The remains of the late literary icon, Prof. Chinualumogu Achebe,
arrived the Enugu and Anambra States border by12:35pm on
Wednesday on a motorcade from Enugu State. The body was received by the Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter obi
and the Senator representing Anambra Central, Dr Chris Ngige, among
other prominent religious and political leaders in the state.
At exactly 1.00pm, Achebe’s body moved to Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square in
Awka where prominent Nigerians and international scholars praised the
literary giant. The song rendered by Prof. Laz Ekwueme, a Professor of Music and traditional ruler of Oko kingdom was mind blowing.
Senate President David Mark, represented by Senate Majority
Leader Ndoma Egba read a condolence letter from Mark to the people of
the state on the demise of Achebe. Governor Obi described Achebe as the hero and father of the state, adding that he had shown everybody the way to follow. According to him, ‘’Achebe is the symbol of true African spirit. We have been
here for hours in honour of Achebe showing our spirit because this is
not a political gathering that you will say that people are paid for but
a selfless gathering of people to honour one of their own.
‘’All we are doing today is praising the man we are gathered here for
and we are having condolences from over 12 presidents, showing how
great Achebe is because some others would die and nobody would notice
them.”
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