Late Ojukwu’s son, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu Jnr; and widow, Bianca, at the funeral rites of Ojukwu, in Aba
Consequent to the many controversies surrounding the Will of late Biafran Lord, Dim Ojukwu, the director of one his companies, Ojukwu Transport Company Limited has denied his wife, Bianca Ojukwu the position of Director and trustee member of the company.
Mr. Ifeukwu Ojukwu, the director claimed that before the death of the Warlord, he didn’t dictate who the trustees or directors of OTC should be. However, Ojukwu, who was the Ikemba of Nnewi, had directed, in his Will, that Bianca, should replace him as a trustee of OTL even when the Will is still in contest and yet to be accepted by members of the family.
According to the director who is based in Boston, Untied State, “Bianca is neither a trustee member nor a Director of OTL and it is good to note that OTL is a different property from the things the late Ikemba Ojukwu had and the directorship cannot be transferred through a Will.”
Meanwhile, Counsel to the late Ikemba, Chief Emeka Onyemelukwe, insisted that the Will he read last Friday at the Enugu State High Court Registrar was genuine.
While reacting to Emeka Ojukwu’s claims that he manipulated the Will, Onyemelukwe, said the Will was registered in the Enugu High Court on July 9, 2005, while the codicil, which was to give details and correct any mistakes in the Will, was dated December 16, 2009.
The Barrister also tendered documents at a press conference in Enugu as proofs to his argument. He stated that he had been close to the late Ojukwu since his return from exile in Cote d’Ivoire in 1982, thus all Ojukwu’s legal papers, including those of properties and chattels willed to Emeka Jnr were still in his possession.
Acting according to Igbo tradition, Ojukwu Jnr. has taken over his father’s residence in Nnewi. He argued that even if the Will had not covered the Nnewi residence, it was traditionally statutory that he as the first son should take over his father’s house. “According to the Igbo tradition that the first son would inherit his father’s house and compound on the event of his death.”
Ojukwu Jnr, also made known his plans to take the content of the Will to court to fight for his rights
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