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Ohanaeze Kicks Against Re-Naming UNN After Queen Elizabeth II

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September 10, (THEWILL) – The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has rejected the suggestion for the Presidency to rename the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to Queen Elizabeth II University of Nigeria.

This is coming on the heels of the former presidential aspirant of the Young Progressives Party, Adamu Garba’s Advice to the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Friday, to immortalise Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday, aged 96, by renaming the UNN after her.

According to Ohanaeze, Adamu Garba must tender an apology to Ndigbo for making such uncomplimentary remark, as it advised the Federal Government to rename Aso Rock, Abuja or other parts of the North after Queen Elizabeth II.

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However in a reaction, through a statement, signed by its Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said such remark was capable of instigating crisis in the country.

According to the statement, “The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has cautioned the Federal Government against renaming the foremost and most prestigious University, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, after the late British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

“The University has bequeathed a legacy in Southeastern Nigeria and it’s worthwhile for novices like the former APC Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, to know that the Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Abia State, was renamed after the late British monarch, and is known as Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Umuahia, yet Nigerians are yet to see the late Queen Elizabeth’s legacies in Northern Nigeria. It’s appropriate for the North to have a fair share of the Queen’s legacy.

“Ndigbo was instrumental and played a role in hosting late Queen Elizabeth II, in 1956 when Nigeria hosted the late Queen. It has not skipped our memories about the assistance rendered by an Igbo wealthy business Mogul, Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, when Queen Elizabeth II visited Nigeria in 1956.

“The then Nigerian Government couldn’t afford a Rolls-Royce, so it approached and borrowed this Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith LWB, from Sir Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu, the father of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Igbo legendary icon.

“If the Federal Government and the presidency wish to immortalise late Queen Elizabeth II, it should look at the role of the Queen in granting Nigeria political freedom and independence on 1st October, 1960. And the most appropriate place to show gratitude to Great Britain should be at Aso Rock, (the Citadel of Power).

“So, we call on the Federal Government to rename the Aso Rock Presidential Villa after Queen Elizabeth II. This is the best place to honour Queen Elizabeth II, not the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, because it’s incendiary to destroy the symbol of Nigeria’s Citadel of Learning. We urge Adamu Garba to apologise to Ndigbo over this un-historical comment”, it stated.

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Sunday Ogbu is a professional journalist with eight - twelve years experience that had worked with various print and online media. Sunday specializes in news reporting with the aim of educating his readers on current social, political and economic occurences within his area of coverage. Sunday is a strong force to work with in the media industry and uses his positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. Sunday is inspired daily by his wife and their four children. In his free time, Sunday likes sight-seeing, reading and discussing issues of societal interest.

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