Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain and former Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has commiserated with the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over the death of her mother, Professor Kamene Okonjo, aged 96.
Professor Kamene Okonjo, a renowned sociologist and women’s rights advocate, reportedly died on Friday, October 23, 2026. Her death was announced today, Sunday (October 25, 2026) by the Umu Obi Obahai Royal Family of Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, in a statement issued by the Palace Secretary, Prince Ifeakanachukwu Emordi.
In his condolence message made available to journalists today, the former Abia state Governor, described the deceased as a distinguished academic whose life was devoted to scholarship, public service, community development and the advancement of women’s rights.
He acknowledged the profound loss her passing represents to the Okonjo-Iweala family, noting that her contributions to academia and society had left a lasting legacy.
The late Professor Okonjo was the wife of the late Obi (Professor) Chukwuka Okonjo, former traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku, and the mother of the kingdom’s incumbent monarch, Obi (Dr) Ifechukwude Anishi Okonjo II.
Ikpeazu extended his condolences to the WTO chief, the reigning monarch, other members of the Okonjo family and the people of Ogwashi-Uku, praying that God would grant them the strength to bear the loss and that the deceased’s soul would rest in perfect peace.
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