Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of the immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement by the national publicity secretary of the group, Dr. Ezechi Chukwu, Ohanaeze described Buhari’s death as shocking.
It quoted the President General of Ohanaeze, Senator John Azuta-Mbata as saying that the history of Nigeria is incomplete without the ex-leader.
The statement reads: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has received with shock the passing of the country’s immediate past President, General Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital on Sunday 13th July 2025.
“General Buhari who served Nigeria in different capacities was a former Military Head of State, Executive Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) and a two term democratically elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria between 2015 – 2023, among others.
“In his reaction, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Senator Azuta Mbata stated that President Buhari was a leader who contributed his quota to the Nigerian project at different times when duty called.
“Senator Mbata further stated that the history of the country is incomplete without him.
“He enjoined Nigerians to pray for the repose of his soul, while praying that God Almighty may grant his family and loved ones the fortitude to bear this heavy loss”.
