Abakaliki: Ohanaeze Ndigbo said that for fairness and equity, Rivers State should produce the next President General of the organization.
In a statement issued by the Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the body noted that it was the constitutional right of Rivers State to produce the next president-general during their forthcoming convention in January 2025.
According to them: “It is paramount to recognize that, as explicitly stipulated in our governing document, the constitutional right of Rivers State to produce the Office of the President General by the dates of January 10-11th, 2025, is both a duty and an honor that must be upheld with the utmost respect and integrity”.
“The emergence of the President General from Rivers State through lawful and proper constitutional procedures is not merely a formal requirement; it is essential for fostering unity among the Igbo people”.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been alarmed by the conspiring efforts of two Southeast Governors, alongside a former military general who served as both a Head of State and President of Nigeria from the Southwest, a former 2023 presidential candidate from an opposition party, a notable chieftain of the Pan Niger Delta organization, and several other subversive elements”.
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“These actors are seemingly united to undermine the constitutional prerogative of Rivers State and usurp its rightful claim to the presidency of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, instead favoring an individual from Abia State”.
The body insisted that it was increasingly apparent that the aforementioned Southeast Governors and the 2023 presidential candidate were complicit in the subversive schemes, driven by political machinations and the calculations surrounding the upcoming 2027 elections.
“We will prioritize the constitutional rights of Rivers State to elect the next President General, resisting all external influences that seek to impose another candidate from Abia State in direct contravention of our established constitutional framework”.
“We have uncovered the evil plans of the two Southeast Governors to continue sponsoring some faceless and non-existent groups bearing Ikwerre ethnic names with the intentions of denying their Igboness and Igbo identities, a ploy to discredit Rivers State from producing the next President General, definitely Ndigbo will always overcome these obstacles”, Ohanaeze assures.
The apex body further called on all Igbo interest groups, organizations, and individuals to adopt a unified and cohesive position, ensuring that they remain steadfast in our commitment to preserving Igbo unity.
