AILING ex-Biafran warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Friday arrived London safely at about 9pm.
Ojukwu was Thursday flown out of Nigeria to a London hospital for further treatment for stroke.
He was accompanied on the trip by his wife, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, son, Emeka Jnr., and Chief of Staff, Prince Bob Onyema.
Friday, Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State repeated the call for prayers by Nigerians for the elder statesman, whom he described as still very valuable to Nigerians.
On the hospital where he is receiving treatment, Governor Obi said details pertaining to that were better handled by his immediate family.
In his words: "I realise how passionate Nigerians are in matters that concern our leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. I am aware that Nigerians would want to know the hospital and that many people will even be willing to forfeit the celebration of Christmas and travel to London to see him. The truth of the matter is that once the name of the hospital is disclosed, Nigerians resident in the UK would all flood the place.
"Ojukwu you know, as well as I do, has the infinite capacity to pull crowd any time, any day no matter his condition. All I can assure you is that he is being handled by the best neurologists in the UK."
It will be recalled that Obi was at the airport Friday for the take-off of the Air ambulance that flew Ojukwu to London.
Sources close to Government House revealed the Governor’s preparedness to make everything needed available for Ojukwu to regain his health, even when he is not having recourse to government money.
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