This came on the heels of the request by its President-General, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, for the establishment of the centre.
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It said it was disturbed that the South East had only five ministers while other zones had nine and even 10 ministers.
The organisation has thus implored all the sons and daughters of Igboland to go about their lawful businesses.
The group said McHenry, Chairman and CEO of Defense Manufacturing, has finally reconnected with his Igbo ancestry.
This was as Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, said there was no observance of sit-at-home order in the state.
This was made known by the National Publicity Secretary of the social-political group, South East bloc, Dr. Alex Ogbonnia.
He spoke during a news conference after the National Executive Council meeting of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide.
Chief Iwuanyanwu made the promise at his inauguration as the new president-general of the apex Igbo body.
Atiku, in a congratulatory and goodwill message to Chief Iwuanyanwu, described him as a worthy Nigerian leader who belongs to the first class grade of contemporary Nigerian statesmen.
It said it would send a protest letter to the National Assembly and other relevant agencies over attacks on Igbo in Lagos.
Afenifere disassociated itself from reports that it berated Iwuanyanwu for allegedly calling Yoruba people “political rascals”.
At the function to mark Governor Charles Soludo’s first year in office, he referred to Yoruba politicians as “rascals”.
One, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu was speaking of the cuff. So, he couldn’t have dotted his ‘i’s and crossed his ‘t’s.
Whatever the case this is not the OBJ I once knew, loved, defended and worked so hard for. Something has gone wrong.
Chief Iwuanyanwu spoke at an event to mark the first anniversary of Prof. Charles Soludo as Anambra State Governor
The Chairman, Council of Elders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, said this on Saturday.
The council said this in a communiqué issued by its Chairman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on Friday in Abuja.
He said this on Thursday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the end of a meeting of the council’s Finance and Development Committee.
The Director General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organization and former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, announced the members of the Council on Thursday
Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and frontline businessman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has declared his support for the presidential aspiration of former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar.