Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, has confirmed the death of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General, Professor George Obiozor.
The governor confirmed the demise of the former Nigeria’s Ambassador to Israel and the United States of America on Wednesday night in a statement he personally signed.
He said the 80-year-old, passed on recently after a brief illness.
Governor Uzodimma said: “On behalf of the Government and people of Imo State, I, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, sorrowfully announce the passage of a great Son of Imo State and Nigeria, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, worldwide, Prof George OBIOZOR,” the governor said in a statement posted across his social media pages on Wednesday.
“A renowned academic, an exceptional diplomat, a statesman and a tenacious patriot, Prof George Obiozor passed on recently after a brief illness.”
The Imo Governor described Obiozor’s death as “a big loss to Imo State, the South East and the entire Nigeria,” adding “I have no doubt that both Nigeria and the international community will miss his profound intellectual contributions and wise counsel on national and global issues. His burial arrangements will be announced in due course by the family.”
Obiozor also once served as Nigeria’s as High Commissioner to Cyprus. He was also the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs.
He was President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo from January 9, 2021 until his death.