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A meeting of a select leaders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Northern Zone was held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at the residence of the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Chief Engr.  Dr.  Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu; CFR (Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo).

The President General gave a progress report on the following activities;

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1. (a). Global Restructuring of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide: The Igbo Leader explained that Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been restructured into three zones for Nigeria and six zones for the Diaspora chapters. With the new structure, the 19 states and Abuja will have their headquarters in Abuja; the South West, with the headquarters in Lagos; and the East with the headquarters at Enugu. Chief Iwuanyanwu added that the Ohanaeze Diaspora structure has the continent of Europe with the headquarters in London; others include the continent of North America and Canada with headquarters in Washington, DC; the continent of South America and the Caribbean with headquarters in Brazil; the continent of Asia with headquarters in China; continent of Africa with Headquarters in South Africa; continent of Australia and New Zealand and all the surrounding Islands with headquarters in Australia.

(b) Building of International Market in Igboland: With the completion of the project, all the Igbo traders will be expected to own a market store in Igboland. This will create job opportunities, enhance goods and services and ultimately increase Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the country.

(c) As a corollary to the above, the Igbo Leader will hold a Summit of Igbo Traders Associations in Nigeria and some parts of Africa. The meeting is scheduled to hold in Jan. 2024.

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Other decisions reached in the meeting include;

(2) A new date for the Ohanaeze Northern Convention which will hold on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 of November 2023.

(3) The President General called for the harmonization of the officers of the various factions of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the Abuja in order to produce united peaceful executive.

(4) The meeting expressed very deep concern over the insecurity in the South East and felt sad over the continued incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The President General was therefore mandated to immediately seek appointment for leaders to meet with the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR in respect of the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, amongst other security issues in the South East.

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(5) The members noted with satisfaction that the Governor of Imo State, His Excellency Sen. Hope Uzodimma has offered Amnesty to all the unknown gunmen who are hiding in the bush. To this end, Governor Uzodimma has promised to offer full employment to as many youths that denounce nefarious activities in Imo State. It is hoped that since Governor Uzodimma is the Chairman of the South East Governors Forum, all the other South East Governors will key into the Amnesty programme.

(6) The Ohanaeze Ndigbo urges the young men to take advantage of the amnesty programme for peace to reign in Igboland.

(7) The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu announced the establishment of a Special Committee, known as the “Committee for Reconciliation and Peace Building in Nigeria”, with Dr. Dominic Okechukwu as the Chairman while Dr. Joseph Ibekwe is the Secretary. The other members of the Committee will be announced later.

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(8) Also the President General Inaugurated the Elders Council for Abuja and the Northern States of Nigeria. The Council is Chaired by His Excellency Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife and Chief SN Okeke as the Deputy while Prof. Charles Nwekeaku is the Secretary.

(9) Members lauded the robust initiatives so far taken by Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, CFR since his assumption of Office as the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide; especially in the areas of peace building, transportation, railway, seaport, international airport and other areas of Igbo strategic interests. Members expressed immense delight that with the Iwuanyanwu vision, intellect and invaluable diverse contacts, a lot of lost grounds will be recovered.

Some of the dignitaries that attended the meeting include: His Excellencies, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, Sen. Chris Ngige; others include Sen. Joy Emordi, Ambassador Eddy Onuoha, Ken Emechebe, Chief Sam Obaji, among others.

E- Sign:
Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia

National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.