The Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu’s memorial day has been slated to hold November 26, 2021.
According to the invitation card already making rounds on the internet, it will be a carnival event that will be characterised by short lively speeches, dance troupes, march past, drama, comedy and live music in celebration of the late Biafran hero.
Regarding the upcoming event, the late General’s wife, Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu wrote in a piece titled “Countdown to Ojukwu Day 2021“:
“Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Lion of Biafra, General of the People’s Army, the Son of the Rising Sun departed these earthly shores on 26 November 2011.
“November is the most significant month of his life…He was born in November, wedded in November, died in November.
“Ojukwu day comes up in a few days, on 26 November 2021.
“This is yet another opportunity for me to thank Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of Bim/ MASSOB who constructed the Massive edifice of the Ojukwu Memorial Library and Conference Centre in tribute to our hero.
“Every year, he singlehandedly organizes the Ojukwu Day extravaganza in remembrance of the man who sacrificed all for his people. This event takes place each year in Imo State.
“It is a sad irony that the only Memorial Rally ever held for Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in his home state of Anambra, which is controlled by APGA, his beloved party was in 2013 under the Obi-led administration.
“We look forward to the dawn of a new era in Anambra State, with greater faith in a more vibrant administration, with a better appreciation of the Labour of our Igbo heroes past…Do I hear Amen?
“Our Hero, Amuma n’egbe Igwe, Odum n’eche Igbo, Udo eji akpu enyi, Ikemba Nnewi, Odenigbo Ngwo, Dikedioramma Ndi Igbo, You are gone But not forgotten. May your noble and valiant soul continue to Rest with the Lord….Amen.”
Ojukwu, it could be recalled, led the Biafran secession that resulted to the Biafra War in 1967 whch eventually claimed millions of life.
See photos from past events below:
