Information has emerged on how the President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo,
\nChief Gary Igariwe, rebuffed President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s request seeking
\nto meet with the leadership of the\u00a0 of the apex Igbo socio political
\norganization\u00a0 few months to the 2015 presidential election.<\/p>\n
Igariwe allegedly failed to acknowledge Buhari\u2019s letter after a month, but
\nwhen he wrote two reminders, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo PG contacted members of
\nthe Ime Obi, the highest decision making body of Ohanaeze Ndigbo who
\nadvised him to grant audience to Buhari, then the presidential candidate
\nof the All Progressive Congress (APC). Despite Buhari\u2019s persistence
\nrequests, Igariwe ensured that Ohanaeze did not meet with him and
\nallegedly threw the letter into a waste basket.<\/p>\n
A member of the Ime Obi who preferred anonymity told Pointblanknews.com in
\nEnugu, that the letter caused division in the group, with some members
\nbacking Igariwe while others saw nothing wrong in Ohanaeze having a
\nmeeting with a presidential candidate.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cA few months before the 2015 presidential election, the APC
\npresidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari wrote to have audience with
\nleadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo under Igariwe, but he hid the letter from
\nthe members. When Buhari wrote two reminders, Igariwe refused the advice
\nof the majority of Ohanaeze members to have a meeting with Buhari. When we
\nasked him about Buhari\u2019s request, he boasted that he has torn his letter
\nand put it inside the waste paper basket. Some of us warned him to be fair
\nthat there is nothing wrong in granting audience to a presidential
\ncandidate but he and the Secretary, Dr. Joe Nworgu refused.<\/p>\n
“That meeting, if it was allowed to hold, would have been a great
\nopportunity to extract commitment from Buhari to see how Ndigbo could
\nbenefit from his administration. Yes, Ohaneze Ndigbo was supporting ex
\nPresident Goodluck Jonathan, a good leader could have managed the
\nsituation well but Igariwe bungled the opportunity and laid our eggs in
\none basket. Now, he is the President, will Buhari be disposed to meet with
\nOhanaeze under Igariwe? He was interested in what he could make from
\nJonathan rather than the interest of Ndigbo.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was gathered that Buhari who is reputed for vindictiveness has not been
\ndisposed to meet with the group despite repeated efforts by Igariwe.<\/p>\n
Pointblanknews.com learnt that since Buhari was sworn in as President on
\nMay 29, 2015, Igariwe has been seeking to have audience with him, but is
\nallegedly being blocked by Buhari\u2019s associates who knew the role he played
\non the prelude to the presidential election.<\/p>\n
Igariwe had been at daggers drawn with most members of the group who hoped
\nthat Ohanaeze Ndigbo as a foremost socio political organization in Nigeria
\nwould have since met with President Buhari to liaise on how his
\nadministration can help Ndigbo. They blame Igariwe for Buhari\u2019s lack of
\nrelationship of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.<\/p>\n
The President General whose tenure ends January 12, 2016, has been
\nbattling a plant a successor who could protect his interest. In the last
\ntwo weeks, Igariwe has visited two South East governors, including Ifeanyi
\nUgwuanyi of Enugu state, where the next Ohanaeze President General is
\nexpected to emerge from, pleading support for his preferred candidate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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