Otti unveils aircraft named after Chinua Achebe, Obi of Onitsha

…Obi of Onitsha hails United Nigeria Airlines for immortalising Igbo icons
By Steve Oko
UMUAHIA — Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has described the naming of two newly acquired Boeing 737-800NG aircraft after late literary icon Chinua Achebe and the Obi of Onitsha, Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, as a fitting tribute to the enduring contributions of the Igbo people to scholarship, leadership and national development.
Otti spoke in Lagos during the unveiling of the aircraft acquired by United Nigeria Airlines and named in honour of the two distinguished Igbo sons whose legacies continue to inspire generations.
The governor commended the airline’s founder, Obiora Okonkwo, for immortalisi...