THE IGBO NATION SHOULD PULL CLOSER – THISDAYLIVE

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In two different cities, Enugu and Port Harcourt, Ohaneze Ndigbo, the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization supposedly held the same election and produced two presidents. Clearly, one of them is a meddlesome interloper. But who? And in whose interest is it that the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization in the country is sundered?

In an age of division, especially with the Igbo again politically marginalized in the country, it is the worst time possible for a division, any kind of division.

To its eternal credit, Ohanaeze has been a beacon of consistency for so long now. When there have been issues that have affected the Igbo, and there have been many over the years, in the wider context of the chaos Nigeria sometimes characteristically churns out daily, Ohanaeze has not exactly been  confrontational. Skillfully, it has always traded the fleeting rush of confrontation for discretion and prudence which would always serve it best, employing the deft mental…



Source: Thisday Newspaper