‘It’s sad he didn’t see the Nigerian dream’ — Obasanjo mourns Irukwu | TheCable
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Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, says it is sad that Joe Irukwu, an ex-president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, did not wait to see the “Nigerian dream” project they planned together come to life.that Irukwu, whose death was announced on Saturday by Harrison Eze Okorie, president of Amaokwe Item Welfare Union, was 89 years old when he died.
In a statement on Monday by Kehinde Akinyemi, special assistant on media to the former president, Obasanjo said he is “grateful to God for such a life well spent in the service of our fatherland”. “Since 2018, Joe and I have been engaged in exchanging words, views and thoughts on a laudable project initiative titled, The Nigerian dream, which is to be put in the public domain for national adoption with the hope that it would be another strand of our commonality, unity and togetherness,” the statement reads.“He was expressing great hope for his country through this initiative, but unfortunately, he didn’t wait to see our collective rigorous efforts on the project being brought to fruition.
“In grateful recognition of his landmark achievements, the nation rewarded him with the Officer of the Order of the Niger and National Productivity Order of Merit . He also enjoyed great respect and affection from the corporate world, his local communities, hometown, region and beyond.”
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