{"id":5158,"date":"2013-03-25T16:44:33","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T16:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=5158"},"modified":"2013-03-25T16:44:33","modified_gmt":"2013-03-25T16:44:33","slug":"achebes-demise-a-colossal-los-to-nigeria-igbos-okorocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=5158","title":{"rendered":"Achebe\u2019s demise a colossal los to Nigeria, Igbos- Okorocha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/chinua.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5159\" title=\"chinua\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/chinua.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/chinua.jpg 599w, http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/chinua-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has expressed shock over the death of literary icon, Prof Chinua Achebe.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement made available to Imo Trumpeta and signed by Ebere Uzoukwa, SA (Print Media), Okorocha , he described Achebe\u2019s demise as a colossal loss to Nigeria and Igbo nation, having contributed eloquently in the education sector and overall nation building through his internationally accepted literary works. 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