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Ojukwu was a rare gem,brought credibility
to Nigerian
Army --Amb. Ogbuewu
Newsdiaryonline Tue
Nov29,2011
Ojukwu
A former Minister of
Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Ambassador Frank.
Nchita Ogbuewu has described the late Ikemba Nnewi and Leader of
the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Dim Chukwuemeka
Odumegwu-Ojukwu as a phenomenon and the first Nigerian who
brought dignity to the Nigerian Army.
According to him,
Ojukwu’s joining the Nigerian Army then as a University graduate
disproved the notion and belief among the people that the army
was a dumping ground for never-do-wells and the uneducated. He
was the person who set the tone for other graduate officers to
enlist into the force and elevated the standards of the Force.
Ambassador Ogbuewu
lamented that the late Leader died at a time his wealth of
experience would have been tapped by those in authority in
solving myriads of problems bedeviling the nation as he was
passionate about getting the best for Nigeria and her citizens. His
objective criticism and analysis of issues will be missed by
all.
Ambassador Ogbuewu who
was Nigeria’s Ambassador to Greece and the gubernatorial
candidate of APGA in Ebonyi State in the last general elections
in a statement in Abuja observed with relish that his brief
political association with the late elder statesman showed that
Ikemba was a man who always wanted every Igbo to be proud of his
roots and capacity to confront challenges in life. ‘He will
ginger you to have confidence in yourself and capacity to turn
the tides no matter any obstacles. He will tell you that an Igbo
should not be afraid of anything so long as he is within the law
and should always stand up for his rights’, Ambassador Ogbuewu
quipped.
He commiserated with his
amiable wife, Bianca, immediate family the national Chairman of
APGA, Chief Victor Umeh and the party’s national executive and
Ndigbo at large on the death of the indefatigable Leader
expressing the hope that God in His infinite mercy will grant
his soul eternal peace.
Ambassador Ogbuewu
expressed the hope that his death will unite well-meaning
Nigerians and Ndigbo everywhere and observed that people of
Ojukwu’s pedigree are rare to find in climes. He pleaded with
the Almighty to help in sourcing another fearless and altruistic
Nigerian to fill the vacuum created by his demise.
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This is the document referred to in the Witness
Statement on Oath of Clifford O. Kokogho as
“Exhibit
COK.2”
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