Igwe Nwankwo Unveils Late Father”s Bust As Unknown Persons Destroyed Old Bust
By Julie Sylvia Onitsha
Nawfia Monarch, Igwe Chijioke Nwankwo, Osuofia 11 of Nawfia, Njikoka Local Government Area on 2nd January unveiled the new bust of his late father, Igwe FFBC Nwankwo which the old one was allegedly destroyed by unknown persons
Unveiling the new bust in substitution of the destroyed one at the People’s Club of Nigeria headquarters, along Onitsha/Owerri road, Igwe Chijioke disclosed that his father was among the founders of the People’s Club of Nigeria which prompted the club to mount the busts of the founders of the club within the club premises in memory of the founders.
Condemning the act, Igwe Chijioke who has been the successor to the throne for 25 years now, frowned that among all the six busts of the past founding fathers, it was his Late father’s bust was destroyed and attributed it to be the handwork of the enemies of Nwankwo family , Nawfia community and his late father who joined his ancestors through assassination.
Igwe Nwankwo commended the President of the People’s Club of Nigeria, Chief Fidelix Onyebueke, (Ahaejiejemba n’ Mbano) his Vice, Chief Darlington Adibe (Akaekpuchionwa n’Orlu) for their virtual relationship with his late father
According to Nwankwo,”I have been receiving calls from United States and other places on this issue of destruction of the sculpted head of my father.
“Vice President, Darlington told me the first day I came to the club on the issue that they were having a meeting to refix the destroyed head. I commended them for welcoming me.
“In our family, we are nine in number but one died and now eight of us, one called Prince Anzy Nwankwo, my sibling, said I can go to Onitsha that he will bring money and others also volunteered to also fund the re fixing of the sculpted head.
“We wanted to do it within last December but we don’t want to be in a hurry. I know all those whose sculpted heads were with my father. I commend the club for the honour bestowed on my father as one of the founding fathers,” he stated.
In his response, the President of the club, Onyebueke, paid glowing tribute to Igwe FFBC of Nawfia recalling that he was one of the pillars of the club adding that he was loved by all.
The President who spoke through his Vice, Adibe, disclosed that, “We woke up in the morning and saw that the sculpted head of Igwe FFBC of Nawfia was broken to pieces. No sane man will do that.
“I Believe it may be children that will unknowingly and mistakingly do that.
Who will dare to destroy the sculpted head of Osuofia 1 or touch the Osuofias of Nawfia, unless that person doesn’t want to exist.
“I personally looked for the damaged head to know how I will refix it when I saw the damage in the morning but I couldn’t find it. Osuofias are the untouchables and very accommodative unless you annoy them,” he further disclosed.
Pic shows L-R Vice President, new bust of Osuofia 1 and Igwe Nwankwo, Osuofia 11
