Nnewi (Anambra) – Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra on Wednesday said all was set for the burial of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu  on Thursday at his country home of Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area.

Obi gave the indication shortly after inspecting the compound where the late Igbo leader would be interred.

Obi , who was in company of Sen. Uche Chukwuemrije and Prof. ABC Nwosu, said he was at the residence to inspect the level of work done.

“We are here just to inspect the level of ongoing work and we are satisfied at what we have seen, even though there a  few touches to be done.

“If you know this compound before now, you will agree with me that a high level of change can be seen,” he said.

Also speaking, the son of the late Biafra leader, Mr Emeka Ojukwu (Jnr), said that the preparation was in top gear as there were “more than hundreds of hand assisting”.

“We are 95 per cent ready as you can see from the decoration and road projects within and around this area,” he noted.

“Since my father died, things have been different. People’s reaction on the television, radio and newspapers all over the country, and now preparation for his burial, gives me a stronger sense that my father is no longer there.

“It is a huge responsibility for me as his first son and is now left for me to live to that expectation of the life he lived,” he added. (NAN)