OHANEZE ASSURES ON IGBO’S CULTURAL EVOLUTION

Apex Igbo Social Cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo (Lagos Branch) has assured Igbo and their host communities of a complete “cultural evolution of the Igbo – promised to improve the prospects of Lagos Ndigbos as Nigeria’s pride in global socio-cultural and economic index and put them in their rightful position in the society.

The Chairman, Council of NDIEZE in Lagos Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Eze, Sir, Chris Emeka Offia, made this assertion to ‘The Eastern Eye’ after their recent closed-door meeting!

In attendance were Eze Dr Uche Dimba, Eze Christian Uche Nwachukwu, Eze Dr Egbu Ato, High Chief Oliver Akubueze, Eze Gegbu Emeka Jumode, Eze Remy Anyamele, Eze Dr Vincent Nwaobi, Eze Dr Maurice Eze, Eze Nnemeka Agbo, Eze Tony Anosike, Eze Nduka Ego, Eze Kingsley Nwosu, Eze Chris Igwilo, Eze Oparachukwu, Eze Christy Umeh, Eze Frank Atuzie, Eze Alex Nwoye, Apostle Polycarp Egbu and other high-ranking Eze.

In a short speech, the Chairman eulogized the hierarchy of the immediate past council before reassuring the Excos, Stakeholders and leaders of thought of the purpose-driven aspiration of the newly constituted council.

“It would be recalled that on the 17th of November 2020, the council was constituted to take the affairs of Ndigbo Ndi-Eze Council of Lagos State. And today, we want to let the whole world – especially Lagos State, where we have our community people – know that a new body has been constituted. I am assuring everyone that we will definitely deliver our goals for which this council was constituted for.”

He also promised that, “Our leadership of this new council will bring about a cultural evolution to correct the misgivings people have about the Igbo. I have hinged it that, our style of leadership will bring about a paradigm shift in the drive towards cultural evolution not only in Lagos but in Nigeria.”

 “Almost everywhere you go, you will see an Igbo man or woman; I believe that we cannot afford to downgrade the cultural heritage of the Igbo people, and that is why this new council will start from a platform where it will move away from economic integration to socio, political and also cultural evolution of what we believe the Igbo people really stand for.”

On the ‘on and off’ rift among the Ezes in their host communities, especially in Lagos State, the Chairman retorted in confidence that it “was a thing of the past and that every Eze has agreed to accommodate other Ezes to work for the betterment of the Igbo.”

“Yes, there was a dispute that lingered for so many years concerning the traditional rulers of Ndigbo about who would be the number one among them for over 21 years but by God’s grace and the wisdom of High Chief Solomon Aguene, we have been able to settle it amicably and have become stronger. I am assuring the whole world that there will never be a repeat of such a dispute again,” he added.