The crisis rocking the Ohanaeze
Ndigbo has reached its peak following the reported sack of its
President-General, Chief John Nnia Nwodo.
Nwodo has
been in a running battle with the leaderships of both the Youth and Women wings
of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization.
He was earlier suspended by the
two wings, a development he brushed aside then.
It could also be recalled that
the group had earlier shortlisted three names as his possible replacement.
However, in a statement obtained on Wednesday, the Ohanaeze Youth Council said he has been
replaced with Prince Richard Ozobu.
The statement was signed by Mazi
Okechukwu Isiguzoro, President, Ohanaeze Youth Wing, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike,
Secretary-General and Comrade Achuonye Obinna, Vice President.
It read in part: “We, the
leadership of the Ohanaeze Youth Wing, OYW, have the mandate of the respectable
Igbo elders, leaders of thought, captains of industries and intelligentsias
that recently met at Enugu, to brief the Igbo nation and general public that
another expanded meeting of SAVE OHANAEZE GROUP meeting held today at Enugu and
after series of consultations and meeting, it unanimously sacked the suspended
President, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo for playing games with the Igbo
Nation and been anti-social with Igbo’s socio-political and economic interests.
“It is open to the watching
public that Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has with the kind of Chief Nnia Nwodo’s
leadership, seen Igbos missing in the political radar of Nigeria and losing
grips of Igbo citizens and as well, plummeted to the lowest ebb, seeing
Ohanaeze Ndigbo becoming an appendage of political platform to politicians, to
the extent that Nwodo has decided on 2019 presidential election without any
negotiation.
“It could be recalled that last
Enugu meeting agreed to not only sanitize but constitute a National Steering
Committee, Ohanaeze Ndigbo before the end of the week. Three persons
shortlisted for Nnia Nwodo’s replacement are Prince Richard Ozobu, Sir OAU
Onyema and Prof Eche Ugwu, who are verily tested products of tradition.
“In another follow up meeting
held at Enugu today, the SAVE OHANAEZE meeting has also asked Ohanaeze Youth
Wing to brief the press – especially announcing a change in Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Leadership.
“The meeting attended by Igbo
Leaders, Save Ohanaeze Group, Ohanaeze Youths and Women, screened all the 3
shortlisted candidates for Nwodo’s replacement, namely Prince Richard Ozobu,
Sir OAU Onyema and Prof Ugwu, after which Prince Ozobu emerged new President
General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and he will be sworn-in on 21st April, 3018 at Owerri,
Imo state.
“The meeting also plead swith the
Igbo nation, Southeast Governors, Igbo Leaders of Thought, intelligentsias and
captains of industries, Ohanaeze Youths and Women to support the new President
General, Prince Richard Ozobu and his team to be announced later.
“As a consequence, Nwodo has been
banned from carrying any action and or political hobnobbing with Ohanaeze
Ndigbo’s sacred identity; and he is banned from entering Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Secretariat and if seen there, he will have himself to be blamed.
“The meeting also observed that
Nnia Nwodo had also alienated the Ohanaeze Youths and Women Wings to the level
of calling for elective convention on both wings, just to rival and silence the
Igbo youths and women who are watchful and opposed to his preference for
recycling another politician of the old brigade, as President Buhari’s
alternative.
“The meeting observes also that
the Ohanaeze youth and women wings were merely victims of Nwodo’s political
brigandages because they after reviewing the Nwodo’s political gambit and
permutation and commended the youth and women for their resiliency and protection
of Igbo identity. It said also that Igbo youths, women and politicians may dash
to politics but not using Ohanaeze Ndigbo platform to serve a political
clearing house.
“The meeting went further to
caution the Igbo nation on presidential election and drew the attention of the
Ohanaeze Ndigbo/Igbo Elders led by Pa. Mbazulike Amaechis, Dozie Ikedifes, Ben
Nwabuezes, Ralph Obioha on the pre-2015 adoption of a presidential candidate.
“In view of the foregoing, the
save Ohanaeze meeting, also said that there is no need deciding in a hurry
against the incumbent – President Muhammadu Buhari and there must be a thorough
negotiation without hurting anyone or region.
“It would not be business as
usual and South-East Governors and Leaders (political and traditional) and
especially Ime Obi, must be involved.”
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