The Nigerian billionaire, Chief Osondu Nwoye, who died in Cote d’Ivoire, earlier this year during the AFCON championship, has been laid to rest in his Anambra State home.
Chief Nwoye, a business tycoon and Super Eagles fan, who was based in Cote d’Ivoire, was said to have passed on due to heart-related complications in the heat of one of the Super Eagles’ matches.
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, was one of the dignitaries present at the solemn event to pay their last respects to the departed businessman.
Mr. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra state, while paying tribute to Chief Nwoye on his X (former twitter) handle, called him “a very patriotic Nigerian who was very passionate about the progress of our dear nation.
“This was exemplified in his burning desire to see Nigeria’s team, the Super Eagles, emerge victorious in the AFCON games.
“Sadly, we received the shocking news of his death apparently from the heated emotions of the game he loved so much.”
While commiserating with late Chief Nwoye’s family and the Amanuke Community in general, Mr. Obi said that testimonies abound of the departed man’s “caring lifestyle from people whose lives he has positively touched.
“I particularly felt the pain of the young students from Community Secondary School, Amanuke, who are under his scholarship scheme.
“What better way could one develop his community and empower his people, if not through giving them access to education? His death is a huge loss to the community, state and the nation.
May God Almighty grant him eternal rest and grant his family, the Amanuke Community, and all of us, the fortitude to bear his very sad irreplaceable loss. May God bless his family, and all the children who were under his care. -PO.”
