By Chukwudi Nweje, Lagos
Ide Goddy Uwazurike, President Cultural Credibility Development Initiative (CCDI) has described the death of Prof Benjamin Obi Nwabueze, SAN, foremost constitutional lawyer and erstwhile Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide as a huge loss to the legal profession, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Nigeria.
Nwabueze, who was born in 1931, in Atani, Anambra State, Nwabueze died on Sunday, evening in his home. He was aged 92.
Uwazurike in a tribute Monday described the late Nwabueze is “a great man by all ramifications” and noted that he would be “greatly missed.”
He wrote, “It is with sadness that Credibility Group has learnt of the death of the great man, Prof Ben Nwabueze SAN. Yes , a great man by all ramifications. He was called the Oracle of Law by the great Rotimi Williams SAN of immortal memory.
“Prof Ben Nwabueze was a consummate law, a professor of law who insisted on doing a written examination for his LLD, a mentor of many, the first academic to be conferred with the Prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, a Secretary General of Ohanaeze, a Minister (Secretary) of Education in Nigeria , a professor of law in a good number of countries.
“It is also worth mentioning that Ohanaeze Ndigbo has lost three eminent chieftains recently.
Prof Joe Irukwu, SAN, Chief George Uwechuo SAN yesterday, and now
Prof Ben Nwabueze, SAN. Their memory will last forever.”