Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has confirmed the death
of the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, worldwide, Prof George Obiozor.
Confirming the development, the Imo Governor in a statement
he personally issued on Wednesday night, said the deceased was a “renowned
academic, an exceptional diplomat and statesman and a tenacious patriot, Prof
George Obiozor passed on recently after a brief illness.”
He added that, “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”.
According to the Governor, burial arrangements would be
announced in due course by the family of the deceased
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