In 2027, Peter Obi will miss your vote, Alex Ekubo, but his followers will never forget your voice. The stand you took remains on record forever.
A true patriot and a Nollywood legend. Rest well, Chief. ๐๐๏ธ
A boy doesn't become a man, until he starts to see his mother the way his father sees her.
Your mother is not the same as your father's wife. Your real mother is your father's wife.
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He says Ethiopian Airlines seized his $80,000, he won in court 4 years ago, yet, heโs still waiting. His message: stop branding Igbos as criminals. ๐
This needs to go viral.
On This Day in 1982: Emeka Ojukwu returned to Nigeria in all his glory after twelve years in exile.
He was granted asylum by Ivory Coast President, Felix Houphouรซt-Boigny, on January 11, 1970.
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu remained in exile for 12 years until the administration of President Shehu Shagari.
There were widespread calls for Ojukwu's pardon.
Some of the key people who pushed for Ojukwu's pardon were Dr. Nwafor Orizu, a close friend of President Shehu Shagari; Chief Adeniran Ogunsanya; Peopleโs Redemption Party leader Alhaji Aminu Kano; and Dr. Alex Ekwueme.
He was granted a pardon by Shehu Shagari on May 18, 1982, and returned to Nigeria a month later, on June 18, 1982. He was accompanied back by an 11-man NPN delegation led by Dr. Chuba Okadigbo.
He received a rousing hero's welcome in Aba, complete with a 21-gun salute. His reception was one of the biggest celebrations ever witnessed in Igboland. Izuchukwu and Ekene Dili Chukwu Motors helped transport thousands of people to the venue free of charge.
Legendary Igbo highlife musician Oliver De Coque composed a special song for his return titled โNnata Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu.โ ๐ถ
He declared his candidacy for the Nigerian Senate in 1983, though he did not win. However, Shagari's government fell during the 1983 Nigerian coup d'รฉtat on December 31.
In early 1984, the Muhammadu Buhari regime jailed hundreds of political figures, including Emeka Ojukwu. He was held at Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison and released later that year after spending 10 months there.
Ojukwu died on November 26, 2011, at the age of 78.
Gone but not forgotten! ๐ค
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