Ohaneze Ndigbo Gets New Exco

Ohaneze Ndigbo, a Pan-Igbo Cultural Organisation, last Saturday in Enugu elected new  executives to pilot its affairs for the next four years.

In the election that lasted for about eight hours, ChiefEnwo Igariwey, a former Deputy  President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo and Dr Joe Nwaorgu emerged as the President General  and Secretary General respectively.

Igariwey, representing Ebony, was returned unopposed after his opponents, also from the same

state, stepped down for him.

Nworgu, representing Imo, won the post of the Secretary-General after defeating his opponent, Chief Peter Orji, also from Imo, by 211 votes to 48 votes.

Other members of the executive are Mr Innocent Wonwu from Rivers and Mrs Selina Adibuah,  who were retumed unopposed as the Deputy Secretary General and National Financial Secretary,  respectively.

In an interview, Igariwey pledged an all inclusive leadership for the organisation and called for

support from Ndlgbo to achieve the objectives of the organisation.

“I thank God for today’s election, it was peaceful and I promise to carry everybody along during  my tenure,” Igariwey said.

Earlier, the outgoing President General, Amb. Ralph Uwechue, expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the elections.

Uwechue called on the new executive to improve on the records of their predecessors to move the group forward.

. The new Financial Secretary, Adibuah, decried the low involvement of women in the  organisation’s affairs.

“It is unfortunate that politics has spoilt our women. They only attend political gatherings, where  the will get benefits or where money will be shared.

They no longer come for elections like this to  support their fellow women,” she said.

Some of the members of the organisation, who spoke to the newsmen

also lauded the peaceful conduct of the election and urged the new executive not to disappoint  the people.

Officers of State Security Service (SSS), the police and Federal Road Safety Commission  (FRS C) provided security at the venue of the elections.