{"id":77406,"date":"2020-12-20T18:13:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T17:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=77406"},"modified":"2020-12-20T18:13:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T17:13:04","slug":"nuf-endorses-obiozors-candidacy-for-ohanaeze-ndigbo-president-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/uncategorized\/nuf-endorses-obiozors-candidacy-for-ohanaeze-ndigbo-president-general\/","title":{"rendered":"NUF endorses Obiozor\u2019s candidacy for Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1686613557058031073\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF) has endorsed the candidacy of Prof. George<br \/>\nObiozor as the next President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.The President of NUF, Mr Augustine Chukwudum, made the endorsement in a<br \/>\nstatement made available to newsmen in Enugu on Sunday, adding that<br \/>\nelection to the office will hold in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Chukwudum said that NUF also welcomed the endorsement of Obiozor by Imo<br \/>\nState stakeholders as well as stakeholders from other states within the<br \/>\nSouth-East, including from prominent politicians and captains of<br \/>\nindustries of Igbo extraction.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the overwhelming endorsement and support for Obiozor\u2019s<br \/>\ncandidacy is a welcomed development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObiozor, former Nigeria ambassador to the United States of America<br \/>\n(2004 \u2013 2008), has what it takes to lead Ndigbo to greater heights and<br \/>\nrestore the glory of Ohanaeze Ndigbo as the apex Igbo socio-cultural<br \/>\ngroup,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Obiozor was also Nigeria\u2019s High Commissioner to Cyprus, and later<br \/>\nAmbassador to Israel from 1999 to 2003. He was once the Director-General<br \/>\nof the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>The NUF boss noted that some previous leaders and people in prominent<br \/>\npositions in the group had sold out interest of Ndigbo for their selfish<br \/>\npersonal gains and aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate that Ndigbo forget things easily which is not good<br \/>\nbecause we are supposed to document history of the past on paper and in<br \/>\nour hearts so that we cannot continue to be hoodwinked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, NUF is there to put things in order and unite Ndigbo under a<br \/>\ntrue and formidable leader after we had been in disunity for the past 50<br \/>\nyears (1970 to 2020) after the Nigerian civil war,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chukwudum, however, called on all delegates of Ohanaeze election to make<br \/>\nsure that all hands are on deck in electing Obiozor as the next<br \/>\nPresident-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNUF is raising this alarm because we do not want the past to repeat<br \/>\nitself, where leaders and key office holders in Ohanaeze Ndigbo are<br \/>\neasily swayed with money and other inducement to work against the<br \/>\ncollective positive purpose of Ndigbo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe warning has become imperative now that 2023 Presidential Election<br \/>\nis fast approaching and we need someone we all can trust and work<br \/>\ntogether with to actualise Igbo presidency in 2023,\u2019\u2019 he noted. 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