The Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide, on Friday, said the Southeast must unite and dialogue with the Western and Southern parts of the country.

The body said dialoguing with other regions was the only way the Igbos could get anything from Nigeria.

In a statement signed and forwarded to DAILY POST, Amb Tony Chiemelu Obizoba, the Director-General Strategic Planning and Implementations of Ohanaeze, said the Southeast must stop threatening other tribes and regions.

Obizoba cautioned those making derogatory remarks about other regions and attributing them to Ohanaeze to desist.

He said, “Having been through the many discrepancies resulting from the cacophony of voices and which has had adverse effects on the fortunes of the race, we are hereby making it clear to Nigerians and constituted authorities in the country that the only legitimate body that can speak on behalf of Ndi Igbo in terms of matters of importance is the Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide being the one registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and so recognised by law to do so.

“We also must seize this opportunity to dissociate ourselves as Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide from those divisive comments such as threatening the sovereignty of Nigeria, other tribes and regions should Igbo not get what it desires in the project called Nigeria on the time they are specifying, mainly 2023 elections.

“Our position on the forthcoming general elections is that Ndi Igbo, if they need any position, should build bridges and consult widely within the various divides, not asking anybody that has declared interest to drop his interest and wait for Ndi Igbo to come and present its candidate.

“We urge our people that if we must have a stake in the project called Nigeria, then we have to begin to build bridges with immediate effect. We have to build a wider consultation from the stakeholders of Ndigbo.

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo is urging all stakeholders to unite as one, dialogue and consult widely with the North and West to be able to establish their presence and cordial relationship before talking of attaining any certain position.

“So, we are not going to play along with the other group of people calling themselves Ohanaeze Ndigbo and who are asking those that have declared interest to run for the presidential seat to drop their ambition.

“From the foregoing, we notice that people are battling from all angles to hijack this Ohanaeze Ndigbo for their own selfish interests and this is happening especially from the illegitimate groups and some of the few governors trying to outshine the legitimate body that is Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide. We will, however, not allow them to do so, whoever intends to do business with Igbo should know that transacting with such illegitimate groups means being on one’s own.

“As for us, we will continue to urge our leaders to build bridges and consult widely with the various divides to be able to discuss, if actually, we want this project Nigeria to succeed. This is because you cannot talk of the Nigeria project and then you say you don’t want to talk to the North or the West. It means you are just talking to yourselves, it is not done. A paradigm shift now is a must.”

In a statement signed and forwarded to DAILY POST, Amb Tony Chiemelu Obizoba, the Director-General Strategic Planning and Implementations of Ohanaeze, said the Southeast must stop threatening other tribes and regions.

Obizoba cautioned those making derogatory remarks about other regions and attributing them to Ohanaeze to desist.

seunmsg:



They have said too much already and it is too late to stop or changed what has been said.

BigRocky:
Nigeria is a forced union!

The east, north and west have nothing in common till Lord lugard almagamated it.

omenkaLives:
Ohanaeze telling Okoros to stop threatening others but rather dialogue to get the presidency? Is Ohanaeze away such strategy as dialogue, persuasion, friendship, cajoling, bridge building, etc are acts of cowardice and slavery in the books of their kith and kin?

They better take a rain check. That bridge has long been crossed. Even Ohanaeze themselves have been threatening Nigerians over the presidency, just like their sons and daughters.

As for me and my house, anyone who emerges the APC flagbearer has our vote, preferably Star Boy. The pdp can have Kanu or Evans on their ticket for all we care.

Ebubu:
The e-rats on nairaland are the worst

omenkaLives:
Exactly!!

Even Ohanaeze themselves are no different. They're just pretending to be. No one is fooled.

nrexzy:


Forced union and our leaders in d east has decided not to perform except for Ebonyi & maybe Anambara...

QueenAgbo:



Are they not your brothers?

You are from ebonyi right?

To be sincere instead of southeast to produce president 2023,southsouth will have it.Southeasterners never still learn politics at all.

Everything is not by emotion and blackmailing or threatenjng others.

Here in Enugu all Igbo youth tells me is that once a southeasterners is mistakenly made president the first to to fight other ethnic group especially yoruba and fulani and then divide the country.

The truth of the matter be say other tribe know Igbos have hidden evil intention that is why we can't vote you guys come 2023.

Before you call me yoruba,I am an Ika from Agbor and Okowa is my presidential candidate.

Thank you.

Ebubu:


Lol Okowa wey never even declare. Okowa is not contesting and you know it!

You accuse Igbo of blackmail and threat but here you are, being the champion of it and declaring your blackmail and threat of never voting them. Look yourself in the mirror and see within you, what you shamelessly accuse others, you are not better off yourself.

Go and sleep. You just want Okowa to win for purely selfish and evil reasons; because he’s your statesman. What development has be brought to that road-eroded Delta?
He hasn’t declared but you’re carrying his matter on your head, does he even have national clout?
As you’re claiming let SS have it, one would think you would champion a Jonathan with national clout or a Wike with national clout.

Okowa would not contest and if he does, would never win the primary and you know it. His best bet is to emerge running mate to either atiku or tambuwal. Talking about lightweight he’s as lightweight as ugwuanyi.

And please don’t speak evil of your host, if your mama didn’t teach you manners, learn it by yourself. And please stop hiding under the umbrella of “we other tribe”, speak for yourself and your one vote which you are only constitutionally entitled to.

An ungrateful dunce like you who SE backed like no other region when your region contested and held Presidency, the result is why we are marginalized today, is here saying instead of SE to have it, SS has it again.

Go and sleep. You as an individual don’t even matter in the scheme of things as to which region it will fall on to contest.

QueenAgbo:



Okay thank you for your insult,but know it south east will not have it.I have right to support who ever I want you are not the one to tell me.

Never in your life compare okowa and Ugwuanyi,they are not mate.

Which host,your people are more in my land than my people here.Southeast is underdevelop so cannot attract Ika's like my land attract your people who will rather die than go back and build their land.

The problem with you Igbos is that you guys are just empty noise makers.Ohaneaze are deceiving themselfs,they are not different from the Igbo they are pretending to caution,all because of election.

All the insult and blackmailing where una they do to other tribe we go pay una back just calm down,na next year.

As usual una go wail again,nor be today.

benuejosh:
With the level of confusion in Igbo land, they'll still miss out in the general election. Ohanaeze is either quarreling Tinubu for coming out to contest or commanding every political party to give them the presidency.

Igbos don't know what they want yet. OR they don't know how to go about they wish.

seunmsg:



They have said too much already and it is too late to stop or change what has been said.

Peterobiisathie:
It is late already No okoro will get APC ticket in 2023

Ebubu:


You are a nonentity. I care less about you. After all na you dey Igbo thread.

SEGLIZ:
the simple truth.

berrystunn:
Igbos should learn politics...