The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has conferred a post-humous aware of Hero of Ndigbo to the late Professor Joe Irukwu.
President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, announced the conferment Friday at the Ochendo International Conference Centre Umuahia during a commendation service for the late Professor of Insurance Law.
Speaking at the colorful event, Chief Iwuanyanwu who led a delegation of Ohanaeze to the Commendation service, described the late Professor Irukwu as an illustrious son of Igbo land. In his remark, Gov. Alex Otti, represented by the Secretary to State Government, Professor Kenneth Kalu, said Irukwu was a hero whose legendary impacts were indelible.He described his demise as a huge loss to the state and humanity, and prayed God to give the family the fortitude to bear the loss.In a tribute, the President General of Item Development Association, Chief Sam Onwuka Orji, said the late Irukwu believed in faith in God and service to humanity.
He said that his demise signalled the end of an era while challenging Igbo Leaders to take a cue for him. ” And now Ala Item Okpi is set to accommodate the body of another great Iroko of Ndigbo in particular and the Nigerian nation in general”, he lamented. He urged governments at all levels to immortalize the legacies of Pa Irukwu by naming a strategic landmark project after him.
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