Ohanaeze Ndigbo appoints new president-general for 27-day tenure

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has announced the appointment of Fidelis Chukwu as its new president-general.

According to a statement shared with Sunday PUNCH by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, Chukwu is to complete the Imo State tenure which ends on January 10, 2025.

Chukwu will complete the tenure of Imo State following the death of too previous leaders of the organisation front the state.

The statement partly read, “The people of Imo State presented Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu to Imeobi Ohanaeze for the replacement of late George Obiozor.  By the application of a doctrine of necessity, Iwuanyanwu was sworn in on April 30, 2023. Unfortunately, Chief Iwuanyanwu died on July 25, 2024, and was buried on November 1, 2024.

“It is in line with the doctrine of necessity that the Imo State Chapter of Ohanaeze, led by C.J. Ihemedu presented Nze Ozichukwu to the Imeobi Ohanaeze to exhaust the balance of a four-year tenure allotted to Imo State. The motion for the adoption of Nze Ozichukwu was moved by Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, Chairman, Imo Council of Elders, and seconded by Chief Simon Okeke (Ochendo).”

Some of the elders present during his appointment described the new president as a cerebral thinker with sterling qualities.

Reacting, the President of the Rivers State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lucky Ekeji, said he was happy that the next president-general of the organisation would come from his state.

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