Coalition of igbo Groups namely World igbo Youth Congress, Southeast Women Professionals and igbo Students Union had described the new emergency of The New Ohanaeze Ndigbo, registered in CAC as the collaborative efforts of all Igbo progressives and civil rights groups to redeem the battered image of the apex Igbo Socio Cultural organisation which was badly damaged through allegations of corruption, recklessness,discrimination and promotion of divisions amongst Igbo leaders which was characterised by the former President General, Nnia Nwodo.
In a Press Statement Jointly signed by Mazi Alex Okemiri, Dr Helen Ogbonnaya and Comrade Chidi Ugwunjo, insists that the area where the immediate past regime of Nwodo failed includes, allegations of corruption and Unaccountability of funds, high handedness and Exclusion of Igbo politicians not in support of Atiku Presidential Project 2023 from Ohanaeze Ndigbo activities, non Commitment to the Creation of additional State, through recommendations of Ohanaeze Ndigbo State Creation report chaired by Professor Chigozie Ogbu,
Nwodo disbanded all igbo affiliated groups to Ohanaeze Ndigbo, non compliance and commitment to the igbo acceptance of biafra agitators as integral part of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the major role which Nwodo played in proscribing ipob and subsequently persuaded through alleged petitions against ipob to Presidency for the organization to be gazetted as a terrorist organisation.
The inability of Nwodo to implement the lay down visions and missions of the founding fathers of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, which was derailed and subsequently destroyed through masterminding the illegal amendments of the Constitution Ohanaeze Ndigbo with evil intent to disenfranchise some people from participating in Ohanaeze Ndigbo activities and especially the Biafra agitators .
The only Functional thing Nwodo’s Regime achieved was enthronement of acrimonious times and illegalities against Ohanaeze Ndigbo Constitution.
Coalition of igbo Groups insists that the New President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo must be conscious of the fact that there’s existing fracas between all fronts, stakeholders and groups in igboland caused by Nwodo’s rascality and recklessness, and there’s need to Unite all fronts and Groups through accommodative measures to ensure that all interests are protected in line with established norms and values of igbo Nation.
Meanwhile, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide wishes to inform the General public that igbo leaders, had agreed that Nwodo’s replacement would come from Enugu State, and with a TENURE of seven months, to complete the TENURE of Enugu State in line with established agreements and Constitutional Zoning of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, at the expiration of his TENURE, a new election would be Conducted for a successor to come from IMO State based on existing Zoning arrangements in Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
In a Press Statement released by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide,” igbo leaders and stakeholders had agreed to allow Enugu state to Complete their remaining TENURE, and IMO State will subsequently produce the next President General by January 2021, igbo leaders will definitely present the new President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nwodo’s Successor from Enugu State by next week after the Consultative meetings with Traditional Rulers and igbo stakeholders, and with assurances that all interests including that of biafra agitators will be protected” .