Ojukwu’s 78th birthday to be celebrated in absentia Nov 4

 ENUGU—ARRANGEMENTS have been concluded for the celebration of the 78th birthday of former Biafran leader and Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, who is still recuperating in a London hospital. This came as Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, said its members would celebrate the birthday with solemnity in Enugu.
Wife of the president, Dame Patience Jonathan, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA governors, Peter Obi and Rochas Okorocha of Anambra and Imo states, some former governors in the South-East and South-South states and other eminent personalities from Igboland have already indicated their interest to grace the occasion scheduled to hold at Ojukwu’s GRA, Enugu, residence on November 4. Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazulike, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities lined up for the birthday celebration, said though Ojukwu was yet to return from his medical trip, he remained the leader of the Igbo nation and would always be remembered for his immense sacrifice for Ndigbo. Uwazulike, who is in Enugu to coordinate arrangements for the celebration, said the ex-Biafran leader was hale and hearty in a London hospital as his ailment had been properly managed and taken care of. He added, however, that Ojukwu’s return to Nigeria would be decided by God. The important thing for which we must give thanks to God is the fact that he is well today.”
By Tony Edike & Anayo Okoli