“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide neither contemplated a press release on Tinubu’s trip to Paris nor raised the issue of transmission of power to Shettima,” the statement said.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has disowned a press statement alleged to have been written by it about President Bola Tinubu’s private trip to Paris, France.
The group said in a press release on Thursday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonia, that the statement credited to Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro was not from it.
“The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been drawn to the news making the rounds to the effect that we are angry over Tinubu’s private trip to Paris,” the statement said.
“In some of the dailies, we are quoted as calling on President Bola Tinubu to formally transmit power to the Vice president, Alhaji Kashim Shettima.
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“The group led by Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is tempted to ignore the said press release by a mischief maker, but our silence may be misconstrued as validating the statement, hence the rebuttal.
“We want to dissociate Ohanaeze Ndigbo from Isiguzoro. He is not our Secretary General. That post is occupied by Mr Okey Emuchay.”
Ogbonia added that the group is incensed that anyone would wake up and issue a press release in the name of Ohanaeze Ndigbo with neither clearance nor consultations with the Igbo leadership.
“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide neither contemplated a press release on Tinubu’s trip to Paris nor raised the issue of transmission of power to Shettima,” the statement said.
