Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has expressed sadness over the death of the former President-General of the group, Prof. Joe Irukwu, describing his demise as a
The Igbo socio-cultural group expressed its grief on Sunday in Enugu in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Chiedozie Ogbonnia.
He said Irukwu was elected the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in 2003 and served meritoriously before bowing out in 2007. “Before the expiration of his tenure, Irukwu led other Igbo leaders to commission a multi-million naira complex comprising of a 1,500-seater auditorium, library and conference room which he built single-handedly.
He said that the late Irukwu held so many top positions in both private and public sectors of the Nigerian economy during his active days.
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