The last will and testament of former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has revealed that his wife Frances Enwerem stands to lose all her inheritance if she chooses to remarry.
The will, made public on June 16, nearly a year after his death on July 25, 2024, was announced to family members by Chukwuma Ekomaru, who detailed how the late businessman and politician’s estate would be shared among his immediate family and other beneficiaries.
Iwuanyanwu was first married to Eudora Iwuanyanwu for over 40 years until her death in August 2011.
In 2013, he married Frances Enwerem, who was 26 at the time, while he was 72.
In the will, the iconic ‘Legacy House’ on Port Harcourt Road, Owerri, was bequeathed to Frances, with a strict clause that she must not sell the property.
She also inherited Magil Furniture, a business previously managed by Eudora, as well as partial stakes in real estate assets in Orji, Works Layout, and Naze, all in Imo State.
However, the document clearly states that all these inheritances will be forfeited if Frances remarries.
The couple’s son was granted ownership of the family’s Abuja residence.
The will further directed that Iwuanyanwu’s London property be sold, with proceeds distributed as follows: 60 per cent for the education of his youngest son, 30 percent to his first son Jide and 10 per cent to Ezinne, the current occupant, to assist her with relocation.
Iwuanyanwu also instructed that the ‘Glass House’ near the Owerri flyover be turned into a public trust to be managed by an independent board for charitable and community-focused initiatives.
Other properties owned by Iwuanyanwu in Abuja, Imo and other parts of the country were equitably shared among his five children.