Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has paid a condolence visit to the family of late Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the late President General of the Igbo group in Imo State on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.
The delegation to the bereaved was led by Ambassador Okey Emuchay, the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
Emuchay described the death of the Igbo leader as a blow to the Igbo nation and a death too many. He stated that the death of the Iwuanyanwu has left everybody in a quandary.
According to Emuchay, Ahaejiagamba was an amazing person in many ways and that Ohanaeze will always treasure the time spent with him as the President General of the socio-cultural organisation.
“Iwuanyanwu was the man who was fervently committed to Igbo cause. His preoccupation was Igbo in all ramifications. He was a man who had related with persons of diverse fields of human endeavour and developed genuine friends and contacts in all parts of Igbo land in particular, and most parts of the world. He deployed his business and political acumen in the service of Igbo land. He had the welfare of the Igbo in his thoughts until his last breath. Emuchay added that the best we can do for Iwuanyanwu to sustain his legacies is to implement the enviable visions and programmes he had articulated in Ohanaeze Ndigbo for a better Igbo land”, he said.
Emuchay acknowledged that the death of Ahaejiagamba is heart breaking, however, “since death is a part of our existential reality, we shall find solace in the superlative memories of his lifetime. On behalf of the NEC of Ohanaeze, the various organs of Ohanaeze and indeed all the sons of Igbo land, we send our deepest sympathy at this most challenging moment”
“While we urge you to bear this irreparable loss, we assure you that Ndigbo all over the world will strive in unison to bid our father a befitting farewell”, he added.
While responding, Mr. Jidechukwu Iwuanyanwu, the first son of Chief Iwuanyanwu thanked Ohanaeze Ndigbo for the condolence visit and the kind words.
He stated that there has been an overwhelming outpour of emotions from all parts of the world since Ahaejiagamba departed. He thanked God for the grace to contend with the mourning challenges.
The wife of Iwuanyanwu, Mrs Frances Iwuanyanwu who was almost speechless, expressed gratitude to the Ohanaeze delegation.