THE ancient town of Zungeru in Wushihi Local Government Area of Niger State on Saturday played host to various dignitaries  led by three serving governors of Abia, Anambra and Niger States in addition to two senators, former ministers and first class traditional rulers  among others who converged on the community   to pay their last respect to the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Chief  Chukwuemeka  Ojukwu following a burial rite organised by Niger State.

Governors Theodore Orji of Abia State, Peter Obi of Anambra State and Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State who doubled as the host were in attendance with Prof. ABC Nwosu, former Minister of Health, Senators Uche Chukwumerije, Ben Obi and some first class traditional rulers in Niger State, including the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar.

The chairman of the occasion, Alhaji  Sanusi Ado Bayero urged  the citizenry  that in their  march to finding peace and a united front, they should always learn the lessons of the history of the personalities of the ilk of Chief Ojukwu on whose laps a lot of responsibilities and inevitable torrents of events were led.