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A thank you Note to our Mentor, Leader and One of God s Finest Creatures: Innocent Chukwuma
By Chigozirim Okoro Listen to article
The passing of my mentor Innocent Chukwuma was devastating and excruciating. It is as painful as the death of my immediate elder brother Bonaventure Ikenna Odinkalu in Feb 2006, the death of my Dad Nnaomadiebube Sir Augustine Sochukwuma Odinkalu in Dec 2015, my elder sister Genevieve Njideka Dike-Okwuaka in Nov, 2016 and Mum Dame Nneomanwereugwu Anthonia Ihunnaya Odinkalu in Feb 2019 respectively. Onwu emenam ihe “death has dealt with me”
This year started on a very sad note for me and the development sector in Nigeria with the death of Barr Esther Uzoma, Former Convener, Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room/Founder, Proactive Gender Initiative, so far we have lost five distinguished leaders, social justice activists and nation-builders: Anyakwee Nsirimovu, Wisdom Durueke, Esther Uzoma, Yinka Odumakin and Innocent Chukwuma. One wonders why good
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The passing of my mentor Innocent Chukwuma was devastating and excruciating. It is as painful as the death of my immediate elder brother Bonaventure Ikenna Odinkalu in Feb 2006, the death of my Dad Nnaomadiebube Sir Augustine Sochukwuma Odinkalu in Dec 2015, my elder sister Genevieve Njideka Dike-Okwuaka in Nov, 2016 and Mum Dame Nneomanwereugwu Anthonia Ihunnaya Odinkalu in Feb 2019 respectively. Onwu emenam ihe “death has dealt with me”.
This year started on a very sad note for me and the development sector in Nigeria with the death of Barr Esther Uzoma, Former Convener, Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room/Founder, Proactive Gender Initiative, so far we have lost five distinguished leaders, social justice activists and nation-builders: Anyakwee Nsirimovu, Wisdom Durueke, Esther Uzoma, Yinka Odumakin and Innocent Chukwuma. One wonders why good people die early in life.