Tag: Ohanaeze Ndigbo

‘FG treating Ndigbo like 2nd-class citizens’ — Nwodo alleges

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The immediate-past President-General of the Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has accused the Gederal Government of treating the Igbo race as second-class citizens. Nwodo, who made the allegation while delivering a paper on: “Nigeria’s Political and Economic Future – the Dangers We Can Avert”, lamented the exclusion of the Igbo race in the security architecture of the country as well as other sensitive and strategic public positions. His words: ” We are grossly marginalised and treated by the federal government as second-class citizens. No Igbo man, for…

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“Igbo can never be slaves to anyone in Nigeria” —Igbo Elder Mbazulike Amaechi

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First Republic Aviation Minister, Elder Mbazulike Amaechi, has vowed that Ndigbo can never be slaves to anyone in Nigeria. He made this statement during an interview with theBritish Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC) Pidgin service. His words: “Because their anger concerning how the country is going made IPOB to start agitating for independence. In other parts of the world, those asking to govern themselves are given plebescite let them vote to know if truly they want independent. According to him, “IPOB is asking for referendum and the government is adamant to it,…

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“There may be constitutional crisis if Nigeria fails to restructure before 2023 polls” — Ohanaeze Ndigbo chieftain, Nwodo warns

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The immediate-past President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has warned that Nigeria might run into a constitutional crisis if it fails to restructure before the 2023 general election as some sections of the country might boycott the polls as a result of the growing dissatisfaction in the land. Nwodo, who spoke while delivering a pre-convocation lecture marking the 27th/28th convocation of the Abia State University, Uturu, said that only restructuring could guarantee Nigeria’s continued unity. The former Information Minister insisted that ”Nigeria must restructure to give its component…

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Biafra: ‘Business in South-East crumbling, IPOB must end sit-at-home now’ – Ohanaeze

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The Pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has warned against the harsh effects of the planned one week sit-at-home directive by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), in the South-East region. In a statement by its Secretary General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro on Tuesday, against the backdrops of the planned exercise by the pro-Biafra group, Ohanaeze, maintained that the planned one week sit-at-home declared by the group was gradually having severe and destructive impacts on the genuine quest of the people to enhance and harness the economic potentials of the South-East for…

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‘One month sit-at-home will stir another civil war’ — Ohanaeze Ndigbo 

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The South-East socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has lamented on the ineptitude of the southeast political leaders to show bravery, heroism, and political will to voice the truth to President Muhammadu Buhari on where he is not getting it right in the South-East remains the adversities and calamitous impediments that had befallen the Igbos.  According to the group, ”The Ndigbo are cognizant of the fact that Abuja holds the remote controls of most actions of the southeast politicians. Most of the South-East governors are reluctant to make sacrifices for the…

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2023: Given the Obasanjo, Osibanjo’s years as President, VP, South-West lacks moral right for presidency ? Ohanaeze

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The Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has said that after President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency in 2023, the South-West region lacks the moral right to aspire for Buhari’s successor after spending eight years as President through Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (1999-2003) and as Vice-President Professor Yemi Osibanjo, (2015-2023). The Ohanaeze insisted that the Igbos are favored by all standards to occupy the Presidency in 2023 and urged other Nigerians to support the Igbo. The group further condemned what it described as attempts by detractors of Ndigbo to blackmail it with the…

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2023: “Respect presidency zoning arrangement” Ohanaeze Ndigbo advises Yahaya Bello

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Tells governor ‘You were in school when North, South agreed on zoning’  The Ohanaeze Ndigbo cultural group has frowned against the statement made by the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, that rotational presidency is unconstitutional and that Nigerians should be allowed to make their choices for the best candidate to emerge for the top post. The Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu yesterday, said the statement made by Governor Bello spoke at the seminar for political and crime correspondents in Abuja on Friday may…

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‘Nnamdi Kanu’s re-arrest has averted civil war’ – Ohanaeze Worldwide

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…Says peace will return to South-East…’His arrest will not affect Biafra agitation, referendum still needed’ – CNG…Sunday Igboho to dump Lagos rally The Igbo socio-cultural association, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, says the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will avert another civil war and bring peace to the South-East. The group called for calm and cautioned the Igbo to desist from any form of protests and processions that will bring “more catastrophe” to the South-East. Recall that Kanu, after being on the run, was on…

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Insecurity/Secession agitations: ACF to meet Ohanaeze, Afenifere

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…Asks Igbo leaders to stop killings of northerners in S/East The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has said it is planning to meet with leaders of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Afenifere and South-South groups, in the wake of agitations for the break-up of Nigeria and other security concerns. It, however, in the interim assured the security of Ibos living in the North and called on the South-East leaders to equally stop daily attacks and killing of ordinary northerners living and doing business in the South-East. These were contained in a communique issued…

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Insecurity: Iwuanyanwu calls for meeting between Igbo, Northern leaders

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Worried by the present worsening insecurity in the country, elder statesman and Chairman of Ohaneze Ndigbo Council of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has advocated for a meeting between the Igbo and Northern leaders. In a statement issued in Owerri yesterday, Iwuanyanwu advised the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, under Prof. George Obiozor, to as a matter of urgency convoke a meeting with the view to finding out the solutions to the ugly security situation to avoid a reoccurrence of what happened in 1966. Chief Iwuanyanwu, who described the unfolding events in the country as…

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