Aka Ikenga, the Igbo think tank, has expressed sadness over the death of Professor Ben Nwabueze.

The group spoke in a statement by Collins Ugwu, Publicity Secretary, and Agbalanze Madueke, President.

It stated that Aka Ikenga “mourns with deep regrets the passing away of a pre-eminent nationalist and doyen of Nigerian Constitutionalism, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, a.k.a, the Oracle of Law, who passed to eternity on November 29, 2023 as announced by the family spokesperson, Eni Nwabueze.

“We are pained at the denial of this pearl of knowledge to Nigeria, and indeed Africa at this point of our current history, when his light of legal prowess remains inestimable asset for guidance and recovery.

“As we surrender to this weighty reality, we are consoled that Prof Nwabueze, an accomplished nonengarian, died rich in values as Nigeria’s most celebrated templar of law, as  precept and basic norm.

“His indelible signatures in all spheres of his human engagements as a lawyer, teacher and Minister, remarked him as a rare mentor and path breaker extraordinaire. Ndigbo world wide will particularly remain proud and indebted to a sage, who as pioneer Secretary General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, was the exceptional architect for its endurance and sustainability till date.

“We pray for strength to his immediate family in this trying moment, as we call on every lover of law and order in this country, to continue to reflect on his timeless treasures as a humanist and energizer of national conscience.”