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okeyxyz:
Sunny Neji is igbo, from Ogoja Cross-River state

Ogoja is not Igbo and the people in Ogoja do not speak Igbo as their first language.

saintneo:
how about Kogi Igbos
Eg Mercy Johnson Ozioma

Her mum is Igbo.

vicenzo:
@1024.From your posts it is obvious you dont understand the issue at hand, you argue blindly, yet you expect everybody to believe you,after onlytruth's explanation,i was expecting u to correct your mistakes but u didnt.Since u think u are wiser than ohanaeze and knows what is better for ndi igbo,why dont u vote for whoever u think is better,afterall ohanaeze is not forcing anyone to vote for GEJ,and stop this your whimper,it is really demeaning.@onlytruth. U are right about chinenyeN.He is too ngwaISH.This is the problem ngwa have in abia state,despite having 9 lgas out of 17 lgas in abia state,ngwa is yet to produce a governor of abia state,each one of them is too wise for their own good,everybody wants to be heard and none wants to listen to the other,no unity of purpose,little wonder their political predicament in abia state,that is the situation people like 1024 and chinenye want to put ndi igbo in nigeria,God forbid,tufiakwa.

Dont mind 1024. How I wish the chap will concentrate only on sports section where he is an authority. Sometimes I do not feel like replying him because his knowledge of Igbo politics and history is so shallow and not updated.
Only yesterday, he said he has not heard of Uwaechue before until Ohanaeze endorsement. On top of that, he claimed Uwaechue abadoned Biafran Embassy to join Nigeria embassy. In his basket-mouth approach called Uwaeche a monkey and non Igbo.
So you see the need not to waste time on such a quicksand.

There are Igbo people of Ndoki extraction in Etim Ekpo LGA of Akwa Ibom.
Personally, I have met a company rep. in London who is Igbo from Benue state. His surname is Okolobia.
I do not know about Igbo in Cross River, though all those communities on the Abakiliki-Ogoja road do speak Igbo. Ndigbo do not claim them as Igbo neither has Ohanaeze requested them to join the apex-Igbo body.

houvest:
The SW never went to PDP. They were rigged over. SW will always be under AC/AD/UPN/AG. APGA was on a roller coaster to liberate the SE from PDP but the short-sightedness that is being replayed now in this quest to have an Igboman as vice president next year by all means helped crush APGA. Chekwas was accused of mismanagement and instead of harvesting his ideas of a pan-Igbo party and diplomatically resolving the issues, APGA was reduced by Umeh to an Anambra party. Its 1999 clout that swept the SE was removed and Obi managed with the help of Ikemba to keep APGA alive as a one state party. PPA tried to come on board as a replacement for APGA but the endemic and intrinsic selfishness of the demagogue Orji Kalu, made PPA to be DOA- dead on arrival. After Obi and Ikemba in Anambra and OUK in Abia, PDP will roam freelly in Igboland unfettered. The SE must rediscover itself afresh and redefine her politics. The politics of alliance with the North as second fiddlers has left the SE impoverished, marginalized, directionless,etc.

After the war, fastforward to 1978/79 Zik tried to use NPP as the NCNC before her to reunite, rediscover and reposition Ndigbo on their own before interfacing with the larger Nigeria. He was largely successful in that the then 2 Igbo states were governed by NPP. The then 3 other eastern states went over to NPN as a result of the erosion of Ziks influence because of the Eyo Ita saga that gave Zik's opponents a large political capital in propaganda by portraying Zik and Ndigbo as domineering and selfish used powerfuilly before, during and after the civil war to erode fillial bonds between the Igbo and her minority neighbours and also the Adaka Boro -led Ijaw nationalism. However NPP came second in those states behind NPN as well as Lagos and I think Bendel state behind UPN. At the national level, NPP came third numerically behind NPN and UPN but still came second in National spread having secured Plateau state and came second also in Benue state beating UPN that secured the then five LOOBO states to the third position in National spread . While UPN secured states only in the West, NPP secured states both in the East and North while NPN got states in all the Zones and won the elections securing 25% in the controversial 12 I/3 states out of the then 19 states of the federation.

Coming out just from the ashes of the war Zik, inspite of the presence of prominent Igbo sons like Ekwueme, Onoh, KO, Okadigbo and later Ikemba, in NPN and all the other 4 political parties parading Igbo vice presidential candidates, was able to get Ndigbo together to keep their own states and yet make inroads into others. Granted his performance dropped below that of the NCNC days but it is quite understandable considering the volume of water that had passed under the bridge.
Unfortunately the NPN's vaulting ambition to sweep all states in 1983 led to the politics of earthquakes and landslides and ultimately brought back the khakhi boys, truncating the 2nd Republic and Igbo political revivalism. During that interlude Zik and his natural successors in the person of RBK and Sam Mbakwe died. His shoes were too big to be filled by the remaining ones. Nwobodo one of the living ones among them could not perpetuate his dynasty and reap the legacy of bonds created by Zik all over the Nation for Ndigbo like friends in the SW in the persons of Ogunsanya and Benson, in the middlebelt in the persons of Lar, Unongo, etc and in the South south and far North and this left Ziks political family in more or less a political wilderness, the same fears Achebe had expressed in his political essay 'the problem with Nigeria.'

I think the emergence of Ohaneze was in those halcyon days of the second republic politics and I think the founders were Igbo Inteligentia who wanted to craft for the Igbo a leadership closer to Igbo republicanism and away from a leadership that was reposed in one man- Zik . So at the onset, Ohaneze was seen as anti -Zik and pro NPN and was not quickly embraced by Ziks political sons. I stand to be corrected though. However with the decimation of Ziks dynasty, the wisdom of Ohaneze founders has been proved.
Igbo leadership now rested sqaurely on Ohaneze. However with the help of hindsight I think that Ohaneze was not really prepared for the responsibilities that was coming on her and operated a laid back leadership which did not really beneffit Ndigbo appropriately.
Political leadership still went to individuals with Alex ekwueme alternating with the Ikemba now and then. This laidback leadership by Ohaneze created a vaccum which the 5 Igbo governors have exploited and arrogated to themselves the defacto leaders of Igboland even though they are not recognised as such by the larger igbo society. Ordinarily this would not have been a problem if these were reputable, wise, dynamic, charismatic and upright men after all Tinubu emerged as a Yoruba leader from his activities in NADECO and governorship of Lagos State. Some of them have questionable backgrounds and only about half of them were actually elected by the people so the moral grounds for them to claim Igbo leadership are wanting. Moreover the performance of some of them in governance leaves a lot to be desired.

Ekwueme is sold to his loyalty to the North and his pan-Nigeria views while Ikemba is encumbered by history to really be the political leader to take Ndigbo out of wilderness. Besides they are both getting on in years and should by now be playing the role of Don Corleone to Mike in his later years ie consiglere (advisory). Udenwa, Egwu, ken Nnamani, Anyim, Soludo,etc are all potential Igbo leaders but can they bestride the Nation like a colossus the way Zik did? I think perhaps, some of them will when they fully mature but for now I think Ohaneze should be fully empowered into a strong leadership force for Ndigbo with full powers of sanction.

1/ Ohaneze should establish a political wing or perhaps adopt APGA and gradually nurture it back to life and position it for the coming elections at the state levels.
2/Using their endorsement for Jonathan as a launching pad they should rebuild Igbo relations with their South south neighbhours exploiting to the fullest the advantages of pre-Independence history, proximity and fillial bonds thereby ensuring a zonal integration that will enable them to launch out full force in 2015 and beyond to capture power at the centre.
3/ Ohaneze should try as much as possible to bring back dissident members into the group using their power of sanctions where necessary.
5/ Ohaneze should establish mechanisms to monitor the Local and state governments in Igboland and also Federal govt activities there.
6/Ohaneze should impress on Town Unions on revival of Igbo moral values and curbing social menaces that lead to crime and even misdeameanors.
7/ Ohaneze should link up with WIC (World Igbo Congress) on the implementation of the WIC Economic blueprint for Igboland.
8/ ohaneze should play a big brother role in the SE and SS in reconciling feuding communities like those fighting in Ebonyi now, Ijaw/ itsekiri, Urhobo/ Itsekiri, Ikwerre/others, Ika/ others etc,
9/ Ohaneze should try and collaborate at the National level with other regional groups to forge National unity and break deadlocks and also lobby them on their agenda for an Igbo presidency not just by shouting it in the pages of Newspapers.

Other suggestions are welcome.

Thanks a lot. Surely, the wisdom of Solomon is upon you.

Ibime:
@ Houvest,

I don't need a soothsayer to reveal that money has exchanged hands. This is the way of Nigerian politics and nobody involving themselves in PDP politics is above it.

Why would someone make a unilateral decision, then backtrack to consult the Imeobi after already making Ohanaezes position clear. That's like putting the cart before the horse. My experience of Nigerian politics tells me that Uwueche was settled, then Imeobi demanded their share, and I make bold to say so without bias or tribal sensitivity.

Now I will ask you, whether the Ciroma consensus was a "settled" affair or not. Do you not think IBB, Gusau, Saraki and Atiku hadn't long planned it? Ciroma was simply chosen to lead the public on a merry dance.

Please count money out, Uwawchue is made already and is even richer than GEJ. Others are also rich. Engr Isaac Mahonwu is from your state and you should know him better. How about settling over 50 branches of Ohanaeze worldwide, is that possible.
Before Amb Uwaechue released his statement, a deal had been struck already. The Ime Obi only met to ractify what has already been agreed upon.

switch47:
@ Post
It is better to put chelsea in check it is not too late now before they send assasins after Emenalo , He is unaware that chelsea is an evil cult, that was why shevchenko was almost killed there and his football career destroyed. Chelsea is a useless club i wonder why they are even in the news. mumu club

Would you at this time quit alcohol?.

Ibime:
A house divided against itslef cannot stand.

But if we are being honest, the only divisor in this issue is money. Some have taken money to speak for one side, whilst some have taken money to speak for the other, and the common masses are here fretting about it although no one ever consulted them

That said, Ohanaeze should not have taken a political stand, much less for a party which has nothing to offer. Ohanaeze is simply suppused to be a socio-cultural group, and a pressure group. The gentleman is right when he accuses Ohanaeze of not holding govt to account over issues such as River Niger Bridge, Federal roads, kidnapping etc. Ohanaeze therefore has little political capital left to spend since it has not fulfilled its primary function.

It is not about money,there is no amount of money that can buy over Ohanaeze and over 50 branches worldwide. Ohanaeze(No 7 Park Avenue) consulted wide enough and gave to Ndigbo what was already known to them as they requested.
Ohanaeze as a socio-cultural group looks into the every aspect of Igboman's life including politics.
On River Niger and other infrastructures, Obasanjo is to be blamed for his unkept pledges to Ohanaeze.
The state security outfit failed the Igbo nation on constant kidnappings in Igboland.

Blazay:
Any candidate not tainted and schooled by OBJ is a good candidate.

An independent candidate not affiliated with the past and present, but with the future of ALL Nigerians.

Now, where do we find this?

Only God can tell.

The reason I am ruling for Atiku. He is not from the 'core' North and he was anti-Abacha and very anti-OBJ.

IBB is pro OBJ and we can't have that.

This is a good place to start.

Atiku was initially pro OBJ and infact, organised the massive rigging that brought OBJ to power in 2003.
So you and Atiku have failed.

vicenzo:
It is now obvious that most of these anti ohanaeze elements have personal grudge against ohanaeze just like mr ikoh,someone here calling uwaechue a non-igbo says it all.@abagworo.After all your arguement,you have come to what i have been saying,which is as follows.1 that ohanaeze only did the will of the people and did not act on its own,rather, made wide consultation with various igbo groups.2 that majority of igbo people in the streets of enugu,umuahia,aba,owerre,onitsha,awka,abakakaliki wants GEJ,an act which shows that ohanaeze really do know what ndi igbo wants.

Thanks.

kcjazz:
Thank you for your response.
I thought Ohanaeze started in 1976 and I wonder how their alliance helped in 1960. In my reference I used "this Ohaneaze" lacks respect and I stand on that. For the past ten years, (I would be recent not to push you) what has Ohaneaze done for the Onitsha- Owerri road?
Where was Ohaneaze when Andy Uba kidnapped a sitting governor?
Maybe at some point they were respected but now they are not. They have no business endorsing a candidate seeking a primary election. By doing that, they have admitted to be PDP members and I know the Igbos are not all PDPs.

What are the results of alliance? Igbo Presidency in 2015?

Ohanaeze started in 1937 but was not known as Ohanaeze then but Igbo Union. @ the bolded,That question is not for Ohanaeze but for the security apparatus of the govt.
On Onitsha-Owerri Road, that is one of the sins of Obasanjo against Ndigbo.

^^^I meant to say that people did not see anything wrong in various bodies even endorsing Obama before he was picked by his party.

Abagworo:
You seem to be diverging from the actual argument.You seem not to agree on a simple reasoning that Ohaneze made a hasty endorsement which even Ijaw Youth Council is yet to make.Do you think Ohaneze loves Jonathan more than Ijaw youths?

Now, that you mentioned the issue of zoning, I saw you on the television the other day I had an impression that you were not sold on this President Jonathan’s ambition for 2011,

I am not a bandwagon person. Majority of Ijaw people are not bandwagon people. We have foundations. Our foundation is Kaiama declaration. We want to pursue it with other nations. I think we can only allign with political parties or candidates that can take our interest into account. If Goodluck Jonathan because he is built around the Niger Delta is interested in the interest of the minorities and can accommodate the majorities along the lines of aspirations of Nigerians, why won’t we support him? We will support anybody who will give Nigerians fundamental freedom. If Jonathan uses the PDP, brings all the legislators and tell us that we are committed to the enthronement of a just and fair Nigeria, we will support that person. Any person that supports that, we will support. It is not about talking. You must before you get to that level begin to act on those things that we demand. I don’t even think we should proceed on an election when we have not restructured Nigeria because the presidency is a cage. When you get there, you are lost. They will use the army, the police and everything to cage you. The question is, will a Jonathan presidency deliver on the fundamental freedom and lives of Nigerians? If Goodluck Jonathan is that person, if we find him to be that person, we will support him. But if he does not show clearly and concretely in ways that will provide the confidence and the assurance that we need that he is that person we are looking for, I personally will lead the Ijaw nation and Ijaw people who I have influence over to say that that will not be a solution to our problem. We will just be putting people there who after four years or eight, will finish his tenure and they will say, you people you have eaten your share, you wait for other people to eat and it will take another 40 years before it gets to us again. Is that the type of thing we want?

Are you insinuating that GEJ will not get Ijaw votes?. Do not be deceived by what you read on the pages of newspapers. The Ijaw will vote for GEJ more than any other ethnic group in Nigeria.
People did not see ANY THING WRONG IN Obama's endorsements from various bodies even before he was nominated by his party. Why should it be wrong in the case of GEJ?.

kcjazz:
And then he died,

Ohanaeze and strategic alliance for their pockets? As an organisation this Ohanaeze respect level is low even MASSOB is more respected. They are a paper tiger and don't represent Igbos. What has alliance done for the Igbos in previous elections? Could you enumerate

MASSOB is different from Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo. They do dot have a common goal. Get this filled up in your little brain. Ohanaeze is the apex Igbo organisation and from time to time has been consulted by the govt to represent Igbo interest. In 1995, Ohanaeze represented Ndigbo at the National conference in Abuja, not your village union.
At the bolded, the emergence of Azikiwe as the president of Nigeria in 1960 was as a result of alliance. Even boys in secondary school govt or history class knows this. Was your education in Nigeria or in Congo?.

Ojiofor:
@Andre.you've done enough to educate them,well done brother.one thing they fail to understand is that Ohanaeze is today building a strategic alliance with our people in SS,we have everything to gain than to loose even if GEJ lost on the election day,which is almost an impossibilty(he wont be the first sitting head of state in Africa to loose election)also GEJ is a role model to our SS Igbo brothers who are still shamfully denying their Igbo identity.Ndewo,

Thank you my brother. Some of the people here does not know what Ohanaeze stands for, their leaders etc. One even claimed that they are retired generals, and shameless politicians. But I released a list of just few Ohanaeze executives and say how they have failed the public, they could not do it.
One of the executives, Eng Issac Mahonwu from Rivers state is a mate to Chibuike Amechi. This engineer has put in a lot of his fortunes in promoting Igbo culture and activities in Rivers state, yet some people ignorantly label them as old men and retired politicians.
Don't worry, I will soon publish the ages and occupations of this our leaders for all to read. I deal with facts.

skynnex:
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It is real but you have to understand that fights are predestined.

http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/politics/19125.html
@1025: From the above link, you can see that it is not about Ohanaeze only, but almost all Igbo organisations are in support of Gej.
For your information, Uwaechue was Nigeria's amb to France but being Igbo became Biafran amb to France. The French recognition and support for Biafra was as a result of him.
Am not surprised at your reasoning because you read articles from junk journalists who knows nothing about Nigeria history. Just some tips, there were 3 papers signed not just one. That writer was only quoting the first paper signed by Amb Uwaechue. First, Uwaechue, second paper signed by Ohanaeze Ime Obi and the third one signed by the gen-assembly.
Your posts for past two weeks displays total lack of knowledge in Igbo affairs in the past and in the present.
A lot of times, I do not feel replying you because you do not really understand Igbo affairs in a detailed format.

Eziachi:
I am one of those Igbo’s that don’t quite understand Ohaneze. Are they into politics or not? If they were, what is their real role? Are they just a social/cultural organisation? If they are, what aspect of our culture and social life are they revamping since their formation?
In the very early 70s, soon after the war, many social clubs sprang out of Igbo land and they all geared how through social interaction they can benefit in their businesses, rural development of our communities. We had such clubs as Omeokachie, Odenigbo United, Ekwueme Youths Club, Anaedo Social Club, Club 25, Club Nationale and the father of entire them the People’s Club.

My father along with Tai Ike Umezuoke ( the big brother the ANPP politician) from Amichi, Ike Ojukwu from Awka etiti, Chief F.F.B. C Nwakwo from Nnofia, Hezekiah Ugwunze from Oba-Idemili, Mangrover Okonkwo (CEO Zanza group) from Umuoji, Igwe Ude Ubaka of Oraifitte, Obioha brothers from Arondizuogu, Dan Ubajaka (Izuchukwu transport) from Nnewi, James Maama (IFesinachi Motors) Augustine Ilodibe from Nnewi, Francis Arinze from Awkaetiti, George Anasoh from Amaifeke, Eze Des Oguguo from Ezeudo-Mbaise and few more others in August 1971 formed the People’s Club.

The club became a rallying point of Igbo business community. Anybody who is somebody in Igbo land strives to be a member of People’s club. To join you had to pay a whopping sum of N20k in those days, which is not a chicken change. They embarked on developing Igbo-land from building schools to hospitals, community markets, bus shelters, Destitute home for homeless children. The day Real Admiral Allison Madueke launched the campaign fund to build Imo Airport without the input of the Nigerian government. People’s Club donated 5 million naira cash to support the project and this was 5 million in the 80s. I personally joined in 1989 with my father as my guarantor as you are required to have one before you’re allowed to join.

Compare that to Ohaneze, I don’t know what Ohaneze stand for. What I can see is a group the usual old politicians, retired corrupt and inept former civil servants, that spend all their working life cleaning the backside of Nigerian owners for whatever they can gain for themselves and their families alone.

With due respect to Mazi Eziachi, it is a pity as it is deplorable that you can describe Ohanaeze leaders as in the bolded. Most of this members are young men still involved in active service and do not have any skeleton in their cupboards.  There is nothing to suggest that all this young men have failed the various states they represent. Eng Isaac Nwonwu, Ralph Ndigwe, Elder E. Okparanta, Barr Ifeanyi Olunkwa, Mr Ajoku E. Alechi etc are middle aged men serving their ethnic group and do not deserve your insults.

1025:
@andrew,
i never insulted u in any manner but i understand your frustrations. i promise u more frustrations than u can imagine. read through what mikeansy wrote above and go back to what i have been saying then compare and contrast.
ohanaeze must remain neutral and there is nothing wrong in paying solidarity visit upon the announcement of results. it is risky when u hang the fates of ndigbo in the hands of a single man. ndigbo have more than a million interests in the country of which 100 jonathans can not solve them all.
state creation was done back 1990 and i am sure none of these so-called members of the ohanaeze ndigbo was arround then.
what is ohanaeze without all these men that matters in igboland.
how long has the ASUU strikes been in the eastern states and how all of a sudden your ohanaeze is acting only two weeks back and how far have they gone?
what was the role of ohanaeze in the kidnap madness that took over the igboland?
as long as this ohanaeze ndigbo believes in selfish interests to fill their individual pockets, they will remain irrelevant.
most of what u see are sponsored programmes so do not be decieved.
come to lagos and u will see igbos buying swamps with rivers in the name of lands for over N100m while our wonderful lands are going for N1m and N500k.
nobody except is feeling the presence of your ohanaeze.
after this election, the next time we will read about ohanaeze ndigbo will be in 2015 and by then, another stranger will take over from uwaechue because he is sure to be rich then.
please mention the names of the so-called exco members of this your ohanaeze. i am betting it that no well positioned igboman will be on your list.
come, is the ohanaeze ndigbo not the same organisation shut out by ohakim in imo state a couple of months back?
they are not ohanaeze ndigbo so give them another name.
any organisation in igboland that have been existing in the presence of all these madness in igbo land is nothing but a failure and are not worthy to exist.
a reasonable ohanaeze ndigbo will welcome all the presidential candidates and wish them well and remain neutral as an organisation.

Mind you, it is a foul play to call the man (Uwaechue) holding the number one position in Igboland a monkey. Why do you have to insult him if you do not believe in his actions. You also likened him to a no Igbo leading Ndigbo. Yet you failed to provide an evidence that you are more Igbo than him. No one is forcing you to vote for Jonathan. Ohanaeze is only playing on advisory role. Their message is clear and majority of Ndigbo have welcomed it.

@Mike, you have spoken well unlike that brain-dead monkey claiming that we have a non Igbo as a leader.
@your no1 and 2, Ohanaeze led by Uwaechue and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala were in America and the U.K for that cause late last year.
On ASUU strike. Ohanaeze has been engaging the two parties involved since last two weeks.
@Ohanaeze endorsing GEJ before the primaries. Nothing is wrong with that. B. Obama got a nod from a lot of organisation before he even emerged in the primaries of his party.
Mike to be honest with you, you might be disappointed with the roles of the previous Ohanaeze excos, but this particular set has not failed yet and will not fail.

1025:
@andrew,
what was in the form ohanaeze distributed. i live here in lagos and i am yet to see the form so? maybe in the form, ohanaeze asked us to choose between jonathan and God who we will worship abi? u have made a blind statement that even agberos in our parks will not like to be associated with.
how old were u when zik contested for president under Npp back in 1979 and 1983 respectively? we saw pictures of almost all the nigerians supporting zik in platue state but the election and results had a didfferent view.
if your jonathan and ohanaeze thinks it is as easy as you think, they will all be in their various comfort zones sleeping.
in a very simple language, can u [b]mention at least one move by ohanaeze ndigbo that have affected the life of an igbo man positively.[/b]
ohanaeze ndigbo is not a political organisation and have failed in the areas of the main objectives for which it was formed. nobody has any right over my vote not at my age and not even ohanaeze.
that monkey that is the chairman is one of those igbos that cannot even deliever their political wards. so let them go and put the igbo goals together and put our house in order and become that responsible ohanaeze ndigbo that we use to know only then can then speak to us before speaking for us.
we want to hear ohanaeze ndigbo tell us to bouycot the fg activities until certain things are put in place.
an ohanaeze ndigbo that is been controlled by a non igbo can never ever speak for me.

@bolded no 1, they fought for the creation of Abia and Ananbra Enugu states. If you want ten, I will not hesistate to list them. Bolded no2, tell me which Ohanaeze set is better than the one now?. @Bolded no 3, Pig, can you explain what makes you more Igbo than the president-general. Castrated maggot.

jason12345:
abagworo, you have sense!!! you are right! it is a strategic error

@ andre uweh

what if atiku picks soludo has his vice? what would ohanaeze do? would they support atiku or GJ.

Soludo will not effect any change. What did Ndigbo gain from him as CBN governor. Giving appointments to Northerners instead of his more qualified and experienced Igbo kins, is that what Ndigbo want?.
Anyway, you may be too young to know that Ekwueme was no 2 to Shagari yet Ndigbo did not vote for him. So fugure it out.

Abagworo:
@Andre.Try and think personally and do not join the band wagon in order to justify an obvious strategic error.You are right that majority of Igbos support Jonathan but It is not Ohaneze's doing.

What if Jonathan loses?Does it make Igbos enemy of the winner?

You potray Ohanaeze in a bad light. You go about searching for articles that will discredit Ohanaeze without a first-hand knowledge about the group. Sometimes I laugh at your pranks.
What a strategic error. That Ndigbo besieged No7 Park Avenue demand for Ohanaeze's direction?. That Ohanaeze confirm what was already known to Ndigbo?.
You even stated that Ohanaeze supported third term of Obasanjo. If you are conversant with Ohanaeze, you would have known that blundered by meeting a faction then that held no posts in Ohanaeze.
Abagworo my brother, all this your incessant ridicule of Ohanaeze is very mischievous.

Ojiofor:
Abeg let these non-Igbos keep quite, there must be opposing view in democracy,i.e.there are those up North who are opposing Adamu Ciroma and insisting that they will not respect his decision to impose a candidate on them, or is it SW?The most important thing is that majority of Ndigbo are in suport of Ohanaeze,kpom kwem. even in GEJ's home state and his region in general there are those working to undermind his ambitions.that is politics for you.the last time I check Henry Okah is not an Igbo.if he was to be Igbo all loud mouthed ethnic cyber warriors would be here giving Ndigbo lectures of unity.Rubbish,

@Ojiofor: May the peace of the Lord be with you. Even Vicezo has asked all the anti-Ohanaeze warriors here to go to all the eastern state towns and ask them whom they support.
Sometimes I laugh at those who have not heard of Uwaechue before and Ohanaeze. How on earth are you going to debate with people who are zero or little informed?.
The problem here is the inability of most nairalanders here to associate with Igbo in their locality. When you don't, how would you know that Ohanaeze has circulated forms suggesting for Igbo peoples opinions on the matter since August.
Mazi Ikoh mind you was one of the self-acclaimed Ezes outside Igboland who lost out on Ohanaeze's clamp on them. What do you expect of him?.
Whether one likes it or not, majority of Ndigbo will go for GEJ and thanks to Ohanaeze for the timely intervention.

alj harem:
the position of the masses of igbos is clear( the sense-able ones) that ohaneze has sold the birth right of igbos to the highest bidder

how can a this group say they represent the an igbo man or woman when they have not put their interest first before the interest of their pockets,,,,,,,,,,,,,how

all i have to say is that some igbo leaders are just manipulating and abusing there position for there interest

hopefully they can learn from this man that speak and protect the interest of the igbo people first before the interest of the ijaw or any other group in nigeria

You again. Anyway, do not mind those noise makers. Some of this people (including Ikoh) where those who lost out on Ohanaeze crusade of no Eze ndigbo outside Igboland.
Ohanaeze had a worldwide consultation of Ndigbo before reaching out at a conclusion.

We hope to see a repeat of last year's festival that brought together people from all the seven Igbo states. There were traditional dancers from the seven Igbo states. Ezes, Igwes and Obis, etc. were all in attendance.

Tolerant.

Ndigbo needs Orashi, Aba, Anioma, Njaba and Adada states. Njaba and Anioma leads the pack.

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martinseme:
Atiku is the best choice for the igbos ,since one of them is going to become the vp,and in 2015 we would be righteous to agitate for the presidency.Ohanaze has proved it self to be a dubious organization which cares nothing for the igbo plight in this country rather it is an elitist gang up of questionable characters this it demonstrated by its nonchalant  adoption of goodluck jonathan. Igbos are a republican people and the decition of ohanaze or any other group should be overlooked by the serious minded.

Common, quit chatting crap. This post is one of the senseless posts going on here.
How does Ohanaeze not care for their people?. Was it not Ohanaeze that took Asaba mass cleasing to Oputa panel. Was it not Ohanaeze that fought for the creation of states in Igboland. The list is endless. Even abroad, Ohanaeze has been fight in all fronts to bring justice to Ndigbo abroad. e.g the case of The Medical Doctor who lost his live while working for Brighton Hospital, England.
Ohanaeze as a gang up of questionable characters. Poor boy, can you list all members of Ohanaeze Ime Obi and tell us about their characters?.
Igbos are a republican people: Yet another idiotic comment. When Ndigbo decided to vote for NCNC, you never mentioned they were republican. When they voted for Azikiwe's NPP, you never said they were republican.
The problem with you and co no-brainers is that you people are very poorly informed

^^^ It is an outright stupidity to list 9 words when the thread starter actually asked for one word. What a shame.

I cant believe that the so much respected ABAGWORO can belittle himself to the extent that his threads are now categorised as jokes.
Shameful.