My Body should be tour to 4 Countries - (Ojukwu)

Ojukwu’s Body To Tour Four Countries.

 

Odumegwu-Ojukwu listed where his body would be taken to before burial, stated Anambra State Governor (Peter Obi) yesterday at Awka and those countries are nations that supported the Biafran struggle and recognised Biafra as an independent state,  i.e Gabon, Tanzania, Ivory Coast and Haiti.

At the end of the civil war, Ojukwu sought asylum in Ivory Coast from where he returned to Nigeria in 1982 when he was granted state pardon by former President Shehu Shagari.

Obi who reiterated the determination of Nigerians to give the leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, a befitting burial, added that arrangements for the burial would soon be announced.





Government Activities within the government territories are reduce because of the last respect that should be given to Ojukwu.Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra.
MASSOB, declared seven-day mourning and  the rain of tributes for the late Ikemba Nnewi continued to pour yesterday.


Some Comments from Dignities
Obasanjo: Ojukwu’s death marks the end of an era

Okonjo -Iweala: He was a hero and father figure for Igbo

Oshiomole: An advocate of distributive equity.

Clark: He was voice for the voiceless

NLC (Nigerian Labour Congress): one of the best patriots ever produced

YCE ( Yoruba Council of Elders) : he fought against injustice and oppression