THE IKWERRE PEOPLE REAFFIRM THEIR IGBO ROOT,INAUGURATE OHANAEZE NDI-IGBO RIVER STATE CHAPTER

THE IKWERRE PEOPLE REAFFIRM THEIR IGBO ROOT,INAUGURATE OHANAEZE NDI-IGBO RIVER STATE CHAPTER
Press Statement – The leadership of the
Umbrella Igbo youth organisation Ohanaeze
Ndigbo Youth Wing held a meeting after the
inauguration of the Rivers State Executives
of the Pan-Igbo organisation Ohanaeze
NdiIgbo in Port-Harcourt the Rivers State
capital. After the meeting, resolutions were
reached and we wish to state as follows;
1.That we congratulate the Rivers State
chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo under the able
leadership of Prince Igo Okparamma and
the eagle-eye guidance of the leader of
Ohanaeze Ndigbo South-South and Deputy
Secretary-General Chief (Engr.) Isaac Wonwu
for a successful inauguration.
2.That the historic inauguration of the
Rivers State Executive Committee of
Ohanaeze Ndigbo signifies the actualisation
of the life-long dream of the founding
fathers of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Rivers state
(such men as Senator Francis Ellah, Eze C.C
Nwuche, Chief Emmanuel Aguma, and
Senator Obi Wali) , which is re-uniting the
Igbo of Rivers state with their kits in the
South-East and Delta state.
3.We are overwhelmed at the resurgence of
the Igbo spirit and bold affirmation of their
Igboness by the Igbo of Rivers state,
resulting in the massive and qualitative turn
out for the event despite the heavy down
pour.
4.We hereby call on those Igbo elements still
sitting by the fence in the Rivers
configuration to immediately identify with
their true brothers; Ndigbo by openly
identifying with Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Not
allowing artificial geographical boundaries
to continue to erode their minds of who
they truly are.
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5.Furthermore we demand that as a matter
of urgency, the negative psychological relics
of the Biafran war should be dismantled
from every part of Igboland in Rivers state,
with particular emphasis on the urgent
change of name of the “Liberation Stadium”
to either “Elekahia Stadium” or it be named
after a “son of the soil” who have made his
mark in the field of sports: This will
appreciably bring to an end the sore in the
mind of the people of this region who have
been made to erroneously believed that they
were “liberated” from their brothers during
the Biafran War.
6.We re-affirm the resolve of the Igbo nation
to ensure total oneness and reunification of
every part of Igboland in Rivers and Delta
state, not through any conquest by working
in concerted synergy with our brethren
located therein