Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Wednesday renamed the popular Ezikwo Street in Independence Layout, Enugu, to “Dr. Alex Ekwueme Street” as a way of imortalizing the late son of Igbo land.
According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, the decision was in commemoration of the second anniversary of the death of Dr. Ekwueme – the Ide of Oko Kingdom in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State – who passed on November 19, 2017.
The statement described late Ekwueme as a “passionate patriot, foremost statesman, committed nationalist, uncommon leader, distinguished scholar, political bridge-builder, outstanding manager of men and materials and a quintessential gentleman.” According to Ortuanya, the state government would continue to celebrate the life and times of the icon of peace and national unity “who bestrode our political, intellectual and social spaces like a colossus in many ways.” He stressed that the state government had directed the Chairman of Enugu North Local Government Area to “immediately rename Ezikwo Street, Independence Layout, Enugu, to Dr. Alex Ekwueme Street, Independence Layout, Enugu,” and ensure the implementation.
