Politics
THE Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide says that it has received with a rude shock the news of the passing on at 72 of yet another Igbo Titan; a pathfinder, visionary, erudite scholar, astute politician, the first governor of the Old Abia State, former minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a gentleman per excellence, His Excellency, Ogbonnaya Onu.
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo, was heart-broken on hearing the sad news. The Igbo Leader lamented the death of high profile Igbo dignitaries in close sequence: Prof George Obiozor, Prof Joe Irukwu, Elder U. K. Kalu, Prof Ben Nwabueze, Sylvanus Ebigwei, Prof Chike Edozien, Herbert Wigwe, Chukwuemeka Ezeife and today, Ogbonnaya Onu; most of who were members of the Presidential Advisory Council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
The Igbo Leader recalled with freshness how Ogbonnaya Onu displayed an awesome and remarkable magnanimity when in 1999, he surrendered his presidential ticket in the All Peoples Party, APP to the Presidential candidate of the Alliance for Democracy AD, Olu Falae. Above all, Ogbonnaya Onu was one of the most principled Nigerian; he was a rare Nigerian, who resisted all the entreaties and tantalizing perquisites of the ruling party, but chose to remain in the opposition throughout the 16 years of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP.
Ogbonnaya Onu was an Igbo quintessence, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the basis of his impressive credentials, disruptive intellect, visionary acumen, track record of accomplishments, transformative philosophy, equity and unalloyed patriotism.
He was a moral edifice, who rendered sterling services to the country in several capacities and left with neither tarnish nor blemish. Onu was indeed exemplary.
“While we pray to the Almighty to grant the soul of Ogbonnaya Onu an eternal rest in his bosom, we urge the immediate family and indeed the government and the good people of Ebonyi State to bear the irreparable loss with fortitude,” the statement signed by Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia; the National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, said.
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-April 12, 2024 @ 10:41 GMT|
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