Governor Chukwuma Soludo has called on Nigerian Politicians to emulate the patriotic spirit of the late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe in nation building.
Governor Soludo made the call during the eleventh Zik Lecture Series at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka.
The event with the theme; “Nigeria in The Threats of Insecurity Towards 2023: Any Panacea?” attracted dignitaries from within and outside the State, including Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, who chaired the occasion, a Constitutional Lawyer and Human Rights Activist, Dr Mike Ozekhome, Traditional Ruler of Onitsha, Igwe Nnameka Achebe, that of Awka Obi Gibson Nwosu among others.
Professor Chukwuma Soludo who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim described the late Dr Azikiwe as a great Igbo son and true Nigerian who throughout his life toiled for the unity, peace, and all-round wellbeing of the country, and believed so much in one Nigeria, adding that Nigerians should emulate his love for the nation.
Governor Soludo noted that among Anambra State government’s efforts towards continuous remembrance of the numerous contributions of the late Dr Azikiwe in nation building, is the declaration of the yearly November sixteenth public holiday, among other things.
Earlier in an address, the Chairman on the Occasion, Governor Okowa while commending the organizers of the Zik Lecture Series, called on the federal government to tackle issues of insecurity in the country including incessant farmers and herders crisis, for progress, peace and food security in Nigeria.
