The five governors of the South-East states and other
leaders of the zone on Sunday unanimously adopted and inaugurated Chief Engr.
Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu, the Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo, as the new
President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
The decision was reached during a closed door meeting of
members of Ohanaeze Imeobi with the governors and other Igbo leaders held at
the state-of-the-art Banquet Hall, Enugu, newly constructed by Governor Ifeanyi
Ugwuanyi’s administration. The Banquet Hall is located within the premises of
the remodelled Old Government Lodge, GRA, Enugu.
The meeting had in attendance Governor Ugwuanyi, Governor
Charles Soludo of Anambra State, and the Deputy Governors of Abia, Ebonyi and
Imo states, Rt. Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu, Dr. Kelechi Igwe and Prof. Placid Njoku
respectively, who represented their governors, accordingly.
Other Igbo leaders at the event include former governors of
Imo and Anambra states, Chief Ikedi Okakim and Mr. Peter Obi who is the
presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded general
election; former President of the Senate, Chief Adolphus Wabara; Governor-elect
of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah; Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo,
Amb. Okey Emeuche; former Presidents General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Gary
Enwo Igariwey and Chief John Nnia Nwodo; and wife of the first President of
Nigeria, Dr. Mrs. Uche Azikiwe.
Others were serving and former members of the National
Assembly; serving and former ministers and ambassadors; clergymen; Obi of
Onitsha, HRM Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe; Chairman, South East Council of Traditional
Rulers, HRH Amb. Lawrence Agubuzu and other royal fathers; elder statesmen;
Presidents of Ohanaeze Ndigbo of South East states; National President,
Association of Town Unions, Chief Sir Emeka Diwe and other members of the
executive; and Town Union Presidents of the South East states, etc.
In his acceptance speech, Chief Iwuanyanwu thanked the Igbo
leaders and the entire people of the South East zone for finding him worthy to
pilot the affairs of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation.
The new President General also thanked the South East
governors in a special way for their support for Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
He promised to do his best, rise to the challenge, defend
and advance the Igbo course.
Chief Iwuanyanwu added that his tenure will promote
transformation in education, agriculture, industrialisation, electricity/power
generation, health, among others, calling for collective efforts and support of
all.
The President General who pointed out with delight that
“this is the first time I have seen the five governors of the South East coming
together to take up and support a course” stated that his emergence is a new
dawn in Igbo land as “the governors are united in that project and I am very
proud of you.”
Impressed with Governor Ugwuanyi’s performance and his
validity in upholding and promoting the enviable status of Enugu as the
historic capital of the old Eastern Nigeria and the South East, Chief
Iwuanyanwu commended the governor for transforming the Old Government Lodge,
Enugu and constructing a befitting Banquet Hall within its premises where his
adoption and inauguration as President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo took place.
He described the incident as not just a coincidence in
history but also a testament to Governor Ugwuanyi’s sound vision and
steadfastness towards the course of the Igbo people.
“This is a new dawn in Igbo land. The governors are united
and focused. For example, the Governor of Enugu State, a man that I have always
known as a young man; he has done very well as a governor and I am very proud
of him.
“Now I am here, this place is a hallowed ground. This place
is the former Government Lodge of Eastern Nigeria. This is where our great
leader Zik used to stay. Everything about Eastern Nigeria was conceived here.
“Governor Ugwuanyi has re-activated this place. This is a
very good coincidence in history that my inauguration and my acceptance are
being performed on this ground. From this ground we emerged in 1960 from a
relatively low back point to be number one in Nigeria, number one in education,
number one in industry, number one in progress, etc,” he said.
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