Ohanaeze Rivers, Describes Ogbakor Ikwerre Actions Against Mbata, as Merely Academic…Says Dim Uchechukwu Nnam Okwukwu is Ohanaeze President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.

EconomyOhanaeze Rivers, Describes Ogbakor Ikwerre Actions Against Mbata, as Merely Academic...Says Dim Uchechukwu Nnam Okwukwu is Ohanaeze President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.

The Rivers state chapter of Ohanaze Ndigbo, has described the recent actions taken by the pan Ikwerre Socio-Cultura Organisation, Ogbakor Ikwerre against Senator John Azuta Mbata, as merely academic.

The association in a press statement issued in Port Harcourt and signed by Hon. Owhonda Iheanacho Nwakanma, the Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Rivers State Chapter, noted that it has “observed with mild interest, the drama and posturings revolving around Senator John Azuta Mbata, and the regime of sanctions, rolled out against his person by the Ogbakor Ikwerre Socio Cultural Organisation”.

Recall that Ogbakor Ikwerre, had in a furious reaction, withdrawn Mbata’s membership, stripped him of all awards, honours and titles bestowed on him by any organisation in Ikwerre, and declared him a stranger in Ikwerreland .The group in a statement jointly signed by its President-General Dr. Godspower Onuekwa and Secretary-General Nyebuchi Philips said Mbata, by exercising his fundamental human right to join Ohaneze, had renounced his membership of Ikwerre ethnic group (Iwhuruohna).

Ogbakor Ikwerre said: “Senator John Azuta Mbata has the inalienable right to belong to any association of his choice in Nigeria as enshrined in Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Having freely accepted the position of President-General of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, an exclusive organisation of Igbo people, he has willingly and freely renounced his membership and identity with the Ikwerre (Iwhuruohna).

Reacting to the whole saga, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Rivers State Chapter, through its spokesperson, Hon. Nwakanma, disclosed, “While, we believe that the contending parties are equal to the task of defending or justifying their actions, we are however piqued that in the whole confusion, a piece of disinformation have started gaining currency, to-wit, that Senator John Mbata is the elected President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Nothing can be far from the truth”. .

According to Hon. Nwakanma, “For the records, we wish to state the following:
1)The decision of Ogbakor Ikwerre was not neccessary as, Senator John Mbata is not and has never been a member of Ohanaeze. He had never attended a meeting of the GENERAL Assembly or IME-OBI, neither has he canvassed any known position on behalf Ohaneze or Ndigbo in general.
2) The current President General of OHANEZE NDIGBO, is DIMM UCHECHUKWU NNAM OKWUKWU, who for over 30 years had committed his life to the Igbo cause, and in the past rose to the position of the Secretary General, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide.
3) DIMM Uchechukwu Nnam Okwukwu was validly elected the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide at a General Assembly held in Port Harcourt, in accordance with the tradition, convention and the constitution of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, as opposed to the preposterous and bizarre assemblage at the governors lodge at Enugu, whose illegal and false mandate, Senator Mbata has been decieved to believe, that he is exercising.

Continuing, Hon. Nwakanma said, “We advise Ogbakor Ikwerre and the general public to be wary of false claims of meddlesome interlopers, whose sole mission is to further balkanize Ohanaeze Ndigboand make them malleable for manipulation and marginalization. We equally further wish to urge Ogbakor Ikwerre to disregard any claims by Senator Mbata and his co-travellers to the Ohanaeze Presidency, as it is a ruse and cheap theatrics and call on Senator John Mbata to formally join OHANAEZE and rally support for the validly elected President General, DIMM UCHECHUKWU NNAM OKWUKWU”.

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