President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof George Obiozor, is no more.
The news of Obiozor’s death was confirmed by Hope Uzodimma, Imo State Governor in a statement he personally signed.
The statement, however, did not say when Obiozor died. Prof. Obiozor hailed from Awo-Omoma, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State.
The statement reads: “On behalf of the government and people of Imo State, I, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, sorrowfuly announce the passage of a great son of Imo and Nigeria, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Worldwide, Prof George Obiozor.
“A renowned academic, an exceptional diplomat and statesman and a tenacious patriot, Prof George Obiozor died recently during a brief illness.
“The death of this foremost Igbo leader and former Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States and the State of Israel, is a big loss to Imo state, the Southeast and the entire Nigeria.
“I have no doubt that both Nigeria and the international community will miss his profound intellectual contributions and wise counsel on national and global issues.
“His burial arrangements will be announced in due course by the family. May his great and gentle soul rest in peace.”
The development comes hours after earlier claims on Tuesday that he had died, but the organisation had dismissed the reports and said he was alive at the time.
Obiozor was elected president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide in January 2021.
