Barr Nnia Nwodo Extol The Statesmanly Qualities Of Dr Alex Ekwueme

. …call for his immortalisation.

The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Barr Nnia Nwodo has lauded the statesmanly qualities of the former Vice President Dr Alex IfeanyiChukwu Ekwueme who joined his ancestors recently.

Barr Nwodo stated this during his interactive fora with Ndigbo in the USA.

He lamented the death of Dr Ekwueme at a time Ndigbo  are in search of a better deal in Nigeria and called on the federal government to give him a befitting honour and bural. He also called for a monument in his remembrance.

In anothe vein Igbos in the daispora and at home will converge at Mbaitolu , Imo state on 28th December, 2017 , at Abagana in Anambra state on January 2nd , 2017 and at Gregory University Uturu Okigwe on 22nd December, 2017 to observe the IGBO INTERNATIONAL XMAS RETREAT , IGBO INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP/GOOD GOVERNANCE RETREAT AND THE AKURUOULO LECTURE SERIES ONE.

The events are packaged by the WORLD IGBO LEADERSHIP , EDUCATION AND CULTURAL COUNCIL, WILECC AND THE IGBO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION NETWORK, IICON and hosted by Prince Eze Madumere for the Mbaitolu event, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze(Igbo World Assembly President for the Abagana event and Gregory University Uturu Okigwe for the Akuruoulo lecture series.

The events are expected to attract who is who in Igbo land according to the Secretary of the planning committee of the event, Edomobi Promise.

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