Ojukwu must not die in vain – Eminent Nigerians

The Lagos Funeral for Late Dim Odumegwu-Ojukwu held at the Tafawa Belewa Square Lagos.

WHEREVER his spirit is now, the late Elder statesman and leader of the defunct Biafran Republic, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, would be nodding his head in affirmation and self-satisfaction. Reason: After four decades of vilification for allegedly waging war against his fatherland, most Nigerians now identify with the cause he fought for and want the government to revisit the issues he raised to save the country from implosion.
Indeed, eminent Nigerians drawn from many parts of the country yesterday lamented that the flames of injustice, corruption, insecurity and faulty federation that led to the 30-month civil war of 1967-70 were still flickering and would unleash more damage on the polity if not extinguished through National Dialogue and restructuring of the polity.

Among those, who shared this thought yesterday were Dr Tunji Braithwaite, Prof Pat Utomi, Governors Rochas Okorocha (Imo), Babatunde Fashola (Lagos), Chief Victor Umeh, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Sunny Odogwu and Mr Paschal Dozie.
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They spoke at Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s funeral held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.
This came as Ohanaeze Ndigbo Chapter of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja have concluded plans to close shops tomorrow as the Odumegwu-Ojukwu burial train hits the capital city.

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