Chief Goddy Uwazurike, the President Emeritus of Aka Ikenga, the pan Igbo think tank, has paid glowing tribute to late Vice President and elderstatesman, Dr. Alex Ekwueme.
Chief Uwazuruike, a Lagos-based legal practitioner, in his tribute, said that “Dr Ekwueme lived a life that can only be called a fairy tale!
“He had an early education, went on to read widely diverse courses and to the highest levels. In politics, his past deeds gave him the Vice President’s seat. We saw an immensely wealthy man put his resources to good use. Even with his position in life,he went to the Nigeria Law School and sat down with kids of the age of his grand children.
“He refused to lower his standards in other to win the 1999 primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He was the epitome of the ideal statesman.”
Chief Uwazuruike concluded by saying that “the people who refused to give him a helping hand in his moment of severe illness can now shed their crocodile tears.”
