Background
Victor Attah was born on November 20, 1938. He completed post-primary education in 1956. He gained a degree from Leeds College of Art and a post graduate diploma in Building Science from Liverpool University in 1965. He won the scholarship to study at Columbia University in New York, where he obtained an MA in Advanced Architectural Design and Planning. He also attended the Kennedy Graduate School of Governance at Harvard University. After completing his education, he practiced as an architect in the Caribbean, New York, and Nigeria. He served as the National President of the Nigerian Institute of Architects.
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