The Igbo socio-cultural group known
as Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said it was ready to compile the data of Ndigbo in and
outside Igbo land, with a view to ensuring their protection and well being.
This came as the group said that it
has not said anything that was ‘not for the best interest of Ndigbo’ to
President Muhammad Buhari and that Ohanaeze Ndigbo was created for the
protection of the interest of Ndigbo. The group in a statement, Wednesday, signed
by Chuks Ibegbu said ‘Ohanaeze Ndigbo will soon compile the data of Ndigbo
overseas and outside Igbo land with a view to ensuring their protection and
well being.
Its also said that it will explore
opportunities at all federal ministries and agencies with a view to ensuring
proper representation and fair positioning of Ndigbo.
The statement read thus Ohanaeze
Ndigbo will soon compile the data of Ndigbo overseas and outside Igbo land with
a view to ensuring their protection and well being. It will also explore
opportunities at all federal ministries and agencies with a view to ensuring
their proper representation and fair positioning. The affiliation of Igbo
groups all over the world to the Apex Igbo body will also soon commence. The
President General of the Organisation Chief Nnia Nwodo has called on Ndigbo
outside Igbo land to invest at home as a fallback position. He also called on
them to promote Igbo language and heritage wherever they are. He re-iterated on
the call for the release of Nnamdi Kanu and for federal presence in Igbo land.
A situation where the South East has only five states and ninety five local government
areas is no longer tolerable, he stated.
Meanwhile Ohanaeze Ndigbo is
dismayed by the recent utterances of the DG of the Voice of Nigeria, Mr Osita
Okechukwu claiming the the group is opposing President Mohammadu Buhari. This
is the figment of his imagination. Ohanaeze is there to protect the interest of
Ndigbo and will always shout if Ndigbo are sidelined in the scheme of things.
Ohanaeze has not told or said anything that is not for the best interest of
Ndigbo to Mr President . It is very uncharitable for Osita Okechukwu to compare
the immediate past regime of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and its decisions then with the
position of Ohanaeze Ndigbo present leadership ably led by Chief Nnia Nwodo. As
an Igbo son, we expect Chief Okechukwu to join Ohanaeze Ndigbo in its
determined role to advance the Igbo cause. He should seperate facts from
propaganda.
Culled from The Vanguard
Culled from The Vanguard
