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new Ohanaeze Ndiigbo ought to be proactive, agenda-driven and representative
of the entire spectrum of Igbo society inside Nigeria and the Diaspora.”
This stance was contained in a communiqué released by the
Biafra Memorial Project BMP) Committee in Washington DC after reviewing
the ongoing effort to re-organize and streamline the composition
and activities of the apex Igbo political caucus.
Many pan-Igbo organizations have expressed interest toward ensuring
that the large pool of Ndiigbo resident in the USA will have a voice
in piloting the political destiny of Igbo society when the new Ohanaeze
is constituted. There is a clamor by membership of major pan-Igbo
groups in America to coalesce their organizational efforts into
the formation of Ohanaeze-USA as an integral part of the main body
at home. The nature of contemporary Nigerian politics requires an
Ohanaeze that is composed of dynamic, experienced and competent
hands which are in ample supply in many large population centers
across the USA. A spokesman of one of US-based pan-Igbo groups,
in private comment, envisions a new Ohanaeze that “has more
of the Oha than the Ezes within is ranks.”
Some groups, including the BMP Committee, have also called for the
inclusion of women and youths to ensure wider reach and greater
effectiveness of the new Ohanaeze. Consultations on establishing
the proposed Ohanaeze-USA are currently taking place amongst pan-Igbo
groups and organizations in both Nigeria and the USA. Chief Victor
Nwankwo is the new Ohanaeze Subcommittee Chairman for Ndiigbo in
the Diaspora. |
