Igbos Interest Over Ojukwu’s Health Excites Wife, Bianca

The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan,  on Diaspora Matters and wife of former Biafran Warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Barrister Bianca Ojukwu, has expressed deep appreciation to the Igbos, especially the governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi and Nigerians in general for their concern over her husband’s present condition of health in a London hospital.

The Presidential aide who made her feelings known last Friday on the occasion of the 78 Birthday celebration organised for her husband in absential at their GRA residence, Enugu said: “It is your prayers and goodwill that has been sustaining my husband  since this  trying  moment”, urging the people not  to relent in their prayers  for his complete  recovery.

According to her, governor Obi  has really  shown  love to  Ojukwu, especially  since almost one year he was flown abroad for medical treatment, adding that the Anambra state chief executive, has  made it a  point of duty to visit the sick  erstwhile All   Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) presidential candidate on a  monthly basis in a London hospital where “he is fast recuperating” .

Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman of South East Governor’s Forum and governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi, challenged Ndigbo to rise up and take their destiny in their own hands, stressing that as a people, the time has come for them to come together and start  speaking  with one voice with a view to lunching the race into   the nation’s scheme of things.

Also in his remarks during the event which was  organised by the  leadership of  Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), the  Imo state governor, chief   Rochas Okorocha, described Ojukwu as the pillar of the Igbo nation.

He, therefore, charged Ndigbo to use the occasion  of the birthday   celebration to  review   the current political  situation  of South East zone,  which he said, had remained a source of worry to him and other Igbo leaders.

The governor further urged the Igbos to always imbibe what he called “the spirit Igboness” in all  they do, declaring that Ndi Igbo   are special “species” created by God in Nigeria.

The interdenominational church service which heralded the celebration held inside Ojukwu’s palatial residence, was  officiated  by Rev. Fr. professor Obiora Ike , of the  Catholic  Diocese of Enugu.

Present at the event  were  senator Uche Chukwumerije, Senator Chris Ngige ex-Senator Ben Obi, immediate past governor of Imo state, chief Ikedi Ohakim, factional chairman of APGA, chief Victor Umeh, Anglican Bishop of  Enugu, Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel  Olisa Chukwuma, former governor of the  Central Bank of  Nigeria, professor Chukwuma Soludo, MASSOB national leader, chief Ralph Uwazurike,  among other distinguished  personalities.