), appointed Chairman CDC Board of Directors (1992-date), journalist, trade unionist, politician. xviii ...

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