There was
confusion yesterday at Amechi, Nkanu-West Local Government Area of Enugu State
as the community could not come to terms with former governor of old Anambra
State, Senator Jim Nwobodo over where his,son,Jim, Ifeanyi Nwobodo Jnr would be
buried.
It was a show
of shame at the burial ceremony of Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo, the late son of
former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo became more worried as
Nigerians from all walks of life waited in vain for the arrival of the corpse.
News had
filtered in early in the morning that the corpse of the deceased disappeared
from the morgue.
Dr. Ifeanyi
Nwobodo Jnr., who had on November 16, 2014 died of cancer, was to be buried
yesterday as planned by the family.
A source
said that his corpse was snatched away following a crisis among members of the
clan and the former governor.
Trouble had
started when the former governor chose a venue outside the family compound for
the burial of the deceased, a decision which was stoutly opposed by other
members of the family.
A family
source said Jim decided to bury Ifeanyi outside the family house, on the notion
that he (Ifeanyi) lost all his rights as a son by dying before his father.
Meanwhile,
other members of the family, as well as Awkunanaw youths, who were not happy
with such decision, insisted that he would not bury elsewhere. Following the
deadlock, some yet-to-be identified members of the community made straight to
the morgue and took the corpse away.
For several
hours, some past and serving Governors, including the Deputy Senate President,
Ike Ekweremadu, waited endlessly amidst the frustration. After a long fruitless
wait, Ekweremadu, and other dignitaries stormed out of the venue.
As the
confusion persisted, the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province of the
Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, waded into the matter and
held a stormy meeting with all the warring parties.
At the end
of the meeting, which lasted for several hours, the Archbishop volunteered to
allow the family bury the deceased at the St. Mathew’s Anglican Church Amechi
Awkunanaw.
the late Ifeanyi who served as a commissioner
during the second tenure of former governor of Enugu state, Chimaroke Nnamani.
Ifeanyi Nwobodo left behind three girls and one boy.
Dignitaries
in attendance at the burial included; Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu,
former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, National Chairman, United
Progressives Party,UPP,Chief Chekwas Okorie, National Chairman,All Progressives
Grand Alliance,APGA,Victor Umeh, former minister of information, Chief Nnai
Nwodo,Senator Annie Okonkwo
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