Nnewi set for Ojukwu’sburial

Nnewi (Anambra) – Gov.
Peter Obi of Anambra on
Wednesday said all was set
for the burial of Dim
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-
Ojukwu on Thursday at his
country home of Nnewi,
Nnewi North Local
Government Area.
Obi gave the indication
shortly after inspecting the
compound where the late
Igbo leader would be
interred.
Obi , who was in company
of Sen. Uche Chukwuemrije
and Prof. ABC Nwosu, said he
was at the residence to
inspect the level of work
done.
“We are here just to inspect
the level of ongoing work
and we are satisfied at what
we have seen, even though
there a few touches to be
done.
“If you know this compound
before now, you will agree
with me that a high level of
change can be seen,” he
said.
Also speaking, the son of the
late Biafra leader, Mr Emeka
Ojukwu (Jnr), said that the
preparation was in top gear
as there were “more than
hundreds of hand assisting”.
“We are 95 per cent ready as
you can see from the
decoration and road projects
within and around this
area,” he noted.
“Since my father died, things
have been different. People’s
reaction on the television,
radio and newspapers all
over the country, and now
preparation for his burial,
gives me a stronger sense
that my father is no longer
there.
“It is a huge responsibility
for me as his first son and is
now left for me to live to
that expectation of the life
he lived,” he added. (NAN)