Despite the devastation and setback the Nigerian Civil War of the
late 60s inflicted on Nigeria and her people, it has been identified as
one milestone in the nation's history that emphasises the values of
peace and unity.
Abia State governor, Theodore Orji, noted this on Friday in his
address at the special memorial lecture in honour of the former military
governor of the Old Eastern Region of Nigeria, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu, by the River State government in Port Harcourt.
Also speaking at the event, former governor of Rivers State, Dr Peter
Odili, who served as chairman of the occasion, recalled his memories of
the late Ikemba of Nnewi, as Ojukwu was fondly called, describing him
as a visionary, who "never had problems with decision-making and
following through with such decisions."
To Governor Orji, Nigerians should not regret the events of the civil
war and the devastation it visited on them, as the experience had been
instrumental in keeping the nation together till today.
Host of the event, Rivers State governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi,
who gave the opening remark, said Ojukwu lived to resist injustice, just
as he charged the Igbo nation and other Nigerians to be proud of him
Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief O.C.J
Okocha, who deliver the lecture entitled "The Eastern Region:
Reminiscences," recalled that the late Ojukwu fought against injustice
in the system.
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