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We’re Not Against Buhari’s Visit To Imo — Ohanaeze Ndigbo Distance Itself
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has dissociated itself from the assertion making the rounds in social media that it’s towards the go to of President Muhammadu Buhari to Imo State.
This was contained in an announcement made out there to journalists in Enugu on Wednesday by Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
It mentioned, “The eye of the management of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been drawn to an announcement making the rounds within the media and purportedly issued by the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The press assertion, issued by one Chidi Ibeh, a nondescript and unknown to Ohanaeze, gave the impression that Ohanaeze Ndigbo is at odds with the deliberate go to of President Muhammadu Buhari to Imo State on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Nothing will be extra dishonest than this.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo, under the management of Prof. George Obiozor, dissociates itself from the purported assertion and urges Ndigbo to ignore identical.
“We’re appalled that some miscreants, masquerading as leaders of Ohanaeze may problem such rheumy and doubtful assertion on behalf of Ndigbo. The assertion is mischievous, ill-intended and a deliberate try and put Ndigbo in hurt’s manner.
“Could we reiterate right here that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide welcomes His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Owerri in Igbo land.
“We’re, subsequently, deeply delighted that President Muhammadu Buhari has chosen to go to Ndigbo in Igbo land at this vital juncture in Igbo historical past. By this go to, the president has confirmed, past doubts, that he’s the daddy of the nation.
“It’s, subsequently, the peak of wickedness, callousness, mischief, rabble-rousing, and miscreancy for Mr. Chidi Ibeh and his co-travellers to problem such a discordant statement within the title of Ndigbo.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo would not take such idiosyncrasy and urge our folks to completely disregard the mischief of Mr. Chidi Ibeh and his recalcitrant, misguided impostors, impersonators and pretenders,” he mentioned.
Ohanaeze thereby known as on Ndigbo to troop out en masse to welcome President Buhari and accord him the honour because of him.
“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide are persuaded that this land-mark go to to the South East of Nigeria by Mr. President is vital and a turning level within the Igbo political historical past,” he added.
It will be recalled that the Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB) had in a statement ordered residents of Imo State to look at a sit-at-home through the president’s go to to Imo State at the moment in solidarity for its chief Mazi Nnamdi Knau who’s presently within the custody of the Division of State Services (DSS).
