Okorocha’s plot to hijack Ohanaeze Ndigbo uncovered

Indication emerged yesterday that Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo
State has put machinery in place to take over the apex Igbo
socio-cultural group,Ohanaeze Ndigbo ahead of the 2019 general
elections.

President of Ohanaeze Youth,Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said reliably that
the ongoing construction of Ohanaeze Secretariat at No 7,Park
Avenue,GRA,Enugu bankrolled by the governor, was part of the carrot
dangled at Ohanaeze leadership,led by President General,Chief Enwo
Gary Igariwey whose tenure was said to have elapsed but was clinging
to power to ensure he produced a successor from Imo State extraction,
in conflict with the rotation in alphabetical order of leadership
enshrined in the constitution.

The pan-Igbo group had adopted a single four years tenure in
alphabetical order among the seven states that make-up the body which
includes; Anambra, Abia, Delta, Ebonyi,Enugu, Imo and River
States,primed to rotate its President General in order to entrench
fairness,cohesion and equity.

Gov. Rochas Okorocha
Incumbent Chief Igariwey,who hails from Ebonyi State is supposed to
handover to somebody from Enugu State based on the constitution.
Isiguzoro further revealed that Governor Okorocha's desperation was to
install a puppet as President General from Imo extraction who would do
his bidding ahead of the 2019 general elections.

"The frequent visits of Ohanaeze leadership to Imo Government House is
a confirmation. Is Imo State the only member state of Ohanaeze? Look
at it,Ralph Uwechue,late, was from Delta State. He served as President
General and handed over to the incumbent Chief Igariwey from Ebonyi
State. Before Uwechue from Delta,it was Dozie Ikedife from Anambra
State who handed over to a Delta man."