Enugu at 29: Elechi Onyia hails Gov Ugwuanyi, others

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Enugu at 29: Elechi Onyia hails Gov Ugwuanyi, others

Elder Statesman and President General Enugu State Association, Chief Elechi Onyia, SAN, has paid glowing tributes to the founding fathers of Enugu State, for their invaluable contributions, and unrelenting struggles that made the creation of the State a reality.

Onyia also lauded Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the State for his quality leadership at this time in the life of the State.

He singled out the commitment and selfless sacrifice of notable icons like Chief Charles Abangwu, Chief C.C. Onoh, Igwe Edward Nnaji, Lady Josephine Ogakwu, Senator Isaiah Ani, Lady Elizabeth Agu, Justice Augustine Nnamani, Igwe Chris Ogakwu all of the blessed memory, as well as Col Obi Eze, Alhaji Abdulezeez Udeh, Chief John Edozie, among others. He declared that “without the sacrifices of these illustrious sons and daughters of WAWA land, Enugu State would have been a mirage.”

Chief Onyia, who made this call while delivering his presidential address to newsmen at the Aborigine Hall, Enugu, to commemorate Enugu State at 29, disclosed that Enugu State Development Association became the successor of the WAWA State Movement as renamed by the then Military Administrator.