Governor Okorocha exchanging pleasantries with other dignitaries present at the burial of the former Imo State SSG, the late Nze Ignatius Umunna |
Governor Rochas Okorocha
has called on Igbo leaders to unite irrespective of their political party
affiliations and religious inclinations for the progress of Igbos as a people
and the nation at large, regretting that for quite a long time now Igbo leaders
have allowed sectional and political differences to divide them.
Governor Okorocha spoke
at the funeral service of the former Secretary to the Imo State Government (SSG),
Nze Ignatius Umunna at his compound
Mgbidi in Oru West Local government on Friday, June 10, 2016, stressing that
Igbo leaders must now learn to unite, and attributed lack of unity among Igbo
leaders to ignorance and selfishness.
His words, “we must
unite as a people. And there is no better time for us as a people to
unite than now because what has united us is far bigger than the political
parties or religious inclinations that divide us. We must all unite and
sing a common song of unity. It is important that we must all learn to
unite. I see it as ignorance at the highest level that we have allowed
sectional differences to divide us and we have refused to come together as
brothers.”
He described the late
Nze Umunna as a worthy son of the state stressing that a vacuum has been
created with the death of the former SSG, and prayed that his children could
fill the vacuum.
He continued, “let us
learn to appreciate people when they are alive and not when they are
dead. It is important that we must all learn to appreciate good people
when they are still alive. The children must step into their father’s
shoes and must remain united to build on the legacies left behind by their
father.”
In his speech, first son
of the late former SSG, Mr. Kelechi Umunna described the father as a great
manager of men and material and assured that they would build on the legacies
left behind by their father.
Former Governor of the
state, Chief Achike Udenwa under whom Umunna was SSG for seven years described
the deceased as a transparent public servant whose wealth of experience helped
him greatly when he held sway as governor regretting that he died when his
experience was much needed both by the state and the nation at large.
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