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The precocious elder statesman and President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, volition beryllium buried connected 1 November, 2024.
This was made known connected Thursday by the Chairman of the nationalist burial committee, Senator Ben Obi, during a property league successful Abuja.
Obi, who was flanked by the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Amb. Okey Emuchay, and burial sub-committee chairmen, Senator Osita Izunaso, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (retd) and others, announced determination volition beryllium a bid of activities culminating into the existent burial.
“Our connection contiguous is to convey the dates for the burial of the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
“Lagos time of tributes, Wednesday 16th October 2024 astatine Eko Hotels and Convention Centre.
“Abuja Day of Tributes Friday 18th October, 2024 astatine the National Ecumenical Centre.
“Enugu Day of tributes, Saturday 26th October with a little halt astatine Ohanaeze headquarters, 7 Parkland GRA Enugu, portion the main lawsuit volition clasp astatine the Okpara Square.
“Owerri Service of Songs Tuesday 29th October 2024. Commendation Service connected 1st November successful Owerri and Imo time of burial connected Friday, 1st November 2024.
“Further details volition beryllium communicated successful owed course,” helium announced.
Senator Obi besides said the committee volition sojourn President Bola Tinubu to intimate him astir the modulation of the statesman and details of his burial.
“We volition beryllium visiting President Tinubu to formally denote to him details of this modulation and I americium definite the President knows each that Chief Iwuanyanwu had done and helium volition bash the needful,” helium said.
Speaking besides during the event, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Secretary said precocious Iwuanyanwu died a fulfilled antheral due to the fact that helium ne'er shied distant from doing his champion successful the circumstance.
“Chief Iwuanyanwu and I visited Kanu successful jailhouse and I deliberation that was his past authoritative duty earlier his demise.
“Prior to that, helium had ne'er missed immoderate accidental to telephone for the merchandise of Kanu.
“On restructuring, helium ne'er minced his words connected equity, fairness and justness and helium knew that helium couldn’t bash it alone.
“So helium operated with the South South PANDEF, Middle Belt Forum and Afenifere. He asked for parity successful the fig of states successful each geopolitical zone.
“We successful Ohanaeze volition proceed to prosecute these issues that were precise beloved to his bosom and we privation to springiness the assurances that we volition not fail,” Obi said.
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