Anambra Community To Develop Prof. Achebe University

The residents of Ogidi Community in Anambra State’s Idemili North local government area have decided to create Achebe University in honor of the late literary great Prof. Chinua Achebe.

Igwe Alex Onyido, the traditional ruler of Ogidi Kingdom, revealed this during the event honoring the late Prof. Achebe on his tenth anniversary, which was held at Ogidi Town Hall.

during the event, he submitted a resolution asking the community leaders in attendance for support in a university project, and it was broadly approved.

The community will give the land for the Achebe University, according to Igwe Onyido, who also urged Nigerians to support the idea. The state administration is led by Prof. Chukwuma Soludo.

“The only way we can immortalise Achebe is to establish a university in his name because he touched many lives educationally, socially and otherwise. So the university will train more youths to be like Achebe as their role model.

“Our late illustrious son, late High Chief (Prof). Chinua Achebe, Ugonabo Ogidi, was a traditionalist, a political and social critic and above all a globally celebrated literary icon who distinguished himself from among his contemporaries.

“As such, his legendary works of arts and literature have placed Ndigbo, Nigeria and Africa as a whole at the zenith on a global scale.

“May we use this opportunity to passionately request for immortalization of Prof Achebe in line with the federal government’s promise in 2013 through ex-president Goodluck Jonathan by naming Anambra State Umeri after him, erecting his statue at Ugwunwasike roundabout and establishing a university in his name” Igwe Ogidi stated.

Governor Soludo in his remarks at the event immediately approved the erection of Achebe’s statue at Ugwunwasike roundabout and will dredge the flood site at Ogidi along old Awka road to protect lives and property.

He commended the people of the Ogidi Community for organizing the 10th memorial anniversary of the late sage, saying that the late Achebe deserved better recognition and immortalization due to the fame and pride he brought to the state through his literary works.

The former commissioner for Information in the state, Mr. C.Don Adinuba in his remark described Achebe as a great man who devoted his life to humanity, saying that he used his literary works to galvanised Ndigbo to chart a noble course of being self-reliant.