PRINCE ERONDU UCHE MOURNS AS FORMER FIRST LADY, VICTORIA AGUIYI IRONSI AND ADANMA MICHAEL OKPARA DIE UNDER 48 HOURS. AS CCAD ANAMBRA STATE CHAPTER PAYS CONDOLENCE VISIT ON FRIDAY AUGUST 27, 2021.

The President General of Concerned Citizens of Abia in Diaspora, CCAD and Spokesman of PANPIEC, Prince Erondu Uche on Monday, bemoaned the death of former First Lady of Nigeria, Chief Mrs Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi and wife of late Premier of Eastern Region, Chief Mrs Adamma Okpara, saying Nigeria and Abia State in particular have lost two great women.

Prince Erondu in a statement released by the Secretary General of Concerned Citizens of Abia in Diaspora, HRH Igwe Ambassador J.I Ochonma, in Abuja said the death of Chief Mrs Aguiyi-Ironsi, wife of first Nigeria’s Military Head of State, late General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, and Chief Mrs Okpara, wife of Premier of the defunct Eastern Region, Dr Michael Okpara is a huge loss to Abia state.

Both women, Prince Erondu said represented the best of womanhood and left legacies worthy of emulation. They indeed played noble roles of women in nation building and as moral conscience of society.

“Both women leaders lived out their roles as worthy pillars of support to their husbands, who played pivotal roles in the shaping of Nigeria as a nation at various times when they held sway as Head of State of Nigeria and Premier of Eastern Nigeria respectively".


“These women lived exemplary lives worthy of emulation and of course both of them raised good families and highly successful children. Abia state and Nigeria at large will miss them,” Prince Erondu said.

He, however, condoled with their families, the government and people of Nigeria as well as the government and people of Abia State over the demise of both women.

Reacting to the demise of the two icons, Hon. Innocent Nwachukwu, the Anambra state chapter President of Concerned Citizens of Abia in Diaspora CCAD said that Anambra, Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi and south south chapter Executives of CCAD will pay condolence visit to the two families on Friday August 27, 2021.

The two Amazons passed-on on Sunday and Monday respectively, barely 24hours apart. While Okpara died on Sunday at the age of 97, Aguiyi-Ironsi joined her ancestors on Monday early morning at the age of 98.

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God rest their souls.