NUJ Anambra Mourns Demise Of Former Council Boss : Obi Speaks About Ojukwu And Tochukwu

                                                               
                                          Late Udoji  with Ezeemo and Oteh

Members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists Anambra state council was thrown into morning yesterday following the calls announcing the death of former chairman of NUJ Anambra state , Comrade Tochukwu Udoji Omelu. It was devastating this morning that one could not find a way of writing about it until now when the social media has taken awash about it. 

Comrade Tochukwu Udoji Omelu was a hardworking leader and courted the friendship of all not without stepping on some toes. But the great mark of a leader , she always have a way of saying I am sorry to those she has offended .

But the former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Peter Obi has described as "glorious and apposie", the posthumous  honorary Doctorate in Law confreered  on Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu  yesterday by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Speaking to the Press, Chief Obi who attended the ceremony at the Convocation Arena of the University yesterday, said that Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu- Ojukwu, dead or alive,  was eminently qualified for any award because, according to him, "Ojukwu  stood for the dignity of his people till death, which has been abundantly acknowledged by the people and institutions of repute concerned with the restoration of the dignity of man."

Speaking further, Chief Obi said: "Considering what  Dim  was to his  people, they  loved  him  profoundly. In death, they still  love him  beyond compare.

Obi described the  posthumous Honorary Doctorate Degree in Law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, which motto is "To Restore the Dignity of Man",  as another gesture of love for what Ojukwu was and for sacrifices he  offered for his  people."

The former Governor  also took the opportunity to mourn the death of the former Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ),  Anambra State Chapter, Mrs Toochukwu Udoji Omelu, describing it as sad, pathetic and a great loss to the journalism profession. 

Obi who recalled that Mrs Udoji was the Chairman when he was the Governor, described her as resourceful, hard working and always thirsty for success. Though he said that his death was like a thunderbolt to him, he nonetheless consoled her immediate families, the Journalism's family  and all those affected by her death and prayed to God to grant her eternal rest.