South East Mourn As Diplomat And Ohanaeze President George Obiozor Dies
The South East of Nigeria has been thrown into mourning following the death of the renowned diplomat and President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof. George Obiozor.
According to the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the leader of the apex Igbo socio-political organisation passed on after a brief illness.
The governor in a statement added that Obiozor described as a renowned academic, an exceptional diplomat, a statesman and a tenacious patriot.
He said, “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,” Governor Uzodimma said.
The governor, who said that the burial arrangements for the former diplomat will be announced in due course by the family, prayed that his great and gentle soul rest in peace.
Prof. Obiozor hailed from Awo-Omoma, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State.
He replaced John Nwodo as the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in 2021 after polling 304 votes to defeat his closest rival, Valentine Oparaocha, who polled 15 votes for the position.
He has been a strong voice in support of a President of Nigeria of South East extraction in 2023 to give the region a sense of belonging and to evolve a more united Nigeria.
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