Ohanaeze Ndigbo appoints 27-day president, Nze Chukwu, to complete Iwuanyanwu’s tenure
By Jeffrey Agbo
Nze Chukwu from Imo State has been appointed as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the leading Igbo socio-cultural organisation.
This was announced in a communiqué issued after the group’s Imeobi and General Assembly meeting on Saturday in Enugu State, signed by Secretary-General Okey Emuchay.
Chukwu’s term will last only 27 days, concluding the Imo State tenure on January 10, 2025. His appointment follows the deaths of two consecutive President-Generals: Prof. George Obiozor in 2022 and Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu in 2024.
The group invoked a doctrine of necessity after Iwuanyanwu, who assumed office on April 30, 2023, to complete Obiozor’s term, passed away on July 25, 2024, and was buried on November 1, 2024.
Emuchay said, “In line with the doctrine of necessity that the Imo State chapter of Ohanaeze, led by Mr C.J Ihemedu presented Nze Chukwu to the Imeobi Ohanaeze to exhaust the balance of the four-year tenure allotted to Imo State.”
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He said the motion for Chukwu’s adoption was moved by the Chairman, Imo Council of Elders, Eze Ilomuanya, and seconded by Simon Okeke.
“In line with the doctrine of necessity, the Imeobi adopted the nomination of Chukwu as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, and the motion was unanimously adopted through a voice vote by the Imeobi Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
“The state presidents of Ohanaeze Ndigbo of Abia, Anambra, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu and Rivers states, expressed delight over the nomination of Chukwu as the new President-General until January 10, 2025,” he said.
Emuchay added that the swearing-in was conducted by the group’s National Legal Adviser, Joseph Ojobu, and the Assistant Legal Adviser, Dr Peter Aneke.
He said the Southeast Governors’ Forum, represented by the Enugu governor, Peter Mbah, urged the new PG to ensure transparency and credibility in the group’s forthcoming election.