Crisis has engulfed the Abia
State chapter of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, as
members of the body, under the auspices of Concerned Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leader’s
Network(CONLN), Sunday, called for the resignation of the State President,
Elder Rowland Ajuzieogu.
The members accused Ajuzieogu of
pocketing N5 million given to the group by the Abia State Governor, Okezie
Ikpeazu as contribution for logistics for the holding of 2017 Igbo Day
celebration.
They alleged that the President
had pocketed the money after the event failed to hold in Port-Harcourt, Rivers
state as planned.
The members equally accused
Ajuzieogu of endorsing aspirants in Abia for the 2019 election without
consulting the entire leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
The 1st National vice President
of Ohanaeze, Mr. Nnamdi Onwunle, and other stakeholders of the group made this
known in a press conference held in Umuahia, the state capital on Sunday.
He decried the dictatorial
leadership of the President, which he claimed had brought the apex Igbo body in
a bad light.
Onwunle said, “We are asking him
to toe the path of honour by relinquishing the office of the President of
Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Abia.
“He lacks the competence,
morality to be there. He should account for the N5 million he collected from
Governor Ikpeazu for the holding of 2018 Igbo Day which did not hold.
“The President has been meeting
politicians without the consent of other members of the Executive. Recently, he
visited a guber aspirant, in the state, Uche Ogah, and endorsed him for the
seat of Abia governor in 2019 election.
“He was offered more N6 million
for the endorsement. We call on him to resign or face suspension for his corrupt
act”.
Reacting, Ajuzieogu, in a phone
interview on Sunday night, dismissed the
allegations.
He said, “No such thing happened.
Mr. Nnamdi Ayo Onwunle is the state 1st vice President. And last year, there
was no Igbo day. I did not collect any N5 million from the Governor.
“On the issue of endorsement, my
dear brother, the governor himself, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu is instrumental to my
becoming Ohanaeze President. And He has so much encouraged my administration.
“We I visited Dr. Uche Ogah on
1st of September. Mr. Onwunle was also part of that very delegation. It was
entire executive of Ohanaeze Ndigbo that visited Ogah.
“What we discussed with Uche Ogah
was on the restructuring of the Nigeria federation which Ohanaeze is clamouring
for. We visited him to tell him that restructuring is the way to go.
“So, the allegation that I
collected N6 million from Dr. Ogah and endorsed him for the seat of Abia
governor in the upcoming election is baseless and untrue”.
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