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Ebere Onwudiwe: Good Friend, Fine Scholar, By Jibrin Ibrahim 5 min read
The death of Professor Onwudiwe is painful not just because he was a committed intellectual but also a perfect gentleman, and good friend who nurtured his friendships, a committed nationalist and fine scholar who so many of us will miss dearly. He gave up a high-flying academic career in the United States to contribute his quota to the development of his country.
The coming of 2021 has not abated the tragedies of sickness and death associated with 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic. For my friend, Ebere, the announcement from his son, Memme, came as a huge shock: “With deep sadness and submission to the will of God, we announce the sudden death of Chief Prof. Ebere Onwudiwe, Mba 1 of Isunjaba, due to the complications of the global pandemic, on January 9, 2021.” I did not know he was sick and we had last spoken just after Christmas, which he spent in the village. I continue to feel that this w