By Chibota Edozie
The Ohanaeze Elders Council has announced a
20-member caretaker committee to run the affairs of the organization.
The caretaker committee to be inaugurated on Thursday in Enugu adopted
three members from each of the five southeast states and two members
each from Rivers and Anioma in Delta state
.
Announcing the setting up of the committee at a press briefing in
Enugu on Tuesday, Chief Amechi stated that it had become necessary
following the expiration of the two year tenure of the Chief Gary Enwo
Igariwey led executive on Monday, January 12, adding that the “out
gone executive failed to appoint an electoral committee for conduct of
elections into the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo”.
He stated that since nature does not abhor vacuum, it was important
that certain persons should assume leadership position for Ndigbo
until the conduct of fresh elections to fill the offices in the
organization.
He said: “It is necessary to inform the general public that Chief
Igariwey and members of his past executive are no longer in a position
to speak for Ohanaeze or Ndigbo. Whatever they do or say now and
henceforth are their personal positions or views to which they are
entitled.
“The two year term of office of the Chief Igariwey executive of
Ohanaeze Ndigbo expired yesterday, January 12, 2015. The 20-member
caretaker committee appointed by the Joint meeting of the elder’s
council and Igbo leaders on December 21, 2014 will be formally
inaugurated shortly to run the apex organization until it is able to
elect new officers”.
