The general Assembly of Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday ratified the support of the apex Igbo social organisation for the 2011 Presidential ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The highest authority of the organization, the Imeobi had on October 30, 2010 recommended the organization’s support for the presidential bid of Jonathan.

In a communique issued at the end of the general meeting held at its headquarters in Enugu, Ohanaeze stated thus: “the General Assembly of Ohanaeze Ndigbo endorsed Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s support for the Presidential bid of Dr. Goodlucl Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan in 2011 as approved by Imeobi on 30th October 2010.”

The general assembly also yesterday endorsed the amendments that the national and state offices be a one term of four years and that the present executive committee led by Ambassador Ralph Uwechue remains in office till December 2012 as approved by Imeobi on October 30.

He general assembly disowned the the election of Ohanaeze Youth Council purported to have been held at Owerri on October 31, 2010 adding that “the general assembly wish to emphasize that that the Youth Council is an organ of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and any election into that organ must receive Ohanaeze approval.”

The general assembly further noted with satisfaction that the security forces deployed to Abia state have made positive impact as the incidence of kidnapping has greatly nose dived.

They demanded: “In view of this development , the general assembly appealed to the Federa Government to also deploy security forces to other South East states, in order that the scepter of kidnapping would be dealt a decisive blow in the run up to Christmas 2010.”

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