President-General of the apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof. George Obiozor, is dead.
A statement from the Imo State Governor, Chief Hope Uzodinma, confirmed the death of the eminent citizen on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the news had gone viral that Prof. Obiozor had passed on but Ohaneze came out to deny it.
According to the reports, the 80-year-old retired diplomat from Awo-Omanma in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State was said to have been sick for a while and out of circulation.
Read part of the statement:
“On behalf of the government and people of Imo state, I, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, sorrowfully announce the passage of a great son of Imo State and Nigeria, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, worldwide, Prof George Obiozor.
“A renowned academic, an exceptional diplomat and statesman and a tenacious patriot, Prof George Obiozor passed on recently after a brief illness”.
“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.
“May his great and gentle soul rest in peace”.
Obiozor was elected President General of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo on Sunday 9th January 2021.
