Ohanaeze Ndigbo And Its Youth Wing Clash Over Removal Of Ex-Acting President, Okpalaezeukwu
This designation signifies that Mr. Okpalaezeukwu is no longer deemed suitable to represent the organisation due to his perceived unfaithfulness, unworthiness, and maladjustment to Ohanaeze’s fundamental values.
Okafor”, adding that he “emerged through a democratic process on Thursday, August 5, 2021”.
“The election that produced Okafor was keenly contested,” it said.
But reacting in a communique issued shortly after an emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee of the Ohanaeze Youth Wing held at National Secretariat, the youth arm insisted that Okpalaezeukwu was still their leader.
The communique which was read by its publicity secretary, Chika Art-Adiele, was endorsed by 23 out of 24 NEC members of the Youth Wing.
The group said until an election is held to elect another leader of the group from Ebonyi State, Okpalaezeukwu will remain their acting national leader.
The resolutions partly read: “That Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu remains the Ag. National Youth Leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, as unanimously elected by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, ratified and confirmed by both the National Executive Committee (NEC) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by President General, and Ime Obi Ohanaeze Ndigbo (the Highest Decision Making Body as recognised by the Constitution); and this Authority subsists until an elected Youth Leader of Ebonyi State Extraction emerges.
“We therefore pass a vote of Confidence on our indefatigable Ag. National Youth Leader – Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu; and hereby reaffirm our implicit Solidarity and Support.
“We bemoan the reckless statement of a supposedly Elder in the person of Mazi Alex Ogbonnia, who ordinarily should reign in on Okey Emuchay, to accord our dearest departed father and Hero a befitting honour and reverence, before the tussle of usurping and exercising the Powers of President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Emuchay in this instance, is in a frolic of his own, chasing personal vendetta.
“The NEC never met to take any of the alleged decisions in his write up. In fact, Alex was not present in the quoted meeting as he was said to have traveled to America and it is from there that he writing based on hearsay.
“The Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo lacks the Powers to remove and/or replace any executive officer; therefore Emuchay’s attempt to unilaterally remove the acting National Youth Leader- Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, after collecting millions from his Pay Masters to dance naked in the market place, violated the Ohanaeze Constitution and must be checked.
“We are aware of the records of Financial misappropriation by Okey Emuchay, both in Ohanaeze Ndigbo Administration and South Africa, and his sabotage against the release of our brother Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who has been unjustly held. We are convinced that Okey Emuchay and Cohorts are enemies in the House.
“We hereby declare Okey Emuchay Persona non grata, and therefore Bar him from entering the National Secretariat of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, henceforth.”
