Governor Rochas Okorocha in a handshake with the President-General of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo,Chief Gray Nnachi Enwo-Igariwey, whe he visited the Governor at the Government House. Owerri recently |
Governor Rochas Okorocha
has reconciled the two factional leaders of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo, Chief Gray
Enwo-Igariwey and Dr. Ralph Obioha with Dr. Obioha dropping his claim to the
President-General OF Ohaneze and accepting Chief Enwo Igariwey as the only
President-General of the Organization. Dr. Obioha also pledged to
give Chief Igariwey all the needed support and cooperation to enable him
succeed.
The reconciliation of
the two factions had come Monday night at the end of a very lengthy meeting
between the two leaders, members of their respective EXCOs and delegates from
the states that make up Ohaneze, at the Government House Owerri, with Governor
Okorocha presiding the meeting.
At the end of the
meeting, Dr. Obioha dropped his lingering claim of being the authentic
President-General of Ohaneze, and declared that he and his faction had accepted
the leadership of Chief Igariwey as the President-General of Ohaneze, and Dr.
Obioha’s declaration elicited jubilation in the Ndubuisi Kanu Exco Chambers,
Government House, Owerri.
However, one of the
agreements at the meeting was that the tenure of Chief Igariwey has been
extended by one year, and at the expiration of the one year, fresh election
would be conducted to select new leaders of the body.
All those suspended from
the body in the course of the squabble between the two factions were also
recalled, while all the court cases occasioned by the dispute would also be
withdrawn. A 17-member committee that would see to the implementation
of all that was agreed including the issue of election was set up with Dr.
Obioha as Chairman, while the governors will produce one member each.
In his speech at the
historic event, Governor Okorocha expressed gladness that “the Ohaneze family
is back as one. There is peace now in Ohaneze. The
Ohaneze with Chief Igariwey as President-General is the umbrella body to
champion the course of the Igbos. Today, we have proven to the world
that Igbos are their brothers keepers.”
Okorocha continued, “The
President of Ohaneze will soon address the Igbo nation. All Igbos
must join hands with the Ohaneze leadership to move Igbo nation
forward. With this peace, we are going to see a new kind of support
for Ohaneze. The rest of the world will hear about the Igbo nation. The
jinx has been broken.”
He continued, “with this
peace we are going to emphasize on the economy of the South-East rather than
politics. We shall make it, with God on our side. The old
things have passed away and behold new things are taking place. And
I want to commend all my brothers and sisters here for this peace in
Ohaneze. This is a new Ohaneze that will move the Igbo nation
forward.”
According to Governor
Okorocha “the governors will be behind the leadership and the entire NEC, so that
a new song will be sung in the Igbo nation. I commend the
President-General for keeping the Ohaneze spirit on, despite the lack of
support from the stakeholders.”
Chief Igariwey and Dr.
Obioha in their respective speeches said achieving peace in the leadership of
Ohaneze and reconciling the two factions should be celebrated by all Igbos
because the division had never augured well with the august body and the
interest of the Igbos in general.
They commended Governor
Okorocha for ensuring that peace and unity return to Ohaneze, and assured that
they would not let the Igbos down. They said Ohaneze would now be
occupied with issues that would boost the economy of Igbo land.
The two leaders, Dr.
Obioa and Chief Igariwey had also addressed the Journalists present before
leaving the venue of the meeting and said the world would now know the Igbos
better, that they disagree to agree in the overall interest of the Igbo nation
and her people.
ROCHAS FOR PRESIDENT 2019
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