His Story
March 4, 2021
He answered a call and the call carved for him a niche. He was a man of excellence and did not cut corners in dispensing his divine responsibilities in his family and in the rehabilitation and training of the next generation of his time, some of whom are grandfathers today.
Isaac Okechuku Izeogu, a grandfather himself, and a doting one to all his grandchildren, was a man of honor who lived the words of Proverbs 22:1 which reads "A good name is bore desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold".
The first son / child of Aaron Wobite and Mary Titi Izeogu, the son of a pioneer business man and a philanthropist in his own right, Isaac Okechuku Izeogu proceeded to live out his father's legacy and took on schools that other principals rejected, thereby being thrust into the limelight through one such assignment by the late Tam David-West in 1977, when he was sent to be the principal of Baptist High School, (Borikiri, Port harcourt in Rivers State, Nigeria), even though there were others older and "more qualified" than him.
Never one to back down from a challenge, he threw himself into the task and the rest is history. He did such a thorough job with this school and became synonymous with rehabilitation of schools in the state, causing a following from parents with 'special' children.
Today, he leaves a legacy of a life of simplicity, honesty and service to God through humanitarian acts of kindness for right and justice, even and especially to the 'underserving'. So in the spirit of the man we are here to honor, may the value in our name be reflected in the lives we touch.