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The new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has been advised to align with President –elect Bola Tinubu to bring peace to the Southeast. An All Progress Congress chieftain in the Southeast, Modestus Umenzekwe, and a Civil war veteran, Jacob Iheoma, who gave the advice, also set agenda for Iwuanyanwu.Modestus Umenzekwe and Jacob Iheoma who welcomed the leadership of Ohanaeze by Iwuanyanwu, told the press that he should build bridges across other ethnic nationalities. For Umenzekwe, the new Ohanaeze leader should work closely with Tinubu to bring peace and unity to the Southeast. He added that Iwuanyanwu should make sure that Ndigbo were not left out in sharing of political offices by the incoming government. Jacob Iheoma who decried the violence in the Southeast, reminded Iwuanyanwu that so much was expected by the Igbo of his leadership. He said: “He should seek or open up more communication with the agitating groups and know how he can interface with the incoming administration to nip insecurity in the Southeast. Though Chika Adiele described Iwuanyanwu as a good replacement for the late Obiozor, Chukwuma Ezekwelu and Onyike said the emergence of Iwuanyanwu did not follow due process. Chukwuma noted that Iwuanyanwu’s leadership would mark a turning point in the life of Ohanaeze, he however pointed out that the process that led to his emergence was not in tandem with the group’s constitution.

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Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu Advised To Align Ohanaeze Ndigbo With President–Elect, Bola Tinubu

For Umenzekwe, the new Ohanaeze leader should work closely with Tinubu to bring peace and unity to the Southeast. He added that Iwuanyanwu should make sure that Ndigbo were not left out in sharing of political offices by the incoming government.

Jacob Iheoma who decried the violence in the Southeast, reminded Iwuanyanwu that so much was expected by the Igbo of his leadership. He said: “He should seek or open up more communication with the agitating groups and know how he can interface with the incoming administration to nip insecurity in the Southeast.

Though Chika Adiele described Iwuanyanwu as a good replacement for the late Obiozor, Chukwuma Ezekwelu and Onyike said the emergence of Iwuanyanwu did not follow due process. Chukwuma noted that Iwuanyanwu’s leadership would mark a turning point in the life of Ohanaeze, he however pointed out that the process that led to his emergence was not in tandem with the group’s constitution.