Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo Needs To Push For The Release Of Kanu

Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo Needs To Push For The Release Of Kanu

May 1, 2023 3:27 am

There is a popular Igbo adage that says; ‘Okenye adighị anọ n’ụlọ nne ewu amụọ n’ogbịrị’ which when loosely translated to English means that an elder does not sit at home and watch a tethered goat deliver. It is never expected that things should go wrong in the presence of an elder. While the elder is looked up to always solve a problem as soon as it arises, he or she is also expected to take expedient steps to demonstrate leadership.

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been unjustly incarcerated for the past …

2023 Why We Are Yet To Endorse Any Candidate – Ohanaeze

2023: Why We Are Yet To Endorse Any Candidate – Ohanaeze

July 16, 2022 4:27 am

The apex Igbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has revealed the key reason why was yet announced its preferred candidate for the 2023 presidential election, despite the endorsement of the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, by its counterpart in the South West, Afenifere.

It pointed out that the Igbo knew where they were going but did not disclose who among the presidential candidates of the various political parties would be endorsed.

Like Afenifere, the Pan-Niger Delta Forum and the Middle Belt Forum, Ohanaeze had called on political parties to zone their presidential tickets to the South-East.

Afenifere’s leader, …

2023 We Never Endorsed Tinubu - Ohanaeze Ndigbo

2023: We Never Endorsed Tinubu – Ohanaeze Ndigbo

June 22, 2022 6:09 am

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has lambasted the immediate past president of its Lagos State chapter, Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene, for claiming that the apex Igbo body had dumped Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.

It revealed that there had just been a change in Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership in Lagos State with the election of a new executive led by Chief Sunday Ossai and said that the maker of such a deceptive claim was motivated by personal gain.

Solomon Ogbonna allegedly tried to violate the socio-cultural organization’s …

Obi Mbaka Needs Our Prayers, Should Be Forgiven - Ohanaeze

Obi: Mbaka Needs Our Prayers, Should Be Forgiven – Ohanaeze

June 17, 2022 6:02 am

On the backdrop of the recent prophecy by the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr. Ejike Mbaka, tagging the 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi a ‘stingy man’, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has reacted to the outburst saying that the cleric needs prayers. 

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that Mbaka had during an adoration program recently, declared that Peter Obi will never be President of Nigeria maintaining that he is too stingy and would impose poverty on Nigerians.

The comment has continued to elicit reactions from concerned Nigerians, particularly the …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Fumes Over Attack On Igbos In Lagos Over PVC

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Fumes Over Attack On Igbos In Lagos Over PVC

June 10, 2022 3:49 am

Apex socio-cultural organisation of all Igbo people worldwide, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared that it will not condone mindless and unprovoked attacks on her people in Lagos State for trying to register and secure their Permanent Voters Card (PVC).

The group consequently condemned the reported attack on the people of South-East residents in the state which occurred on Thursday.

In a reaction through a statement by its President-General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike and made available to Africa Daily News, New York in Abuja, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide said Ndigbo should not be pushed beyond the walls.

He said: ‘Several …

2023 We Never Said We‘ll Work Against Atiku – Ohanaeze

2023: We Never Said We‘ll Work Against Atiku – Ohanaeze

May 31, 2022 4:51 am

The apex Igbo social-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has denied purported reports in some quarters that it pledged to work against the presidential candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 general elections.

In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Dr Alex Ogbonna, the Prof George Obiozor-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo condemned the act, saying that those behind the fake news are, mischief-makers, impostors, charlatans, and unscrupulous social climbers.

He further disclosed that Ohanaeze Ndigbo has never issued any statement on any presidential candidacy, adding that they are waiting for the outcome of …

Ohanaeze Chieftain Accuses PDP Of Betrayal, Vows To Pay Back

Ohanaeze Chieftain Accuses PDP Of Betrayal, Vows To Pay Back

May 30, 2022 5:46 am

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo political organisation, Chuks Ibegbu has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of betraying the Igbos following Atiku’s emergence as the candidate of the party.

Ibegbu made the remark while reacting to the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as PDP presidential candidate.

Speaking exclusively with DAILY POST, Ibegbu said PDP went contrary to the nation’s mood by picking Atiku as its presidential flag bearer.

He, however, said the Igbos should not rely on political parties but on individuals if the Southeast must achieve its goal of producing Nigeria’s president.

According …

State Creation Will Quell Agitation – Ohanaeze To FG

Kanu’s Rearrest: Ohanaeze Urges Caution, Warns Against Protest

June 30, 2021 2:34 am

Apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed for calm over the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the Igbo group also urged the Federal Government to handle his trial with caution and due legal procedure.

Ohanaeze cautioned Igbos to desist from any form of protest that will endanger the Southeast and Nigeria.

Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the organisation’s Secretary-General made the call in reaction to the rearrest of the IPOB’s leader.

Read Also: ‘Why I Fled Nigeria’ Nnamdi Kanu Opens Up

In a statement he issued …

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South East Govs Direct Ohanaeze To Settle Anyim, Arthur Eze

July 26, 2020 3:09 pm

The South East Governors Forum and Igbo leaders at the weekend directed the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo to mediate between the crisis that ensued between the former Senate President, Senator Pius Anyim and Prince Arthur Eze.

Read Also: Nwodo: Erring Igbo Elders Should Be Stoned – Ohanaeze Backs Kanu

The chairman of the South East Governors Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, made this known to journalists at the Governor’s Lodge shortly after a teleconference meeting with other governors and leaders of the zone.

According to him “The meeting requested the President of Ohanaeze to meet with Prince

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IPOB And Ohaneze Will Work Together - Nnamdi Kanu

IPOB And Ohaneze Will Work Together – Nnamdi Kanu

July 16, 2020 10:09 am

The apex Igbo socio-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu led-IPOB has agreed to work harmoniously towards the interest of the Igbo ethnic group. This was confirmed today by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on his official Facebook page.

The IPOB and Ohanaeze Ndigbo which had been at loggerheads especially in recent times brokered peace at the instance of First Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazuluike Amechi.

Read Also: Nwodo: Erring Igbo Elders Should Be Stoned – Ohanaeze Backs Kanu

Chief Amechi who addressed journalists after the peace meeting at the elder statesman’s house …

Ohanaeze Condemns New Police Promotion

2023: We Are Working On Igbo Presidency – Ohanaeze, Amaechi

July 3, 2020 3:57 am

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Alaigbo Foundation, Igbo National Congress, among others, yesterday, agreed that a president of Igbo extraction is achievable in 2023 as the Igbo are working towards its realization.

This came as an ex-Biafran soldier and prominent traditional ruler in Enugu State, Igwe Spencer Ugwuoke, expressed doubt over the realization of a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction in 2023 because ”Ndigbo lacks unity of purpose.”

Ugwuoke, who is the traditional ruler of Obimo autonomous community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, insisted that lack of unity of purpose by the Igbo and deficient …

Herdsmen - You Have To Defend Yourselves, Ohanaeze Tells Igbo

Herdsmen: You Have To Defend Yourselves, Ohanaeze Tells Ndigbo

June 18, 2020 9:09 am

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned the menace of herdsmen in the southeast, especially with the recent killing of a 65-year-old farmer, Uzoemena Iriaka, in his farm in Umuekpu, Agwa, Oguta Council Area of Imo State.

The farmer was allegedly killed by suspected herdsmen. Ohanaeze Ndigbo, therefore, called on Igbo to defend themselves as the killing was becoming rampant.

Ohanaeze lamented that Ndigbo has been pushed to the wall by the rogue herdsmen who kill the people virtually daily in their homeland. “We have been pushed to the wall. We have no other option than to rise …

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