Ohanaeze: Njiko Igbo Forum rejects Iwuanyanwu as President-General

BY JUDE OSSAI / ENUGU

The Leadership of Njiko Igbo Forum (NIF), an affiliate of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has rejected Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu as the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

In a statement by the President of the Njiko Igbo Forum, Rev. Okechukwu Christopher Obioha (JP), the group said that Dr Joe Nworgu is their most acceptable candidate for Ohanaeze presidency.

The statement further reads in parts:

“As the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is demised and Imo State is unarguably the State to still retain the President General, we strongly recommend Joe Nworgu PhD (Cambridge) who was one the contestants to that position.

“Who so do recommend Joe Nworgu PhD (Cambridge) as suitably qualified to take up the mantle of the Leadership, having served dutifully as Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and previously for several years been the Deputy Secretary General.

“If Chief Dr Iwuanyanwu wants to be called the President General, he is on his own and will not be recognized by us and l am sure by other affiliate organizations of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.

Editor

Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.