Ohanaeze Youth Passes Vote of Confidence On Okpalaezeukwu

The Youth Wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has passed a vote of confidence on its Acting National Leader, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu.

The group stated this in a communique signed and issued by Okpalaezeukwu and 22 other members of the group after its National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting on Friday in Enugu.

Recalled that Amb. Okey Emuchay, the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia had in a statement on Aug. 7, said Okpalaezeukwu’s position had been taken by another.

But in the communique, the group said Okpalaezeukwu remains the Acting National Youth Leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, as unanimously elected by the National Executive Committee(NEC) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, ratified and confirmed by both the National Executive Committee (NEC) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

This executive, it said, was led by President General, and Ime Obi Ohanaeze Ndigbo(the Highest Decision Making Body as recognised by the Constitution) whose authority subsists until an elected Youth Leader of Ebonyi State extraction emerges.

“We bemoan the statement of an Elder in the person of Dr Alex Ogbonnia, who ordinarily should reign in on Okey Emuchay, to accord our dearest departed father and Hero, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu a befitting honour and reverence, before the tussle of usurping and exercising the Powers of President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo,” it said.

“It added that NEC never met to take any of the alleged decisions in the statement issued by Ogbonnia as the Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo lacked the powers to remove and/or replace any executive officer.

“Therefore Emuchay”s attempt to unilaterally remove the acting National Youth Leader- Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, after collecting millions from his Pay Masters to dance naked in the market place, violated the Ohanaeze Constitution and must be checked.

“We are aware of the records of Financial misappropriation by Okey Emuchay, both in Ohanaeze Ndigbo Administration and South Africa, and his sabotage against the release of our brother Mazi Nnamdi Kanu who has been unjustly held.

“We are convinced that Emuchay and Cohorts are enemies in the House.
We hereby declare him Persona non grata, and therefore Bar him from entering the National Secretariat of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, henceforth,” it said.