The leadership of Ohanaeze Youth
Wing in South South on Tuesday dismissed comments credited to Ohanaeze Youth
Congress about President General of Ohanaeze, Chief Nnia Nwodo.
OYC, had in a statement issued on
Monday accused him of mortgaging the interest of Ndigbo.
The OYC’s statement followed its
meeting held in Enugu, where it passed a vote of no confidence on Nwodo, who
they accused of sidelining other members of the Ohanaeze National Executive
Council.
Reacting, Chief Chinedu
Arthur-Ugwa, Coordinator of Ohanaeze in South-South, described the claim as
baseless and false.
He claimed that those parading
themselves as national leaders of the youth wing of Ohanaeze were misleading
the public.
Arthur-Ugwa said: “We were
surprised that some defunct members of Ohanaeze Youth Wing issued a statement
accusing the President General of meddling into 2019 presidential elections.
“To state the facts, the
allegations are fabricated by expelled members of the youth group at the
national level to attract public sympathy; there is no truth in the allegation.
“The President-General has been
working at uniting Igbos all over the world and recently was in Bayelsa as part
of his efforts in restructuring and repositioning Ndigbo in a restructured
federation.
“Nwodo also waded into leadership
crisis in Ohaneze Ndigbo Bayelsa chapter, is this what they call politics?
“The President-General
categorically said that he was not interested in personal gains from the
struggle for restructuring, so the allegation is a mere ploy by disgruntled
persons parading themselves as Ohanaeze youth leaders.
“The National Executives of
Ohanaeze Youth Wing was dissolved by Ime-Obi and National Executive Council of
Ohanaeze Ndigbo in 2017 and we are getting set for elections later this month,
so they are misleading the people.
“The leadership at the state
levels in the South East and South South condemn and dissociate ourselves from
the statement and frown at the disrespect to our revered elders and leaders in
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, our parent body.
“We urge the errant youths to
refrain from using the media to discredit the organisation and show commitment
towards building of a united front for Ndigbo.”
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