Chief Chekwas Okorie is the national chairman of the United Progressive Party (UPP) and staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection bid. In this interview with PAUL UWADIMA, he spoke on how they mobilised support for Buhari’s reelection in the South-east and other national issues.
The Pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze has been torn apart by the 2019 presidential election, with one faction endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari, while another faction endorsed Atiku Abubakar. How do you see the future of Ohanaeze going forward?
Ohanaeze is in dilemma and Ohanaeze is divided. I saw this coming. I am one of oldest members of Ohanaeze. Ohanaeze was designed for the protection of Igbo interest, it was not designed for political purposes. But sometime certain leaders of Ohanaeze could not resist the temptation and Ohanaeze always has to pay dearly for it. At the build up to 2019 general elections, Ohanaeze under Nnia Nwodo went down the route of…
