Ohanaeze bars Igbo in Diaspora from acting as royal fathers

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LAGOS—To ensure harmonious co-existence between Igbo in Diaspora and their host communities as well as reduce the misunderstanding relating the use of Igbo words and culture, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has banned Igbo people from acting as traditional rulers outside Igboland.

They can function as cultural leaders but on no account should they use ‘His Royal Majesty, HRM, His Royal Highness, HRH or such other traditional rulers’ appellations.

These were part of the guidelines issued by the Ohanaeze Committee raised to investigate and provide guidelines for the installation of the Igbo Cultural Leaders outside Igboland. Chaired by Second Republic politician, Chief Guy Ikokwu with Chief John Uche as secretary, the committee, which was raised in May 2015, and the new guidelines were hammered out at a meeting held in Lagos on February 22 and 23, 2016.

The meeting, attended by various cultural leaders from Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Akwa Ibom, Republic of Benin and Ghana was presided over by the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Enwo Igariwey. In a joint statement, Ikokwu and Uche said the meeting came up with far reaching decisions on the issues.

The decisions include: ‘’No Igbo Cultural Leader in any local government area, State or community should be referred to as traditional ruler and none of them should as a prefix to their names use the words His Royal Majesty, His Royal Highness, or such other traditional ruler appellations. But any Ndi Igbo cultural leader anywhere in Diaspora can be made traditional ruler by the Government Traditional Council at the state or country in keeping with their custom and tradition with prior endorsement of the apex Ohanaeze body.

‘’A Council of Eze Ndi Igbo is now established for Lagos State, with a Council of 12 Eze Ndi Igbo from which council a Chairman of Eze Ndi Igbo Lagos State was chosen in the person of Eze H.N. Ohazuluike as chairman. Eze Ndi Igbo Eze Anthony Chigbo Elui was designated as Deputy Chairman, Eze Ndi Igbo John Nwosu designated Secretary, Eze Ndi Igbo Uche C. I. Dimgba as designated Treasurer, Eze Ndi Igbo Pat Eneh as Financial Secretary, Eze Ndi Igbo Christian U. Nwachukwu was designated as member of the committee.’’

The meeting also considered the regulations which will be adopted by Ohanaeze for the verification and certification of any Ndi Igbo cultural leaders in the Diaspora who want to be known as Eze Igbo (cultural leader) or Eze Udo (Peace maker).

: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/ohanaeze-bars-igbo-in-diaspora-from-acting-as-royal-fathers/

So we can rest now abi?

To those fighting in Lagos, Ibadan and Akure over one Igbo title...

You have been served!

It seems lalasticlala needs to see this sef

You people are now reasoning!
Some misuse the opportunity!

Ohaneze na foolish men that do the bidding when given money unstable souls

This has always been my stand. Ohaneze is now working.

Thank God for the merciless Akure cane.

Long overdue

Ibos in general don't understand how to respect lws of their host communities...thanks elders for letting em know

Please what is Ohanaeze? A mere socio-cultural organization

What right do they have to issue such ban?

This Ohaneze people sef. Trying to be relevant since Imo River.
Do they even have the constitutional powers to tell even a rat not to eat fish?

I don't think so

nice one...

Before= Ohanaeze

Now= Oodua-neze


They just want to please this buhari govt by all means.

#Jew men

Na today
Ndiewu

This will definitely not go down well with some Lagos Eze n'digbo, i know one @ iyana iba, this Particular one claims high class king, heard he's even complaining of marginalisation becos state government did not pay him any due, SMH

superstar1:
Thank God for the merciless Akure cane.

Who be these ohaneze sef To me dem no get value for igbo land

Ohaneze please keep quiet, nobody in igbo land recognize or respect you guys . Bunch of jobless individuals.

Our culture is flexible and that is the way we promote Igbo and igbo culture abroad. We won't because yorubas are not doing it that means we cannot do it. That is our way of life and anybody who is not comfortable with that should please go and die. Nobody has the right to tell us how to live our life in this free world.
Our way of life is our strenght,we don't pay homage to any demi-god.
Ohaneze should please shove their nonsense down their smelly poo hole and they should also know that the people they are representing have lost confidence in them.

Asddfdfdffgffgfgffhhggfdsfghjjhdhjjnbnjkkkj. Do you understand what I just said? No. That's how useless this Op post is.

superstar1:
Thank God for the merciless Akure cane.

You see why Nigerians views on one Nigeria does not work.

The west hates IBO people.

Yet they expect them to remain in Nigeria

The hatred for the ibos is so bad see.

[img]http://radiobiafra.co/images/photos/Yoruba-igbo-protest.jpg[/img]

So please Yoruba people since you hate the IBO's, why do you want to remain with them

Ohaneze Ndi Igbo. Trying to buy sense from Dullard.

But the Dullard is no where to be found because he is traveling!!!!

Some ibos are saying ohaneze should 'get out, shut up etc"
I still don't know why ibos find it difficult to respect others, not even their own.

Anybody weh get power now make he come use that title outside east, we go off their cloth, take sofree remove their crown before the orunmila koboko begin baza them.

biafra regulations

Who listens to ohaneze?

Kolanut chewing 1d1ots.

You held your meeting in Lagos?

Hmmmm



ThefakeStan

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These ohaneze folks are funny .
Have u ever wondered why the British ruled the North and West indirectly , then administered the East directly?
The igbo man does not give a hoot about authority.
To be respected you have to earn respect.
Having a bogus name like "Ohaneze" don't matter.
All my life with have only seen and heard about Ohaneze on TV and the Internet.
Until y'all affect ppls life, you'll keep staying in oblivion

Red cap thieves....

hehehehehehehe......................... Trust some Ndi Igbos (greedy ones) to ignore the call.










Ndi Igbo kwe ze nu!!!

This people again