Facts: - successor: michael ani - death date: 1973 - office: chairman of the federal electoral commission - term end: 1966 - term start: 1964 - birth date: 14 january 1901 - name: eyo ita esua - birth place: cross river state , nigeria Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eyo esua .
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eyo ita esua -lrb- 14 january 1901 - 1973 -rrb- was a nigerian teacher and trade unionist who was at the helm of the balewa government 's federal electoral commission in the nigerian first republic .esua was a school master and a founder member of the nigerian union of teachers .he was the first full-time general secretary of the union from 1943 until his retirement in 1964 .he was an ibibio , calabar man , renowned for his dedication to duty and uprightness .the esua-led commission organized the december 1964 election , which was mired in controversy .two members of the commission disagreed with the chairman and resigned from the commission .esua also conducted the 1965 western region election , which was violent and was disputed by the opposition united party grand alliance .a few days before these elections esua acknowledged that his organisation could not guarantee a free and fair poll .the widespread electoral abuses may have been a factor in the success of the military coup of january 1966 in which major general johnson aguiyi-ironsi came to power .