Written by Suzy OruyaIT was a roll call of who is who in Igboland on Sunday, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Nnewi, Anambra State, as the family of late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the former Biafra warlord, marked the one year memorial church service of his death.
In his preaching at the service, Reverend Father Cletus Chukwuemeka stressed the need for peace, adding that the late Ojukwu lived a life worthy of emulation.
He urged everyone to emulate Ojukwu, who was interested in fighting for the betterment of the downtrodden.
Governor Peter Obi said the memory of Ojukwu was like those of the greatest in history, such as Napoleon Bonaparte, King Louis xiv, General MacArthur, Alexander the Great, King Philip of Macedon, and many others, who would remain conscious in the memory of men, because they lived for something worth remembrance.
Obi used the opportunity to call on Nigerians to always tell one another the truth as Ojukwu did, while he thanked President Goodluck Jonathan for the honour he did to Ojukwu both in life and death.
In her remarks, Ojukwu’s wife, Bianca, thanked all Nigerians for the honour they had continued to give to her late husband, Ojukwu.
Asked how she felt about the absence of Chief Rochas Okorocha, a governor on the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), at the burial of her husband, she said he might have had other more important state functions.
In his remarks, Ojukwu’s son, Emeka, thanked Nigerians who had continued to stand by them, especially Governor Obi, who had continued to show love and support for the Ojukwu family.
Among those present at the memorial service were Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, MASSOB leader; Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, leader of Igbo Youths Movement and Spiritual leader of Igbo nation and Chief Victor Umeh, the embattled APGA chairman.
Culled: Tribune
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