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How Obiozor’s Death Was Hushed For 48 Hours
Details of how the death of the late president-general of the apex Igbo-Socio cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Prof George Obiozor, was hushed for about 48 hours have begun to emerge.
GWG.ng reports that Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State announced the death of Prof Obiozor late on Wednesday but that was after speculations over the death had been published on some news portals.
GWG.ng reports that one of the portals, News Express had reported the news of Obiozor’s death on Tuesday but the apex Igbo organization claimed that the story was untrue.
A highly placed chieftain of Ohanaeze had told the news portal that Obiozor died of a heart-related disease on Boxing Day, December 26.
The source, who wished to be anonymous, told News Express: “The man is dead but it’s not in our tradition to announce such death. Even when we have such information, we allow the family members to make such an announcement.
“He died on Monday of heart-related disease. I’m not specific about where he died but he travelled abroad and returned to Lagos.
“I was called in the early hours of December 26th that he died in the early hours.”
The former director-general of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, ambassador to the United States was elected president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo on 9th January, 2021.
Announcing the death of Obiozor in a statement late on Wednesday, Governor Uzodimma said:
On behalf of the government and people of Imo state, I, Sen Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo state, sorrowfully announce the passage of a great Son of Imo state and Nigeria, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, worldwide, Prof George OBIOZOR.
A renowned academic, an exceptional diplomat and statesman and a tenacious patriot, Prof George Obiozor passed on recently after a brief illness.
The death of this foremost Igbo leader and former NIGERIA’S ambassador to the United States and the State of Israel, is a big loss to Imo state, the South East and the entire Nigeria. I have no doubt that both Nigeria and the international community will miss his profound intellectual contributions and wise counsel on national and global issues.
His burial arrangements will be announced in due course by the family
Governor Uzodimma said the burial arrangements for Obiozor would be made by his family.
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