The national president of Ohaneze Ndigbo youths wing
worldwide Comrade Ambassador Dr. Arthur Uchenna Obiorah has asked Igbo youths
to remain resolute and persevere to deliver the Ime-Obi Ohaneze Ndigbo
worldwide resolution, mandating Igbo to vote wisely in coming elections.
He said the youths are highly disappointed that the
electoral umpire would pronounce a postponement of an election, few hours to
the commencement of the election.
The Ohaneze Ndigbo youths wing Worldwide, Comrade Ambassador
Dr. Arthur Uchenna Obiorah made this public in a telephone interview with our
correspondent in Awka, urged Ndigbo youths to remain calm and persevere until
they fulfill the demands of Ime-Obi Ohaneze Ndigbo worldwide request them to
vote for the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The youth leader said they remain resolute and have
mobilise over twenty million Igbo youths to vote for the Atiku/Obi Atiku/Obi
presidential ticket in the rescheduled date, with the hope to deliver on the
mandate handed over to them by Ohaneze Ndigbo worldwide.
He said, ‘Ohaneze youths worldwide is not really happy
with what the INEC did in the last Saturday postponed elections, because we are
fully prepared to come and cast our votes for candidates of our choice’.
‘We are disappointed to hear the postponement at
about 2.30am on election day, unfortunately it has never happened in the
history of Nigeria for an election umpire to postpone elections on the election
day, it is quite unbelievable’.
‘Because we are Christians and Igbos are Christians,
we believe God is preparing us for the next level, a better level in the near future.
‘I told my people to be calm and remain resolute wherever
they are now and urged them to make sure they vote this coming Saturday and
vote overwhelmingly’.
‘I know it’s not easy but I want them to know it is
a sacrifice we must all pay to get the country working again’.
Speaking on the grounds that the people may have
suffered series of setbacks on the postponement, stating that many people had
approached him that the new date coincide with their weddings, burials and other
social events which he appealed to the people to persevere and ensure they pay
the ultimate sacrifice to tarry awhile and vote candidates approved by the
Ime-Obi of Ohaneze Ndigbo worldwide.
‘’ Some people called me that they have their weddings,
burials and other social events in the previous Saturday, before it was shifted
to another Saturday and INEC now distort their programmes, I just say well, if it’s
something we need to do to get Nigeria working again, we need to manage for us
to get our dear country working again’.
‘I am sorry for the inconveniency this may have cost
them, I have to urged them to persevere and vote overwhelmingly, mainly for the
PDP, I ask them to vote for Atiku/Obi in the coming Saturday, 23rd
of February, 2019 general elections’.
‘Let us all be patient and wait for the will of God
to prevail in the coming elections.
Ambassador Arthur Uchenna Obiorah went further to
distance himself and disclaim some groups arrogating powers to themselves
without the backing of Ime-Obi Ohaneze Ndigbo, he said he remains the authentic
national president of Ohaneze Ndigbo youths worldwide, calling on Ndigbo and
other social cultural groups to disregard any statement emanating from people he
referred to as impostors, who according to him may be doing the biddings of
their pay masters against the general interest of Igbo youths.
Ambassador Obiorah said, ‘I don’t want to join
issues with anybody, I don’t want to say much about the group that keep parading
themselves as leaders of Ohaneze Ndigbo youth wing worldwide, one thing I know is
that the Ohaneze Youth wing is only been piloted by no other person than me, Comrade
Ambassador Dr. Arthur Uchenna Obiorah. I am the only recognized person that is
piloting the affairs of this group.
‘Once any statement is issued, it is issued from the
Ohaneze Ndigbo office, No 7 Park Lane, G.R. A Emugu, that is our world head office.
‘I also want to urge the media to verify who is
issuing statements, maybe getting stories from anybody who is not recognize by
the parent body of Ime-Obi Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, will not be in the interest
of the Igbo youths.
‘I still urge the Press to go extra mile to verify
their reports before publishing, so that it will help to strengthen the union’.
‘I don’t know about the impostors, but one thing that
I know is that I am the authentic National president of Ohaneze Ndigbo youth
wing worldwide and I am still in charge’.
‘I am the leader of Igbo youths worldwide and remain
so until when my tenure expires’.
‘I want to urge all Igbo youths to disregard
whosoever may be parading himself as the youth leader, the Ohaneze Ndigbo
worldwide led by Chief Nnia Nwodo is the main body of Ohaneze Ndigbo worldwide,
they recognize our leadership to pilot the affairs of Igbo youths’.
‘There is nobody, even if you are claiming you are
this or that, you are nothing but an impostor, because we know where we are
coming from’.
‘The Ime-Obi has issued a statement to state where the
Igbo belong, In restructuring we believe, in PDP, Atiku/Obi presidential
candidate we believe because of their restructuring of Nigeria they promise us’.
‘The youth wing also led by Comrade Ambassador Dr.
Arthur Uchenna Obiorah is keeping to the rules of Ime-Obi Ohaneze Ndigbo worldwide
to support the joint ticket of Atiku/Obi presidential slot for Igbo youths’.
‘Out national secretariat once again is at, 7 park
Lane G.R.A Enugu’.
‘I urge all Ndigbo and every other group to
disregard the impostors and want to appeal to our people to vote where the
interest of Ndigbo are, our interest is to vote for Atiku/Obi for President’.
‘Ime-Obi Ohaneze Ndigbo has issued a statement to
that regard and we have mobilise over twenty million Igbo youths across the 36
states of Nigeria and FCT to vote for the candidate of Ime-Obi ohaneze Ndigbo
in the coming presdiential election’. He assured.
The Ohaneze Ndigbo national president Comrade Ambassador Arthur Uchenna Obiarah went
further to urge Igbo youths to remain wherever they are and ensure they pay
that ultimate sacrifice to vote for the presidential candidates of the PDP, Atiku/Obi in the INEC election rescheduled
date of 23rd of February, 2019.
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