Imo State House of Assembly has hailed the renaming of the Imo International Conference Centre (IICC) after Chief Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu, the late Ohanaeze Ndigbo President General, by Governor Hope Uzodinma.
The decision of the lawmakers followed the adoption of a motion moved by the member representing Mbaitoli Constituency, Innocent Ikpamezie who expressed gratitude to the State Government for heeding to the appeal earlier made by the house.
Addressing the house, the Mbaitoli lawmaker noted that the renaming of the IICC after the late leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo is a mark of respect to what Iwuanyanwu represents in the political space of the country.
He maintained that the only way to honour the late leader is by immortalizing him in order to show how dear he was to Ndigbo in particular and Nigeria as a whole.
Ikpamezie pointed out that the State Government has done well in honouring the late Igbo leader who he described as a great son of Ndigbo and elder statesman.
The house, on September 10, 2024, had urged the Governor to immortalize the late leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo by renaming the IICC in his honour.
Heeding to the demand, the Governor, on November 1 during the burial of the late Igbo leader, announced that the yet to be completed IICC complex will be changed to Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu Conference Centre.