Ohaneze National Youths Crisis: Youths calls for Govt intervention

By John Ndu

Awka 19th Sept 2018, (MOI) Youths of Anambra State have called on the state government to intervene in their recent crisis which is at the verge of scuttling their leadership.

The Youths under the auspices of National Youth Council of Ohaneze Ndigbo made the call during their last general meeting at their head office, Awka.

Briefing newsmen, the Anambra state Youth Leader, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu regretted the unccessary deley of the swearing in of the winner of the their recent general election.

Narrating the situation, Mr Okpalaezeukwu said the Forum had an election five months ago and Mazi Authur Uchenna Obiora emerged as the winner.

"The unwarranted delay over the swearing of the National Youth Leader elect- Mazi Uchenna Arthur Obiora (Chinetugo), which is a position zoned to Anambra state in line with the provisions of the Constitution, and the Guidelines of the Ohanaeze National Youth Wing election of 20th April, 2018; has rendered us Vulnerable and Intimidated.

"We appeal to the Government of Anambra state, and other paramount stakeholders to study this matter well and reconsider her position in order to avert more confusion and thus extricate our Youths from the coming conflagration." Okpalaezeukwu noted.


Responding, the Commissioner for Youths Empowerment and Creative Economy, Mr Bonaventure Enemali said the state government under Gov Obiano would had mapped out various measures to empower youths in the state.

Enemali promised that the state government would interface with the National leadership to wage the crisis.

Also the President General Ohaneze Ndigbo, Anambra State, Chief Domain Okeke Ogene said the crisis which is of the interest of the National body, would be resolved in earnest.