(Anambra) – President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday described the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu as a leader raised by God for a specific assignment in Nigeria.Speaking at a requiem mass in honour of the ex-Biafra leader in Nnewi, Anambra, Jonathan said Ojukwu was not raised for the Igbo alone but for the entire country.
He said no Nigerian leader had been accorded the respect by Nigerians as Ojukwu had received since he passed on.
The president said that the popularity of Ojukwu could be seen from the way his body had been taken round the south eastern states.
He said such show of acceptance was rare in Africa where the bodies of former leaders were not allowed into their country when they died in exile.
Jonathan also expressed his gratitude to the Igbo for their support for his administration.
Speaking earlier, Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra said Ojukwu fought against injustice so that Nigeria would be liberated from oppression.
