Anyaoku to chair event in honour of Ndigbo office holders

Anyaoku to chair event in honour of Ndigbo office holders

Former Secretary General of the Com­monwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku will on Sunday chair an elaborate occasion in hon­our of distinguished per­sonalities of Igbo cultural zone who recently left of­fice.

The occasion which will hold at the prestigious Ori­ental Hotel, Lekki in Lagos, is being packaged by Ndigbo Lagos.

Briefing journalists in La­gos s on the event, President-General of the apex body of all Igbo cultural organizations in Lagos, Prof Anya O. Anya said that it is a special day to honour deserving sons and daughters of Igbo land who recently left office after dis­tinguishing themselves in the service of their fatherland.

He said that Ndigbo Lagos had in decades past, witnessed those who left office without leveraging opportunities of their positions to positively impact on the nation and com­munities they served.

Professor Anya noted for instance, that former Gov­ernor Peter Obi, not only brought the discipline and prudence of corporate gover­nance into public service, but removed the pernicious ogre of domineering arrogance which others in such positions have been identified with over the years, through simplicity of his lifestyle.

He described General Azubuike Ihejirika and Ad­miral Dele Ezeoba as officers and gentlemen, who while they respectively command­ed the Nigerian Army and Navy over the last few years, brought humility, loyalty and dignity to the service of their fatherland.

“Princess Stella Odua is a unique example of a vision­ary, organizer and imple­menter of the first order. We, Ndigbo, can state without equivocation that her impact on the Nigerian Aviation in­dustry in such a short period, is without equal in the annal of the industry.”