Sam Mbakwe

First civilian Executive Governor of Imo State (1979–1983), NPP. Built Imo State University and the Imo State Airport (now named after him), expanded electricity and water across the state. Detained by the December 1983 Buhari-led coup regime; not charged with corruption. Era flag: 1979–1983 pre-dates the schema's earliest `ibb_abacha` era — file under a Second Republic / pre-1985 era key or skip.