Ohanaeze Ndigbo president-general, Obiozor is dead

The president-standard of Ohanaeze Ndigbo global, George Obiozor, has died.

This turned into showed by the Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodimma, in a announcement on Wednesday night time.

“On behalf of the Government and those of Imo State, I, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, sorrowfully announce the passage of a wonderful Son of Imo State and Nigeria, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, worldwide, Prof George Obiozor,” the statement reads.

“A famend instructional, an super diplomat, a statesman, and a tenacious patriot, Prof George Obiozor handed on recently after a brief illness.

“The dying of this foremost Igbo chief and former Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States and the State of Israel, is a large loss to Imo State, the South East, and the complete Nigeria.

“I have no doubt that both Nigeria and the global community will leave out his profound intellectual contributions and smart counsel on country wide and worldwide problems.

“His burial arrangements may be announced in due direction by means of the family. May his awesome and mild soul rest in peace.”

The improvement comes hours after in advance claims on Tuesday that he had died, but the corporation had disregarded the reviews and said he turned into alive on the time.

Obiozor become elected president-wellknown of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide in January 2021.