Ohaneze Ndigbo President Iwuanyanwu dies at 82

Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo's Worldwide, passed away on Thursday, according to his family.

The Ohanaeze chieftain, who was eighty-two, passed away at the age of eighty-one following a brief illness, according to a two-paragraph statement signed by the octogenarian's son, Jide Iwuanyanwu.
"Transition: Chief Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu-Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo, our patriarch, passed away, according to the Iwuanyanwu family of Umuohii Atta in Ikeduru, the local government area of Imo state.

Following a brief illness, Chief Iwuanyanwu passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2004. He was eighty-two years old. Prior to his passing, Chief Iwuanyanwu served as both the president of the Owerri Peoples Assembly and the president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.

Chief Iwuanyanwu leaves behind his wife Lady Princess Frances Iwuanyanwu, numerous children and grand children.