By Izunna Okafor, Awka
The Southeast Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Hon. Ikenna Azomchine (popularly known as the Obidient General) over the weekend visited some important personalities and old friends in the state, including the state Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, and business mogul, Dr. Ebuka Onunkwo.
The visits, which marked his first face-to-face engagements with them, also featured interesting interactions between him and his hosts.
According to sources, Azomchine’s first port of call was the Governor’s Office in Awka on Friday where he met with Governor Soludo, where their discussion centered more on governance and related topics.
Following closely on Saturday, Azomchine also visited the Chairman and CEO of Seahorse Lubricant Industries Ltd., Dr. Ebuka Onunkwo, at his residence and business base in Umuabo, Ihembosi, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. The meeting, it was gathered, was both warm and reflective of a longstanding acquaintance and mutual acknowledgement for each other’s influence and contributions to the development of the state and the society at large.
According to reports, Dr. Onunkwo, recognised locally and nationally as a business mogul and philanthropist, has made contributions that extend beyond industry to education, employment and community upliftment, with an ISO-certified indigenous lubricant manufacturing brand that employs over 1,000 Nigerians, boosting local production capacity and industrial growth.
Speaking in an interview with this reporter, Izunna Okafor, on the significance of the visit, the Obidient General, who described Dr. Onunkwo as an old-time friend, also beamed light on his leadership credentials, contributions to community development and investment in human capital development.
Asked about the significance of the visit in the context of the upcoming 2027 general election, the Obidient General clarified that the engagements were not politically inspired, but more about mutual interaction among civic leaders and movements to build bridges across sectors, focusing more on advancing quality leadership, service to humanity and sustainable development.
