By CHARLES IWUOHA

The Cultural Credibility Group has mourned the passage of Late former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, describing his death as a big blow to the entire south-East region.

The group recalled that on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 10am, how Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Bishop Sunday Onuoha and Chief Goddy Uwazurike met the then President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock to persuade him to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally.

In a statement on Friday, the group’s President, Barr. Goddy Uwazurike, said Buhari replied that he would not say ‘no’ to us but would give us an answer later. The statement recalled that in November 2022, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi died without hearing from Buhari.

“Some hours ago, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife died on the eve of the Supreme Court Judgment on the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu case. Indeed we have lost a great man, the cerebral scholar, the motivator.

“The first Governor of the current Anambra state, the Political Adviser to the President, the public leader and charisma personified! Ndigbo have lost great men and women of inestimable value in rapid succession,” the group lamented. It named others to include; Chief Guy Ikokwu, Prof George Obiozor, Prof Joe Irukwu SAN, Prof Ben Nwabueze SAN, and Chief George Uwechue SAN.

The group reassured that the great ones did not walk alone, saying that great ones left solid footprints in the sand of time for us to follow, concluding: “We shall keep the flag flying!!!Fare thee well, Okwadike!”