Shyngle Wigwe Biography
Shyngle Wigwe Biography:Shyngle was born on October 8, 1934, to the family of Augustus Wigwe, a police officer, and Watuze Wigwe in Isiokpo, Rivers state.He attended Okrika Grammar School between 1949 and 1953, after which he proceeded to Yaba Technical Institute (now Yaba College of Technology) from 1957 to 1959, where he learnt engineering.
Shyngle Wigwe career
Shyngle rose through the ranks as general manager of NTA Port-Harcourt to become director-general of the organisation. He joined NTA as a broadcast engineer and served in Rivers state. He was also a senior lecturer at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria engineering training school in Lagos.When I was in the army, I was sent to Kaduna on a short posting to man the one brigade workshop. There, I shared a flat with Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, one of the leaders of the 1966 coup. There was a particular day a brigadier summoned me to his office and spoke derogatorily against the Igbos and the GOC (General Officer Commanding) then, General Aguiyi Ironsi. I felt bad about that, and I related it to Nzeogwu who tried to calm me down, promising that he would deal with the brigadier and his likes very soon. I didn’t know how he was going to do that being just a major,” he recounted in a 2017 publication titled ‘There is Wisdom in Silence’.
Shyngle Wigwe personal life
Shyngle Wigwe married to Stella wigwe for over 56yrs and together they had six children ,he was deeply family oriented maintaining close communication with his children , calling them daily tragically he lost Two sons osita 1997 and Herbert 2024,his strong Faith ND resilience has been evident in his ability to cope with these personal loses .
Shyngle Wigwe net worth
Shyngle Wigwe net worth is to be estimated around 3 million