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Ben Nwabueze
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Erstwhile Secretary
General of, Professor Ben Nwabueze, SAN, has called on young men and women to
take over the leadership of the Igbo land, stressing that the old generation of
leaders have literally expired. Nwabueze, who chairs a group known as The
Patriots, spoke in Enugu at the recently held 16th annual Convention of the
Igbo Youth Movement, IYM.
Looking
towards the direction of Dr Alex Ekweme, who chaired the event, Nwabueze said,
“Our generation has passed. I am tired. This is the first time I could stand up
to address people in the last two years. Ide (Ekwueme) will be 83 years
(tomorrow) today. Prof Ike is about 95. All of us on this high table have aged.
“Leadership
is not a small matter. We should look for those in their thirties and forties
to support.”
National Accord report continues:
Also
speaking shortly after the presentation of an award by the IYM on Dr Onu for
his honesty and consistency in leadership, Nwabueze described the former
governor as the ideal Igbo man who should be encouraged for greater
responsibility in the country after the administration Muhammadu Buhari.
Onu,
in his speech at the occasion, joined other speakers in lamenting the inability
of many young Igbo to communicate with their kith and kin in the Igbo language.
The
event attracting Igbo leaders including the former Registrar of WAEC and now
traditional ruler in Anambra State, Professor Chukwuemeka Ike; former Ohanaeze
Scribe, Chief Nduka Eya; Chief (Mrs) Maria Okwo, former Governor of Abia State
and ministerial nominee, Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, as well as the traditional ruler
of Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Azuka Ngoddy;
Chief Chika Okpala aka Zebrudaya Okoroigwe Nwogbo and John Ikechukwu Okafor
among others.
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