The President-General of International Market Amalgamated, Ojo-Alaba, Lagos, Chief Camillus Amajuoyi has commiserated with the immediate family of the late President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, describing his death as a colossal loss to Ndigbo in particular, and Nigeria in general.
In a statement in Lagos, Chief Amajuoyi also commiserated with the Igbo nation, saying the late Ohanaeze leader left a lasting positive impression on the Igbo nation as could be gleaned from his unwavering commitment to Igbo unity and well being.
“It was with deep shock and sense of sorrow that I received the death of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (Ahaejiagamba). His death has left a vacuum no one can fill. His death has dealt a blow to the Igbo nation and Nigeria as a country,” Chief Amajuoyi said.
According to him, “Chief Iwuanyanwu was a great leader. His death is a big shock to Imolites, and a painful loss, not only to his immediate family and Ndigbo, but also to Nigeria as a country, for he was a peacemaker, a philanthropist without boundaries, a unifier and a visionary leader.
“During his short reign as Ohanaeze President-General, he strove hard to see that the Igbo were united. He preached the gospel of love, peace, reconciliation and unity among the Igbo and among other Nigerians. He reached out to the Igbo all over the world with his message of unity. He spoke eloquently and stridently against the marginalisation. He wanted the Igbo race to be treated as equal partners in the Nigeria project,”
Chief Amajuoyi stressed that while alive, Chief Iwuanyanwu had the good of the Igbo at heart and was passionate about the Igbo race and passionate about the unity of Nigeria, and was always available to intervene on behalf of the Igbo businessmen anywhere in the country whenever their businesses were threatened by obnoxious government’s policies and mindless ethnic profiling.
“Chief Iwuanyanwu, while alive, was a father figure to us, the traders of International Market Amalgamated Ojo-Alaba. His intervention during the demolition of some parts of our market will not be forgotten. He was an advocate of peace whose commitment to nation building will not be forgotten.
“On behalf of myself and International Market Amalgamated Ojo-Alaba, I wish to commiserate with his family, Ndigbo, the Igbo community in Alaba and his associates over this irreplaceable loss. He will be dearly missed by all.
“My thoughts and prayers are with his family as they navigate through this difficult time
“I wish Chief Iwuanyanwu’s kind soul a peaceful repose in the bosom of the Lord. Adieu, Ahaejiagamba of Igboland,” Chief Amajuoyi said in the statement.