Late Prof. Ben. Nwabueze.
Aka Ikenga, the Igbo Think Tank has expressed deep pain and grief over the demise of Prof. Ben Nwabueze, a pre-eminent nationalist and doyen of Nigerian Constitutionalism.
Prof. Nwabueze, a.ka. Oracle of Law, died on October 29, 2023 as announced by the family spokesperson, Eni Nwabueze.
Stated Aka Ikenga in a condolences message signed by Agbalanze Chike Madueke, and Mr. Collins Steve Ugwu, itspresident and publicity-secretary respectively: “We are pained at the denial of this pearl of knowledge to Nigeria, and indeed Africa at this point of our current history, when his light of legal prowess remains inestimable asset for guidance and recovery.
“As we surrender to this weighty reality, we are consoled that Prof. Nwabueze, an accomplished nonengarian, died rich in values as Nigeria’s most celebrated templar of law, as precept and norm.
“His indelible signatures in all spheres of his human engagements as a lawyer, teacher and minister, remarked him as a rare mentor and path breaker extraordinaire. Ndigbo world wide will particularly remain proud and indebted to a sage who as pioneer Secretary-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, was the exceptional architect for its endurance and sustainability till date.
“We pray for strength to his immediate family in this trying moment as we call on every lover of law and order in this country to continue to reflect on his timeless treasures as a humanist and energiser of national conscience”.
