President-General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, is dead. He died in Abuja on Thursday morning.
Chief Iwuanyanwu was 82-yeaars-old.
Nigerian Current gathered that he had been ill for a while.
A statement on Thursday by his son, Jide Iwuanyanwu, reads: “The Iwuanyanwu family of Umuohii Atta, in the Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, announces the demise of our patriarch, Engr Chief Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu-Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo.
“Chief Iwuanyanwu died on Thursday, July 25, 2024, after a brief illness. He was aged 82. Chief Iwuanyanwu, before his death, was President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide and President of Owerri Peoples Assembly.”
Born in September 1942 in Umuohii, Ikeduru LGA, Imo state, the late business mogul and politician studied Civil Engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Till his death, he was the 11th leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
According to the family, his funeral arrangements will soon be announced.
