The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, has reportedly passed on, though the development is still sketchy and yet to be officially confirmed.
News of his purported death surfaced on the social media Tuesday morning, December 27, 2022.
While some of the close sources contacted claimed the news to be true, others preferred to remain mute.
However, News Express, a reliable news medium, was able to confirm that the 80 years old retired diplomat from Awo-Omanma in the Oru-East Local Government Area of Imo State has been sick for a while and out of public activities.
One close sources said: “You know he has been sick. On Saturday, the Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo called to relay the instructions of the PG on the Simon Ekpa situation.
“So, right now, I have no idea of the true position.”
Born on August 15, 1942, Prof. Obiozor, CON was formerly the Nigerian Ambassador to the United States.
He studied in Nigeria and in the US, crowning it with a Ph.D. in International Affairs from Columbia University.
Prof. Obiozor was elected President-General of Ohanaeze, the apex Igbo organisation, in early January 2021.
