on Thursday January 24,2019 during a meeting of Imeobi, the highest decision making body of Ohanaeze.
PREAMBLE
In its collective search for a polity that is just, egalitarian and inclusive, the Ime Obi Ohaneze Ndi Igbo met today Thursday 24 January, 2019 at the Nike Lake Hotel, Enugu, to further deliberate on the future of Ndigbo in the chequred history of a beleaguered country.
After a critical and dispassionate appraisal of the issues and the visible fault lines in our polity, including the analysis of the election manifestos of the various contesting parties, especially with regards to the restructuring of the federation and continued relevance of our people in the Nigerian geopolitical space, the meeting resolved as follows:
Whether they endorse him or not, Igbos will still vote him because of Peter Obi. I am ATIKUOBILATED. @Blessed Princess.
ReplyDeletemy presido.
ReplyDeleteAnother faction will soon deny this news .
ReplyDeleteVery divided group!
LOL...Laughing Outside Lagos as bro shaggi would say.😂😂😂😂😂
DeleteThe endorsement makes no difference. In fact, Ohanaeze has no relevance.
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ReplyDeleteI have always said this.
The reason Ibo people can never grasp power is because they can't even support their own.
You see someone in VP position and you see another in Presidential position.
Who will have more power? Who will turn the tide? Is this not what you you lot have been agitating for and won't let people here word?
You are supporting VP position that is like ghost, only coming around when needed to send to the market ie trader moni or do quick PR clean up. Na wa.
Anything to send jubril back to sudan we will support it. @Blessed Princess
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ReplyDeleteOff course they will endorse him, they have no choice
ReplyDeleteThey should have been neutral by supporting both parties and work for d next election...what if Buhari now wins?
ReplyDeleteThey would come back to say they have been marginalised. My people are never politically smart.....Why will a people support/endorse one party? Why will a tribe claim partisanship? And tomorrow, they will start crying. The wise thing to do is Vote individually
DeleteIt's not about politically smart, basic common sense generally, zero.
DeleteThe Anambra State Government has washed its hand off the Thursday’s endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar .
ReplyDeleteDAILY POST earlier reported that Atiku was endorsed during Imeobi, a meeting of the highest decision making body of Ohanaeze, the apex socio-cultural organization of Ndigbo.
Some of the reasons for the endorsement included Atiku’s promise on restructuring and his choice of Mr. Peter Obi as his running mate.
Obi is the immediate past Governor of Anambra State.
However, addressing a press conference late Thursday night, the Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Prof Solo Chukwulobelu, who led a delegation of the State to the Imeobi, said they were not part of the exercise.
He described the development as a divisive trajectory capable of destabilizing Ndigbo.
While faulting Atiku’s endorsement, he said “in compliance with the directive by the Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, a delegation of the Anambra State Government arrived at Nike Lake Hotel in Enugu early enough to participate in the meeting of Ime Obi of Ohaneze Ndigbo scheduled to start at 7pm, as agreed on by the Chairman of the South East Governors Forum, Engr Dave Umahi, and the President General of Ohaneze, Chief John Nnia Nwodo.
“The delegation led by the Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, was surprised to learn that the meeting had been held earlier and lasted for a mere 30 minutes. The representative of the Ebonyi State Government, Dr Eric kelechi Igwe, who arrived at the venue before the time the meeting was scheduled to start was also surprised that it had already taken place. The same goes for others like the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, OON.”
He added that “we are, indeed, surprised that the Ime Obi meeting could hold today of all days. We had expected Ohaneze leaders to participate actively in the commissioning ceremony of the Zik Mausoleum, Onitsha, Anambra State. The Mausoleum, which was started by the General sani Abacha government, took a whole 23 years to complete.
“We have read bits of the communiqué purportedly issued by the Ohaneze leadership. We regret that they do not reflect the position of the people and Government of Anambra State.
“The position of the Anambra State Government is that Ohaneze should remain a united organization umbrella for all Ndigbo, and should not take sides with any party. There are major leaders in all political parties, including the three major ones in Nigeria, namely, APGA, APC and PDP.
“It is deeply regrettable that the Ohaneze leadership has chosen to go down a divisive trajectory capable of setting back Igbo unity for several years.”
Those who made this statement sound very stupid. Didn't Arewa consecutive forum and their youths endorsed Buhari in 2015?
DeleteIf Ibos are supporting Atiku cos of 'their son' Obi...Yorubas will not be wrong to support Buhari for same reason. Na so
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