Emeka Ojukwu Jnr, a legal
practitioner and son of the late Biafran warlord Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, has
alleged that Bianca Ojukwu killed his father.
Nigerian eye gathered that Ojukwu
Jnr speaking in an interview with News Express Nigeria talked about his
father's death, how his name and image have been abused, the role of his widow,
Bianca and Anambra state politics.
Read excerpts from the interview
below:
Is that why you have chosen not to join Obiano in his campaign for the
second tenure even when, according to my sources, he had severally invited and
approached you to join him, and a lot of activities are ongoing during
Ezeigbo’s (post-humous) birthday celebration?
"Yes, I am aware of the
invitations and I shall take my time in choosing to take a stand with the
candidate of my choice. The truth is, I cannot go on a campaign with Obiano for
one final reason, and that is because of some of the people he has chosen to
associate himself with; people who speak from both sides of their mouth as long
as it serves their own interests.
I know that you are aware of what
Bianca has been saying and I do not want to associate myself with her. This is
a woman who wants to create an impression that she loved Ezeigbo, but while
Ezeigbo was sick she chose not to take care of him and rather pleased herself
until she got tired of waiting for him to die. She had made many disparaging
remarks about former Governor Peter Obi in an attempt to curry favour with
Obiano, forgetting that when Ezeigbo was gravely ill, Obi, with the help of his
friends, was able to get a private jet and took my father to England so that he
could get the medical attention he received.
She forgets also that it was
Peter Obi and other well-meaning folks who were instrumental in persuading the
then President Goodluck Jonathan to accord my father what was, in essence, a
state funeral. I remain grateful for what he did for Ezeigbo and for the
family. Keep in mind that regardless of whatever support my father might have
given to him, it was not mandatory that he extend himself in that manner. After
all his name is Obi and not Ojukwu."
Coming back to politics, for a minute, I remember that she was allied
with the former Governor while he had problems with (Victor) Umeh, the former
National Chairman of APGA. And now she is on the side of Umeh against Obi?
Your question itself speaks
volumes. Perhaps, this seeming flip-flop is due to the expediency of the
moment. What I can tell you, again, is that it seems that at a point, it became
expedient to her, for Ezeigbo’s treatment to be discontinued. As far as I am
concerned, I know a man must die sooner or later. But in the case of my father,
but for her actions, he would not have died that day.
In fact, his remains were not
immediately released to us until an investigation was conducted, because the
circumstances of his death were deemed worthy of further investigation. We were
told that because he had been ill for so long, a specific cause of death could
not be ascertained and the result of the investigation was therefore
inconclusive. But as far as we are concerned, she is directly responsible for
Ezeigbo’s death.
I wish to say that out so that my
father’s spirit will allow me to rest. And that is why I have refused to show
up, in any event, to do with Obaino’s re-election campaign in which she
features prominently. I do not want to be associated with a person whose hands
are soiled with blood.
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Emeka Ojukwu jnr. You are a shameless spoilt brat. How can you come out on social media to disgrace your family like this? You are clearly lacking brain cells. Your father died of ill health at hammersmith hospital in london at almost 80 years old, and you are accusing his poor widow of killing him. I suspect you attempted to take her over and she snubbed you. Your father will be regretting in his grave for giving birth to a big fool like you.
ReplyDeleteTHIS GUY IS A SENSELESS MORON, PERIOD.
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