The Igbo Think Tank, AKA Ikenga, has again celebrated its defining past President, Dr. Chris Asoluka, in what could be described as a fitting goodbye to a life of detailed impacts and solid intellectual resonance.

In a tribute released by the group’s Director of Communications, Collins Steve Ugwu, the President of Aka Ikenga, Agbalanze Chike Madueke, described Asoluka’s eternal ascension as a reality still unreal, because his life is so present in so many things and so many people.

He said: “People like Chris don’t just depart and disappear, not in the least in Aka Ikenga, where through grit and vision, he was a ladder for history, stamina, and revelation.

“The life and times of Dr. Chris Asoluka, Okwuroha Ndigbo, were a serial compendium of brilliance and a seminal compass for transformation through leadership, trust, and integrity.

“Proudly with Aka Ikenga running in his veins, he illuminated his every space, planting seeds that became trees, and tending grasses that became oaks in a restless seven decades of industry, capacity, and captivation.”

Madueke further remarked that Asoluka, as a disruptive mate and friend from the University of Ibadan till date,
“deserves celebration rather than mourning because he unlocked destinies in his public services, fulfilled expectations in family, and spread compassion to every community he belonged to.”

He added: “Indeed, our thanksgiving to his Maker that gave him to us is loud in gratitude for the amazing pearls he nurtured as children, now in the care of his strongest love, Nneka Chris Asoluka.

“Yes, we lost Chris, but we got ample Chris in Somachi, Jamachi, and Lemachi, who, as replicas of their dad, are already inspiring bar breakers. Aka Ikenga, therefore, wishes the soul of Chris Asoluka happy repose, and to his family, fortitude, grace, and strength.”

Asoluka was laid to rest in his hometown, Ihiagwa, Owerri, on Thursday, July 24, 2025, while the thanksgiving service by his family and friends will be held on Sunday, July 27.