The scheduled election into the leadership of the Ohanaeze Youth and Women wings held as scheduled variously on Thursday August 5 and Friday August 6, 2021 respectively at the Ohanaeze Secretariat, Enugu State.
These occurred against a simmering rumour to the effect that elections might not hold as slated, with Ohanaeze national body quickly coming up with a disclaimer to dispel such.
In a congratulatory message issued by the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Professor George Obiozor, the apex Igbo group stated that “as very important arms of the apex Igbo organization, their elections are timely and will add impetus to the efforts and serious contributions towards providing solutions to the various critical problems facing the nation in general and Igboland in particular.”
Ambassador Obiozor urged the newly elected officers to imbibe the fear of God in the discharge of their duties.
Lauding the peaceful and orderly conduct of the elections, Hon Chibueze Okeke; Onataradikanma of Nkpor, said that he came not only to observe the election but as a committed stakeholder in Ohanaeze, whose wife,Barr Ifeyinwa, was vying for the post of the Assistant National Legal Adviser,whom he hoped with the”support of Anambra people including Nkpor people would emerge victoriously.”
Describing his wife as a virtuous woman and topflight lawyer,he expressed happiness that the Igbos were coalescing together with a view to addressing their problem which is known to all and sundry without making much noise about it.
Speaking on the peaceful, free, orderly, credible, fair and harmonious election hinged on the Option A4 electoral model, the Chairman of the Women Wing Electoral Committee, Professor Selina Ugwoke Adibuah, who doubles as Vice President of the Ohanaeze, lauded the electoral umpires and the returning officers even as she maintained that the orderly election was a function of serious behind the scene hard work as well as prayers which had ensured peaceful conduct and very clement weather; “everything went according to plans.”
Speaking also on the election, Professor Grace Oforma, a lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Department of Arts Education, who hailed from Oji River LGA of Enugu, congratulated the new executives and paid glowing tribute to Professor Obiozor for ensuring a hitch free election,and pledged her best as the new Assistant National Treasurer of the Women Wing.
On Friday, the Youths wing successfully elected Damian Okafor, Franklin Onwuasoanya, Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, Chris Obimewego and Chika Adiele as National Youth Leader, Deputy National Youth Leader, National Secretary, NationalTreasurer and National PUublicity Secretary respectively.
The Women election returned Mrs. Daniel R. as National Women Leader and Mrs Nweke M. as her deputy.
Others included Ifeoma G. Amadi,Ngozi Orji, Professor G.Oforma and Barr I. Okeke as National Secretary, Treasuer, Asst Treasurer and as Assistant Legal adviser among a 19-member national executive.
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