He was a great patriot and embodiment of unity among the Ibos and a rally point for all committed patriots, he said. Uba said Nigeria has, by Ikemba death, lost a legend. “We would continue to remember him for his valuable contribution to the country, he added. In the same vein, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Okwesilieze Nwodo, described as rude shock the death of the former Biafan leader, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Ojukwu died at the weekend in London hospital.
The death of Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Chukwuemaka Odumegwu Ojukwu, came as a rude shock to all of us who have been praying and hoping for his recovery, Nwodo said in a statement in Enugu. Here unfortunately is the end of an era. An era when men were men, who lived and fought for what they believed in and were ready to pay the supreme sacrifice for their belief. Ikemba was a leader made in this mould.
The former PDP chairman said Ojukwu was blessed with great erudition and communication skills that assisted him greatly in prosecuting the Civil War. The Igbo in particular and Nigeria generally have lost a great and courageous leader of immense dimensions, a historian who made history. We pray that his family and all those who loved him will have the fortitude to bear his death, Nwodo said.
