Joe Irukwu: Former Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General Is Dead

• Joe Irukwu, a former president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has passed away at the age of 89
• The deceased was the founding managing director of the Nigerian Reinsurance Corporation and later established the African Development Insurance Company
• Irukwu's death was announced by Harrison Eze Okorie, president general of the Amaokwe Item Welfare Union

Joe Irukwu, a former president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has died at the age of 89, multiple reports confirmed.

TheCable reported that Harrison Eze Okorie, president general of Amaokwe Item Welfare Union, announced Irukwu’s death in a statement on Saturday, July 8.

“The Amaokwe Item Welfare Union on behalf of the entire Amaba Ukwu kindred and the immediate family hereby announce the glorious but painful demise of our great patron, father, grandfather, son and brother, Prof (Chief)Joseph Ogbonnaya Irukwu, SAN, CFR,” the statement reads.

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Who is Joe Irukwu?

Irukwu whose death was also reported by The Punch was the founding managing director of Nigerian Reinsurance Corporation, a government-owned business established to increase the local share of reinsurance premium income.

He founded the African Development Insurance Company thereafter, which was later sold to Diamond Bank.

Former Ohanaeze Ndigbo president George Obiozor dies after brief illness

In a related development, the former president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor, died in December 2022, according to a statement released by the governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodimma.

The statement which was posted on Facebook on Wednesday night reads:

“On behalf of the government and people of Imo state, I, Sen Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo state, sorrowfuly announce the passage of a great Son of Imo state and Nigeria, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, worldwide, Prof George OBIOZOR."

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Ejikeme Mmesoma: Ohanaeze youths call for another JAMB test for teenage girl

In another report, the youth chapter of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide appealed to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to conduct a new UTME test for Mmesoma Ejikeme, the teenage girl accused of falsifying her examination score.

This came in the wake of the controversies surrounding the scandal, which has escalated and gotten national attention.

In an interaction with journalists in Owerri, Imo State, the financial secretary of the youth chapter of the socio-cultural group, Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, made the appeal noting that JAMB should put the matter to rest by exploring the option of Mmesoma re-taking the examination.

Source: Legit.ng