Obiozor
The new leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo should know by now that what lies ahead of the Igbo nation is not a tea party, especially with 2023 knocking on the door. Days after the election of the Prof. George Obiozor-led leadership of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, dust is yet to settle on the matter. What ordinarily should bind the people together is instead breeding discord and threatening the unity that has existed among Ndigbo.
A day before the emergence of Obiozor, a factional Ohanaeze Ndigbo had reportedly elected Chief Chidi Ibeh, also from Imo State as President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The faction, which was guided by the “suspended” Secretary general, Chief Uche Okwukwu, had declared any other election by Ndigbo after their own as invalid.
Ohanaeze President-General hopeful, Obiozor, slumps in meeting
Raphael Ede, Enugu
There was palpable tension on Sunday at the emergency Ime-Obi meeting of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo following the sudden collapse of the leading contestant for the group’s president-general, Prof. George Obiozor.
The meeting held was called to resolve differences arising from the 40-man list of electoral committee members for the 2021 election of Ohanaeze Ndigbo submitted to Ime-Obi Ohanaeze by the President-General, Chief Nnia Nwodo, on December 6.
Obiozor, 78, had earlier been endorsed by Imo State stakeholders as their consensus candidate.
During the meeting, he was said to have started shivering where he was seated and someone close to him called for help.