THE Youth Wing Worldwide of Igbo Socio-Cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has dismissed reports that the wing has formed another arm now known as Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) in Nigeria.
The Wing, on Thursday in Awka, debunked these reports in a statement released by the Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing Worldwide, Mazi Chika Adiele.
According to Adiele, the Wing has no ties with the aforementioned Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) in Nigeria and warned the public to desist from associating with them.
AfriqueCan gathered that, recently, a report emanates that a certain Igboayaka O Igboayaka has allegedly established a factional leadership called Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC) in Nigeria.
The said factional group is believed to be political in nature.
Adiele has now put out a disclaimer on the said Igboayaka O Igboayaka, stating clearly that the youth wing leadership was elected on the 5th of August 2021 under the supervision of the National Executive Committee(NEC) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide then led by late Prof George Obiozor as President General and Amb Okey Emuchay as Secretary General and has nothing to do with the said individual.
“Igboayaka O. Igboayaka do not have one trade, job, or business accredited to his name or person, other than being a political jobber for gullible and desperate politicians.
“We cannot discern how Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, led by Chief Engr Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (Ahaejiagamba) has masterminded the Killings of Ndigbo in Imo State for the past 41 months, and we demand expeditious clarification.
“The Statistics that a total of 87,700(eighty-seven thousand seven hundred) persons were killed, detained, and displaced only in Imo State are unverifiable and capable of violent incitement, especially amongst the Youths, and must not be tolerated. Indeed, the Southeast has a fair share of the renowned National Security Challenges, but politicizing it cannot be condoned and must be vehemently resisted.
” Let us make it clear that the Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Wing will never condone extra-judicially killing of unarmed Igbo Youths anywhere, neither do we support nor align ourselves with any individual or group(s) that attempt to malign or disparage Gov Hope Uzodinma or any other political opposition in Imo State by mere speculations or hearsay, without due diligence.
“In the same vein, we will not support any criminal activities driven by either economic gain or political desperation. We will never allow Igboland to be turned into a theatre of war by irresponsible actors who use our Youths to capture power.
“On this note, we hereby issue a 4-day Ultimatum to Igboayaka O. Igboayaka to withdraw such fallacy and tender unreserved apology to the Leader of Igbo Nation and Igbo Youth at large or face the consequences for defamation.
The Youth Wing went on to pledge their support for the President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, while noting his many achievements and roles played in the development of the Igbo tribe.
“Iwuanyanwu has tactically activated various measures working very hard to ensure the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), without making noise about it.
“We reaffirm our confidence and solidarity on the action leadership of Chief Iwuanyanwu and the National Executive Committee NEC of the organisation,” the statement concluded.