Breaking: Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma announces the death of Ohanaeze Ndigbo president, George Obiozor The president of Ohanaeze...
Breaking: Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma announces the death of Ohanaeze Ndigbo president, George Obiozor
The president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor is dead.
The governor of Imo state governemnt, Sen Hope Uzodimma
announced the death in a statement, titled, Imo State Government Obituary
Announcement,” issued on Wednesday night.
The statement reads, “On behalf of the government and people
of Imo state, I, Sen Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo state,
sorrowfuly announce the passage of a
great Son of Imo state and Nigeria, the President General of ohanaeze Ndigbo,
worldwide, Prof George OBIOZOR.
“A renowned academic, an exceptional diplomat and statesman
and a tenacious patriot, Prof George Obiozor
passed on recently after a brief illness.
The death of this foremost Igbo leader and former NIGERIA’S
ambassador to the United States and the State of Israel, is a big loss to Imo
state, the South East and the entire Nigeria. I have no doubt that both Nigeria
and the international community will miss his profound intellectual
contributions and wise counsel on national and global issues.
“May his great and gentle soul rest in peace.”
According to the statement by the state government, his
burial arrangements will be announced in due course by the family.
Details coming…Source
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