It’s with profound sorrow and a deep sense of loss that I won the inside track of the passing of His Royal Highness, Eze Francis Eze Igwe, the respected Agom Ugabala II of Ndufu Alike Self sufficient Neighborhood, Ikwo Native Executive House of Ebonyi State.
The passing of a respected conventional ruler, baby-kisser, educationist, and administrator isn’t simply the lack of a person; it’s the lack of a custodian of tradition, a repository of knowledge, and a logo of harmony whose existence and repair have left a long lasting imprint on his other folks.
His Royal Highness, Francis Eze Igwe, occupied a place of honour and duty in his neighborhood. As a conventional ruler, he represented the loved values of our indigenous establishments, which proceed to play the most important position in protecting our cultural heritage, selling communal unity, and fostering peace and figuring out amongst our other folks.
His departure is a painful loss to his speedy circle of relatives, the Ndufu Alike Self sufficient Neighborhood, the folk of Ikwo, and all the Ebonyi State. His reminiscence will stay a supply of mirrored image and inspiration to people who knew him and to the generations that can lift ahead the traditions and values he represented.
I prolong my condolences to his son, His Excellency, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, former Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State; his speedy and prolonged circle of relatives; friends; and the State Conventional Council.
The lack of a father is deeply non-public, and no phrases can totally ease the ache of one of these departure. I pray the circle of relatives unearths convenience within the reminiscences in their cherished patriarch, the values he imparted, and the iconic legacy of his existence.
To the standard establishment and the folk of Ndufu Alike Self sufficient Neighborhood, I beg you to honour his reminiscence by means of upholding the virtues of harmony, peace, mutual recognize, and communal building that maintain our communities and make stronger our country.
As we mourn this outstanding conventional ruler, we’re reminded that existence is temporary, however a legacy constructed on carrier, circle of relatives, and neighborhood endures.
On behalf of the Federal Executive and the folk of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I prolong my trustworthy condolences to the Igwe circle of relatives, the standard establishment, and all the other folks of Ndufu Alike Self sufficient Neighborhood.
Might Almighty God grant his soul everlasting relaxation and provides his circle of relatives, neighborhood, and all who mourn him the energy to endure this irreparable loss.
Might his soul relaxation in very best peace.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President and Commander-in-Leader of the Armed Forces
Federal Republic of Nigeria
October 11, 2026
