
DEATH, they say, is an acquired trait, and there is no mortal who will not taste of its bitter pill. When it will come, no mortal knows; but like an unrelenting stalker, it shadows its victims and takes them away the way a hen plucks its feathers....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE➤
And so, was the case of Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the Ikemba Nnewi and the undisputable leader of Igbo nation who bade the world farewell on Saturday, 26th November, 2011 in a London hospital at the age of 78.
Ojukwu, a historian, soldier and politician, was hated and loved by many, depending on which side of the divide one is looking at his life and times. While his name continues to resonate 13 years after his death, what many did not know was his final moments in a London hospital and the text message his eldest son, Emeka Ojukwu (Jnr), sent to the former Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 elections and former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi.
It was exactly 22 days after his 78th birthday, when the former Biafran leader succumbed to the cold hands of death.
According to a press release issued by the family, Odumegwu-Ojukwu, had a fierce battle with stroke.
“After a protracted and brave fight against stroke, the People’s General, Ikemba Nnewi, Dikedioranma Ndigbo, Ezeigbo Gburugburu, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, died in the early hours of today in London.…Click Here To Continue Reading>>
“We thank all those who showed concern in our period of difficulties, starting from the president of country, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan (GEJ was president in 2011).
“We thank, in a special way, the governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, who went above and beyond the call to duty to look after him. Besides paying the hospital bills, he visited London on a monthly basis to see him,” the statement read in part.
While the statement was being received with shock across the globe, the son of the Biafran warlord, Ojukwu junior, sent a text to Governor Peter Obi, who was returning from France to Nigeria, where he accompanied President Goodluck Jonathan on an official visit to the country that his father had passed on.
Obi’s only response was “Oh no, oh no!” ...CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE➤