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Professor
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.”
