PDP, Ohanaeze Praises Buhari's Involvement In Zik's Son's Burial

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By Obinna Akukwe 

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has hailed the determination of President Muhammadu Buhari to give Owelle Chukwuma Azikiwe, first son of Nigeria’s first president, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, a decent burial, despite opposition from some politicians in the zone who allegedly abandoned the family.

Speaking with Rev Obinna Akukwe, Director General, Igbo Mandate Congress, IMC, in Abuja on Thursday, after a meeting of committee of close friends and family members of the late Owelle, a member of Board of Trustees of the PDP and former National Secretary of the party, Rex Onyeabor, described President Buhari’s involvement as very patriotic.

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According to the party chieftain “Despite insinuations to the contrary, President Buhari had shown that he is a nationalist, especially in this patriotic effort to ensure that Owelle Chukwuma, a bosom friend, and patriot is given deserved burial.

“It is unfortunate that while other Igbo leaders abandoned this great son of Zik, probably due to his political ideology, it is a President of northern extraction who saw everything good in this incorruptible Igbo son and wants to give him final honor”.

He added that “all Nigerians, irrespective of party affiliation should stand behind the President in this endeavor”

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Onyeabor however asserted that his support for Buhari’s action does not mean that he believes in the fragmentation and party schisms in the APC and expressed regret that the opposition cannot manage their victory.

He described Owelle Azikiwe as bosom friend who would rather die than defraud anybody of a single kobo, and he resisted pressures to convert his privileged position to amass wealth.

Speaking in the same vein, another bosom friend of Owelle and second republic senator, Dr Uche Offia Nwali, described Owelle as an honest man who hated primitive acquisition of wealth.

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He asked Igbo leaders to emulate the examples of the late Owelle and unite for prosperity. Nwali, a member of Imeobi Ohanaeze Ndigbo, promised the involvement of Igbo Elders in support of Federal Governmennt.

Mrs Kate Onwe, Acting Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Caretaker Committee  and former Attorney General in Enugu and Ebonyi States, hailed the news that the FG wants to get involved in Zik’s son’s burial and pleaded that” Igbos must unite behind Buhari and the FG to make it a success, irrespective of party affiliations.”

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