The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has commiserated with the Igbo people in the South-East and all over the world over the demise of President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndi’gbo, Chief Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu.
Chief Iwuanyanwu, an engineer who hailed from Umuohii Atta, in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, and held the title of Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo, died on Thursday after a brief illness at the age of 82.
Speaker Abbas, in his condolence message to the Iwuanyanwu family and the entire Ndi’gbo, issued through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, in Abuja, described the death as shocking and painful.
The Speaker described the late Chief Nwanyanwu, who in 2023 succeeded Ambassador George Obiozor as the 11th of the umbrella socio-cultural body of the Igbo, as a famous businessman and politician.
He added that Chief Iwuanyanwu was an elder statesman and a pan-Nigerian who used his leadership of Ohanaeze to seek peace and stability in Nigeria.
Speaker Abbas extended his condolences to the Iwuanyanwu family, the people, and government of Imo State, and the Igbo nation over “the huge loss that has left a vacuum in the leadership of the Igbo.”
The Speaker prayed to God for the repose of Chief Iwuanyanwu’s soul.