Tag: Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Afenifere challenges Ohanaeze for allegedly invoking Nigerien military coup type for Nigeria

Aminu Imam

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called for caution by those who, hiding under the guise of freedom of expression, tend to engage in incitement bordering on both treason and contempt of the court. The admonition was contained in a statement signed by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, while reacting to a statement credited to a factional Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, in which he was pre-empting the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal handling the cases that arose from February 25, 2023 presidential election. Recall that Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in…

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Service Chiefs: Ohanaeze hails Tinubu, says better days ahead

Aminu Imam

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing an Igbo son as one of the Service Chiefs, saying good things are ahead. With the appointment, the pan-Igbo socio-political organisation said, Tinubu has good plans for the country and would carry everyone along. Recall that Tinubu had on Monday sacked the Service Chiefs and announced their replacements. The National President of the Igbo group, Okwu Nnabuike, in a statement yesterday, said Tinubu had taken a bold step towards national healing as he…

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“Invite Nnamdi Kanu for discussion”, Ohanaeze tells Tinubu

Aminu Imam

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has expressed outrage over the attack on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, by the ex-militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari. The Igbo group urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore Dokubo and instead invite Kanu to a round table discussion. Dokubo, speaking to newsmen after a meeting with President Tinubu, referred to the IPOB leader as a criminal and urged Tinubu not to release him. His statement has continued to draw the anger of Ndigbo, with many accusing him…

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Emefiele: “There’s no intention to interfere with DSS investigation” – Ohanaeze

Aminu Imam

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says it has no intention to interfere with the investigation of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele by the Department of State Services (DSS). Recall that President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, suspended Emefiele and ordered that the apex bank’s Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate, Folashodun Shonubi takes charge in an acting capacity. Following his suspension, the DSS, on Saturday disclosed that it has taken Emefiele into custody for “some investigative reasons”. With reactions to Emefiele’s arrest coming from different…

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Ohanaeze makes U-turn, set to attend Tinubu’s May 29 inauguration

Aminu Imam

A faction of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by Chidi Ibeh, has said members of the group will attend the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Monday, May 29, at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The group claimed that it has the backing of three Igbo State governors to attend the occasion. In an issued statement in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, the Secretary-General of the group, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, noted that Governors Dave Umahi, of Ebonyi State, Okezie Ikpeazu, of Abia State, and Nyesom Wike, of River State,…

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Ohanaeze youths demand Bawa’s removal, Says EFCC now object of ridicule

Aminu Imam

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, yesterday, joined those calling for the removal of the chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa. The Igbo group made the demand in an issued statement by its National President, Okwu Nnabuike, who said the call became necessary as the EFCC was according to him drifting off its known credibility. Okwu said the Igbo group was not surprised owing to earlier alarm that Bawa was compromised. He said, “This came to the fore when he unleashed the Commission on Senator Ike Ekweremadu, a victim…

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“Obasanjo is Igbo in spirit” – Ohanaeze chieftain replies Fani-Kayode

Aminu Imam

A chieftain of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organisation, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an Igbo in spirit but a Yoruba biologically. Isiguzoro made the remark in response to a remark made by former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode. Obasanjo’s father, according to Fani-Kayode, may not be a true Yoruba man because his ‘silence’ over a comment by Igbo businessman, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, that Yoruba people are “political rascals,” was an indication that the former president’s father was an Igbo man, not a Yoruba man. In response, the Ohanaeze…

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2023: ‘Issue of presidency to S’East was never on the table’ – Wike

Aminu Imam

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide said Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State claimed he was only aware of presidency rotation to the South, and that no one informed him about the “south-east” project to win the number one seat in 2023. Its Publicity Secretary, Dr. Alex Ogbonnia stated this yesterday, in Enugu, while giving an account of the meeting with Wike in Port Harcourt, on Thursday. Ohanaeze Ndigbo had confronted Wike at the meeting over his alleged role against Obi during the presidential election. Defending himself, the Rivers State Governor explained that…

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2023: “Attempts to deny Obi presidency if he wins will spell doom for Nigeria” – Ohanaeze

Aminu Imam

The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), not to succumb to the antics of some political class who are reportedly plotting to subvert the choice of Nigerians during Saturday’s polls. The group further warned that on no account should nobody deny the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi his right if elected, noting that attempts to subvert the will of Nigerians would spell doom for the country. The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, who stated…

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South-East: “Ignore sit-at-home, go out to vote”, Traditional leaders urge residents 

Aminu Imam

South-East traditional leaders, under the auspices of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, an apex Igbo socio-political organisation, have urged residents in the region to ignore any sit-at-home order and exercise their right to vote for their preferred candidates on election days. The statement by Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is in response to an alleged sit-at-home directive issued by the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Since the leader of the proscribed group, Nnamdi Kanu, has been held in prison, a Finland-based Samuel Egba, has been overseeing most of the sit-at-home orders and attacks…

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