Igbo Stakeholders Wade Into Ohanaeze Crisis

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CONCERNED Stakeholders of Ala- Igbo have resolved Also, a report of Igbo bishops to address the crisis roc king on the crisis in Ohanaeze the apex Igbo socio- cultural Ndigbo, which was presented organisation, Ohanaeze to the meeting by the Ndigbo, and strengthen Igbo Secretary, Most Rev. ( Prof.) unity. Ezichi Ituma, on behalf of the

In an extraordinary meeting Methodist Archbishop of at the Cathedral Church of the Umuahia, Dr. Chibuzo Opoko, Good Shepherd, Enugu State, was deliberated upon and the stakeholders also considadopted. ered the quest for a Nigerian A communiqué issued after president of South East extracthe meeting, which witnessed tion and other matters of in- person and virtual attenurgent importance. dances, a number of resolutions were agreed upon.

The witnesses include representatives of Ohanaeze affiliate associations in Nigeria and in the Diaspora, which nominated Dr. Uma Eleazu as Chair.

Signed by Eleazu and Opoko, the communiqué also confirmed the constitution of a new unifying National Executive Committee ( NEC) of Ohanaeze led by the President General, Prof. George Obiozor; Deputy President General,

Uche Okwukwu and Secretary General, Okechukwu Nwadinobi.

It reads: “The meeting adopts the decision of the Joint Body ( JB) of the Representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops, and the South East Council of Traditional Rulers to, within one month, meet with Prof. Obiozor to task him on the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the Representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops, without further ado.