Uzoka, 80, died 48 hours before he was due to be officially inaugurated as the Eze Ohazurume of Ekiiti-Afor Abba.
Uzoka was said to have given up
the ghost in his home, Ndiuhu, Amukwe Abba, around noon on Wednesday as
preparations were in top gear for his official coronation and presentation to
his people, less than six years after he was given a staff of office by former
Governor Ikedi Ohakim.
He was also billed to confer
chieftaincy titles on some distinguished sons and daughters of Ekitiafor, which
was granted autonomy by Ohakim.
Intially, Governor Rochas
Okorocha revoked the autonomy; it was restored after a committee he set up had
reviewed the entire process.
Reacting to the incident, the
President General of Ekitiafor Abba Development Union, Mr. Bath Uzoma,
described the death of Uzoka as unfortunate.
“The death of Eze Uzoka, Igwe
Ohazurumee, the Ekiti of Ekitiafor is rather unfortunate. He has been a
long-time advocate for the creation of Ekitiafor autonomous community, since
2000.
“We had been very close
associates in that struggle and just after all the ups and downs, the
turbulence and the undulating terrain we went through at the time, two or three
days for him to enjoy the fruits of his labour, the Lord called him.
“He is the head of this
community, a prominent personality and we feel aggrieved at his death, though
we cannot question God because He alone knows why it has had to happen at this
time,” Uzoma said
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