ADDRESS TO ANAMBRA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY BY PRESIDENT GENERAL OF OHANEZE NDIGBO CHIEF JOHN NNIA NWODO ON THURSDAYS 29TH JUNE 2017.
Mr. speaker sir,
Honourable members of Anambra state House of assembly.
I am delighted to be here in this honourable house to share thoughts with you on a number of issues confronting our people in this state and Igbo land as a whole.
Anambra state is outstanding amongst the various states in Igboland. I have in facts held in many quarters that Anambra claims more than 50% of blessings the Almighty God showered on Igbo people. Let me give a few examples.
1. The only Igbo man that has been president of Nigeria ( even if ceremonial) H.E. Hon. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe is from Anambra.
2. The only Igbo man that have ever attained the exalted office of elected vice president of Nigeria Dr. Alex Ekwueme is from Anambra.
3. An Anambra son, Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu is the only Igbo man to have been referred to as Head of state of Republic of Biafra.
4. Of all Igbo states, no state has produces two Senate presidents ( Dr. Best Of Orizu and Dr. Chuba Okadigbo) except Anambra state.
5. Similarly no Igbo state is yet to beat the record of Anambra state in producing two speakers of the federal house of representatives namely Chief Edwin Umezuoke and Chief Agunwa Anakwe.
6. In the international political arena the only Nigerian that has occupied the office of the secretary General of the Commonwealth is from Anambra state, Chief Emeka Anyaoku.
In all fields of learning and enterprise Anambra' s distinction is unparalleled. In ICT Philip Emegwali, in Literature , Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi, Chimamamda Adichie stand out significantly. I shall not bore you with more names in commerce and industry and other fields of endeavour. But suffice it to say that Anambra state is outstanding in Igbo land.
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