Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Return To Mountains Or We Treat You As Terrorists – Ohanaeze To Miyetti Allah

Return To Mountains Or We Treat You As Terrorists – Ohanaeze To Miyetti Allah

June 8, 2020 1:59 pm

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the highest Igbo socio-cultural organization, has declared that any Fulani herdsman or person that decides to live in any forest in any part of Nigeria, especially in Igbo land would be tagged a terrorist and treated as such.

This came in reaction to the statement allegedly credited to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi, who had announced that his organization has concluded arrangements to flag-off its own security outfit to be deployed across the country.

The Fulani leader said that Nigeria belongs to the Fulanis, and they will rule forever.

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Almajiris - North Exports Food To South East, Not COVID-19 – Ohanaeze

Almajiris: North Exports Food To South East, Not COVID-19 – Ohanaeze

May 24, 2020 1:10 pm

The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has dismissed the allegations that the influx of almajiris into the Southeast was an attempt to infect inhabitants of the region with COVID-19.

Speaking with reporters, Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Barr. Uche Okwukwu said such claims should be dismissed because Northerners are responsible for the food supplies in the Southeast.

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Nigeria, several almajiris have been caught attempting to illegally enter the Southeast.

Read Also: Ohanaeze Berates Northern Leaders Over Abuse Of Almajiri

Recall that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had accused Northern leaders

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Buhari Has Done Well – Ohanaeze Replies Tanko Yakassai

Buhari Has Done Well – Ohanaeze Replies Tanko Yakassai

May 24, 2020 11:07 am

The apex Igbo sociopolitical organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has reacted to claims by Northern elder, Tanko Yakassai who had described President Muhammadu Buhari as an incompetent leader.

Ohanaeze’s Secretary General, Barr. Uche Okwukwu insisted that Buhari has done well since assuming power in 2015.

Yakassai, a former Presidential Adviser had said Buhari’s inability to fix some of the problems shows he is incompetent

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However, Okwukwu in a chat with news men maintained that such was Yakassai’s opinion and does not reflect the general perception of Nigerians.

Okwukwu stressed that Buhari

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Ohanaeze Berates Northern Leaders Over Abuse Of Almajiri

Ohanaeze Berates Northern Leaders Over Abuse Of Almajiri

May 18, 2020 3:36 pm
The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has advised Northern leaders not to resurrect the Almajiri institution even after COVID-19.

Ohanaeze claimed that the institution was thoroughly abused by some northern power brokers, urging leaders of Northern extraction to rehabilitate the Almajiris rather than encourage them to flee to the South.

This is as security operatives attached to the COVID-19 lockdown enforcement team in Abia State intercepted a truckload of Almajiris to the state.

Read Also: Insecurity: We Will Defend Every Igbo Man – Ohanaeze

In a statement to newsmen in Umuahia, on Monday, the Spokesman of the Igbo body,

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Nnamdi Kanu 'Nnamdi Kanu Is Igbo’s Greatest Enemy' – Ohanaeze

‘Nnamdi Kanu Is Igbo’s Greatest Enemy’ – Ohanaeze

April 8, 2020 7:45 am

The apex Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as the greatest enemy of Igbo people in the last 200 years.

Ohanaeze’s Secretary General, Barr. Uche Okwukwu in a chat with reporters claimed that Kanu collected money from enemies of Igbos to destroy the Southeast.

Okwukwu maintained that the actions of the IPOB leader was undermining the chances of the Southeast to produce the next Nigeria’s president.

He said: “This is a man that asked Igbo to destroy their Voters Registration Cards and not to vote. 48 hours to

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Ohanaeze

‘Gov Ugwuanyi Kind Of Person We Want’ – Ohanaeze

February 21, 2020 4:52 am

The leadership of the Igbo apex organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Enugu State, on Thursday, described Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as the kind of leader they want.

The apex-Igbo group joined stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in applauding Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his peace and good governance initiatives and inclusive leadership style, which have entrenched participatory democracy in the state.

Speaking during the PDP State Flag-off of the Chairmanship Campaign in Ikem, the headquarters of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, ahead of the February 29 LG Elections in the state, the State Chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Alex Ogbonna, who

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Ohanaeze

Ohanaeze Proposes Establishment Of Special Commando Units

February 18, 2020 10:02 am

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has urged the federal government to set up special Commando units in the nation’s security agencies to intensify the fight against terrorism in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria.

The Igbo group also suggested that the Commando units be assisted with foreign mercenaries to tackles insecurity occasioned by the wicked activities of Boko-Haram, bandits and Herdsmen.

This came following the renewed attacks on innocent citizens in some parts of Borno State by Boko Haram terrorists, after the federal government’s boast of degrading the nefarious Islamic terror organization.

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Ogbunigwe

Regional Security: Igbo Youths Push For Use Of Ogbunigwe

February 16, 2020 4:33 am

National leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide (Youth Wing), Chief Arthur Obiora, spoke to Sunday Sun shortly after the Ime-Obi caucus meeting of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation in Enugu recently.

He spoke on the vexatious issue of attacks and existential threats to the Igbo in Nigeria, particularly in their homeland; stating that the Federal Government has failed to protect Ndigbo.

The youth leader hinted of the readiness of the Igbo youths to protect their people and defend their land, adding that there was no going back on their planned security outfit christened ‘Ogbunigwe’. Ogbunigwe is the name of the Improvised …

Igbo leaders

Igbo Leaders Storm Kanu’s Parents’ Burial

February 14, 2020 4:13 am

Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that Igbo leaders would honour the royal couple at the funeral.

The apex Igbo body which appealed to security agencies to allow Abia community give their monarch and his wife a befitting burial, however, warned against any disturbance of public peace before, during and after the event.

National President of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, Chief Arthur Obiora, yesterday, expressed displeasure with the tension generated by the  army and police.

“If Nnamdi Kanu has any issue with the government, that’s a different issue all together.  So, they should allow the community to bury them according …

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Insecurity: We Will Defend Every Igbo Man – Ohanaeze

February 10, 2020 3:49 am

As Nigerians continue to grapple with issues of insecurity across the country, the apex-Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, declared on Sunday that it would defend every single soul in Igbo land.

DAILY POST recalls that this came the same day the South-East Governors’ Forum unveiled more plans for its regional security network, which it said was at an advanced stage.

Chairman of the Forum, Engr. David Umahi had while briefing journalists after a meeting at the Enugu Government House, said the zone had already written the Federal Government on the security network.

On the part of Ohanaeze, it resolved during

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Ohanaeze

S’East Govs Not Sincere On Regional Security – Ohanaeze

February 4, 2020 4:00 am

The youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, said that the special security outfit proposed for the region by the governors of the South East would fail without the involvement of Igbo youths.

Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, last week, disclosed that they were fine-tuning modalities before unveiling the security outfit.

National President of Ohanaeze youths, Chief Arthur Obiora, told Daily Sun that some of the governors were not sincere evan as he accused  them of working for their selfish political interests.

He advised the governros  to find a way of working with …

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