The Igbo Socio-Cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing Worldwide, has debunked reports that the wing has established another body called Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) in Nigeria.
It was gathered that the reaction is coming following a report that one Igboayaka O Igboayaka has allegedly formed a factional leadership known as Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC) out of the originated body for political purposes.
Reacting further to the report via a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on Thursday by the Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing Worldwide, Mazi Chika Adiele, the organisation warm the general public not to have anything in common with the OYC.
According to Adiele, there is nothing like Ohanaeze Youth Council; rather, we are the incumbent Leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing Worldwide, duly elected on the 5th of August 2021, under the supervision of the National Executive Committee(NEC) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide then led by the revered late Prof George Obiozor as President General and Amb Okey Emuchay as Secretary General. Therefore, Igboayaka O Igboayaka does not represent not speak for the Igbo Youths and should be disregarded.
“Igboayaka O. Igboayaka do not have one trade, job, or business accredited to his name or person, other than being a political jobber for gullible and desperate politicians.
“We cannot discern how Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, led by Chief Engr Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (Ahaejiagamba) has masterminded the Killings of Ndigbo in Imo State for the past 41 months, and we demand expeditious clarification.
“The Statistics that a total of 87,700(eighty-seven thousand seven hundred) persons were killed, detained, and displaced only in Imo State are unverifiable and capable of violent incitement, especially amongst the Youths, and must not be tolerated. Indeed, the Southeast has a fair share of the renowned National Security Challenges, but politicizing it cannot be condoned and must be vehemently resisted.
” Let us make it clear that the Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Wing will never condone extra-judicially killing of unarmed Igbo Youths anywhere, neither do we support nor align ourselves with any individual or group(s) that attempt to malign or disparage Gov Hope Uzodinma or any other political opposition in Imo State by mere speculations or hearsay, without due diligence.
In the same vein, we will not support any criminal activities driven by either economic gain or political desperation. We will never allow Igboland to be turned into a theatre of war by irresponsible actors who use our Youths to capture power.
On this note, we hereby issue a 4-day Ultimatum to Igboayaka O. Igboayaka to withdraw such fallacy and tender unreserved apology to the Leader of Igbo Nation and Igbo Youth at large or face the consequences for defamation.
The group also commended Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, describing him as a man with distinctive stardom who has been of help to thousands of Ndigbo including the training of over ten thousand (10,000) indigent youths in Imo State through scholarship, noting that in less than about three months in office, he has demonstrated uncommon capacity in security, peace and economic development of Ala-Igbo especially as it affects the Youths.
” Iwuanyanwu has tactically activated various measures working very hard to ensure the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), without making noise about it.
“We reaffirm our confidence and solidarity on the action leadership of Chief Iwuanyanwu and the National Executive Committee NEC of the organisation, the statement concluded.
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