Bianca Ojukwu
The senatorial ambition of the widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu, Bianca, has put a spanner in the family of the ex-Biafran
leader, Daily Sun reports.
It was gathered that the attack by some of the Ikemba Nnewi’s
children did not go down well with greater number of family members as
an elder in the larger Ojukwu family, yesterday, distanced himself from
their action.
He described it as ignoble.
Pa Anthony Nnadozie Ojukwu, who said he is number three in the
larger Ojukwu family, blamed Emeka Ojukwu Jnr. for the friction, even as
he said the issue was hyped by the media.
Pa Ojukwu, who said he would soon clock 80, explained that the late
Odumegwu Ojukwu’s father, Sir Louis Ojukwu, was his uncle and that what
is happening in Ojukwu’s family is a matter of personal interest which,
he noted, could not be termed as disunity.
According to him, if Ojukwu’s family was not in peace, that would be confirmed by the elders in the family, including himself.
He, however, explained that the difficulty elders in the family had
encountered while intervening in the seeming misunderstanding between
Bianca and Ojukwu’s son was that the latter had relocated to Abuja,
which he said made it difficult for any discussion to take place, as not
all discussions could be done over the telephone.
The octogenarian said the family welcomed Bianca’s political
ambition wholeheartedly, and emphasised that they recognised Bianca as
an achiever who has been the pride of the family.
“He said nobody should stop her in her quest to go to the National Assembly.
“No one is against it, except Emeka junior. Emeka made the
greatest mistake joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) instead of
finding a way to realign with Governor Willie Obiano to keep pace in the
family.
“Without consulting anybody, he jumped to the APC. We don’t
like the action. At least, we elders in the family should have been
consulted.
“Of course, in politics there is no permanent enemy, but permanent interest.
“He was pursuing his interest. But, when he saw that Bianca was
gaining bigger recognition by the governor, he, then, decided to join
the APC.
“And when he did, Bianca got closer to Obiano and she is now in the forefront much more than Emeka.
“We have no quarrel with Bianca’s political ambition. She is
our beautiful wife, intelligent and she has the right to express her
political ambition.
“Ojukwu allowed her when he was alive. (Chief Christian) Onoh,
her father, allowed her when he was alive. In the whole of Ojukwu’s
dynasty, I am number three now. We all felt disappointed in Emeka’s
action of joining the APC. We will only call him to order, when we see
him. We will sit him down and talk to him,”he said.
Asked whether any attempt had been made to settle the feud between Emeka junior and Ojukwu’s widow, Pa Ojukwu retorted: “Which one? Is it domestic, economic or political feud?
“As far as I’m concerned, there is no political feud.
“He has a domestic friction with his father’s wife, Bianca. And
the friction is chequered. That is why intervention is difficult.”
Another member of the family, an Anambra-based medical doctor, who
declined to be named, also distanced himself from the attack. He
insisted Emeka is on his own.
Meanwhile, a group, Oke Ndigbo, has flayed Ikemba’s children for
denigrating their late father’s name by harassing his widow, Bianca,
over the legality of their marriage.
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