Ohanaeze Ndigbo President Iwuanyanwu Dies At 82
•By Our Reporter
LAGOS – The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, is dead.
This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by Jide Iwuanyanwu, the son of the late Chief Emmanuel.
According to the statement, the 82-year-old Iwuanyanwu died on Thursday after a brief illness.
Mr Iwuanyanwu was born on 4 September 1942.
“The Iwuanyanwu family of Umuohii Atta, in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State announces the demise of our patriarch, Engr Chief Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu-Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo,” the statement read.
“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.”
Before becoming the new president-general, he was the chairman of the Council of Elders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
At different times, he had unsuccessfully sought to be Nigeria’s president.
A graduate of engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Mr Iwuanyanwu was the founder of Iwuanyanwu Nationale Football Club, now Heartland Football Club, which has won several local and international championships.
The octogenarian was the publisher of the Daily Champion newspaper.