2019 Presidency: Ohanaeze youths tackle Nwodo over northern candidate - Risingsuntv

By Anayo Okoli

UMUAHIA —OHANAEZE Youth Wing, OYW,  is set to revolt
against the President-General of Ohanaeze , Chief John
Nnia Nwodo, accusing him of plotting to throw Ndigbo
into what they called “a political cul-de –sac,” by allegedly
trying to unilaterally adopt a northern presidential
aspirant.


OYW also accused the Ohanaeze president of running the
body as a one-man business, alleging that he has
rendered the office of the Secretary General of the body
impotent, which they said is the engine room of the
organisation and custodian of Ohanaeze Secretariat.


They claimed that he appointed a director of
administration without the approval of the Ime Obi and
the appointee has usurped the powers of Secretary
General.


“Ohanaeze Ndigbo is a social cultural organisation but he
has converted into a political organisation as he already
has a presidential candidate from the North East and is
trying to impose him on Ndigbo through his deceitful
message on restructuring, and subsequently, bring his
brother or one of his friends as the running mate ahead of
other qualified Igbos,” OYW alleged.


Ohanaeze youths wing in a statement signed by Mazi
Okechukwu Isiguzoro, its President General and Mazi
Okwu Nnabuike, the Secretary General, said: “We, the
Ohanaeze Youth Wing, OYW, presently at the receiving
end of Nwodo’s political forays are not in a haste to
adopt or support any presidential candidate to avoid a
repeat of the Igbo’s mistake of 2015. Hence, we reject his
moves and pressure.


“We believe in popular governance as the name Ohanaeze
Ndigbo suggests and would like the Igbo leaders of
thoughts and South East governors in league with
Ohanaeze Ndigbo to show the way rather one man
dictating the direction.”