The President-General of Ohanaeze
Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has resolved the lingering leadership crisis in the
Bayelsa chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, ending many years of bikering and
leadership tossle.
The protracted leadership crisis
had factionalised the socio-cultural group in the area.
Chief Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa,
South-South Coordinator of Ohanaeze Youth Wing, said in Yenagoa that Nwodo had
summoned the feuding factions and mended fences among them.
Arthur-Ugwa applauded Nwodo for
his fatherly role by listening to the grievances of the two factions and
brokered peace, to pave way for the election of a new executive.
He noted that the Ohanaeze
national leadership had, after the peace initiative, appointed an election
committee headed by Chief Charles Odunukwe, Vice President-General of Ohanaeze
Ndigbo.
According to him, both factions
have been advised to withdraw all pending court cases and to maintain the
existing peace while those aspiring to lead the group should brace up and
canvass for votes, with an assurance that the elections would be credible.
“We commend the peace moves which
our father and President-General initiated when he visited Bayelsa sometime in
July for the South-South rally on restructuring.
“He subsequently invited both the
current caretaker Chairman, Chief Mark Nlem, and the erstwhile leader, Chief
Chinedu Amaku, and both parties embraced each other.
“Peace has finally returned to
Ohanaeze in Bayelsa due to the untiring efforts of Chief Nwodo and we expect
the group to grow in leaps and bounds.
“Chief Nwodo also urged us to
embark on registration of new members to grow Ohanaeze,” Arthur-Ugwa said.
In a reaction to the peace move,
Amaku who leads one faction of the group, acknowledged that both parties had
resolved their differences.
“I can confirm that the peace
which eluded Ohanaeze in Bayelsa, had returned; the peace move was initiated in
Bayelsa before we invited the National Secretariat of Ohanaeze in Enugu.
“Our President-General encouraged
us to work together in the interest of Igbo people and we now buried our
individual interests for the interest of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and we shall work to
preserve the peace,” Amaku said.
On the 2018 Igbo day, Amaku said
that the National Leadership of Ohanaeze had postponed the event which holds
annually on Sept. 19 to October, to pave the way for Igbos to participate in
the primaries of various political parties.
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