₦airaland Forum

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the
burial of Owelle Chukwuma Azikiwe, first son of
Nigeria’s first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe, will
receive the full support of President Muham­
madu Buhari and the Federal Government of
Nigeria.
Sunday Sun gathered that President Buhari met
recently in Aso Rock Villa with a delegation
from the Azikiwe family who came to brief him
on their preparedness for the event and he
promised to do everything possible to ensure a
smooth burial of the gentleman nationalist.
Those at the meeting included
Nwamulunamma Onuora Azikiwe (Spiritual
Head of the family), Akunne Arah Azikiwe
(youngest brother of Rt. Hon Dr Nnamdi
Azikiwe) Engr. Chukwuma Njaka (PA to late Ow­
elle Chukwuma Azikiwe) and Senator Dr Chris
Ngige (ex-governor of Anambra State).
The meeting followed the disturbing
information that some people within the Onit­
sha ruling house had teamed up with some
disgruntled politicians in the South-east to
ensure that the deceased is buried like a fowl
as a reward of his support for Buhari’s
candidacy during the last presidential election
This, he did, against the wish of majority of the
Igbo who worked for Jonathan’s victory.
However, Chukwuma died shortly after Buhari’s
victory. Sunday Sun gathered that those
aggrieved with his alleged role had concluded
plans to punish him in the grave yard by deny­
ing him a befitting burial.
At present, the compound where Zik lived is in
a dilapidated condition. Not only that the
building is submerged due to heavy fall, its
swimming pool has also been taken over by
dangerous reptiles. Sunday Sun learnt that
Senator Chris Ngige had visited Ogene Onira
residence of the Late Azikiwe at the instance of
the Presidency to assess the real situation of
things.
Thereafter, another meeting was held at Zik’s
House on Monday, July 6 with Senator Dr Chris
Ngige, Engr Chukwuma Njaka, Mr Ifeanyi
Okwudili, Rev. Obinna Akukwe, (Director
General, Igbo Mandate Congress (IMC)), and
Barrister Emejulu Okpalaukwu (Assistant
National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo
and Chairman Igbo-Ohanaeze Integrity Groups)
in attendance.
Sources close to the family of the deceased
said the aim of the meeting was to discuss the
modalities for giving a befitting burial to this
illustrious Igbo son in accordance with the
directive of the president.
Speaking to Sunday Sun, the Chairman of Igbo-
Ohanaeze Integrity Group, Emejulu Ok­
palaukwu said the late Chukwuma Azikiwe
deserved a befitting burial for his contributions
in deepening democracy in Nigeria.
He maintained that Igbo Ohanaeze Integrity
group would continue to mobilize support for
the Buhari administration and urged the entire
people of the South-East to do the same thing.

Source:sunnewsonline.com/new/fg-to-give-ziks-son-befitting-burial/

How Does This make 1 dollar =1 Naira?

Why not? His father lived and died believing in one Nigeria.

Thats very good of him. Nice move pmb kip moving!

Nice development
meanwhile RIP to the dead

Okay na. Baba nnamdi

londongal03:
How Does This make 1 dollar =1 Naira?

You still they remember that fake promise?

I am not sure this is the kind of thing the government needs to be spending money on. The president can be represented for sure but all this big-man-ism and son of big-man-ism needs to stop.

#change

So because some of his kinsmen said he would be buried like a fowl for supporting buhari, his brothers and Ngige ran to abuja.

Chai, some of my brothers always love to play saboteurs and second fiddle in everything. I'm sure Rochas had running stomach, if not he would have provided the private jet for the trip.

That was how our great and renowned Chuba Okadigbo was lighting cigar for a popular Norther leader while his brothers were being sidelined in the scheme of things. Ngige and Rochas are already treading on the same path but "isorait".

I hope Buhari will be on the table wearing the chief mourner's dress on the day of the burial.