The President General of Apex Igbo Socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyawu is dead.
He was aged 82.
His son, Jide Nwuanyawu, announced his father’s death in a statement on Thursday, saying he passed on following a brief illness.
“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 reads.
“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”.
The statement said Nwuanyawu, born on 4 September 1942, was the chairman of Council of Elders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo before his emergence as president general in April 2023.
He was the founder/ publisher of Champion Newspapers Ltd, a strong defender of the interest of the South East.