The apex leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo, a sociocultural organisation of Ndigbo, has dismissed the statement making the rounds that elections would not hold in the South East in 2023 if the leader of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu was not released from detention.
Gatekeepers News reports that the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor, in a telephone chat with Tribune Online said that such statement did not come from him and as such should be completely disregarded “because it is coming from the fake and dissident group that has no address.”
Obiozor maintained that the said group had no locus standi to talk about such issues concerning Igbos and was looking for cheap attention.
He expressed regret that such a statement could tarnish the image and destiny of Igbos, adding that no sensible Igbo man could make such a statement.
The Ndigbo leader said that Nnamdi Kanu’s release “is a different business being pursued cordially and according to the rules and regulations”, assuring that “it is working out well.”
He said: “Igbos have not decided on anything like that and Ohaneze Ndigbo will only speak when they hear my voice or Alex Ogbonna.
“Isigusoro group is a fake group who are claiming to be Ohaneze Ndigbo.”
