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The President of Ebonyi state chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Peter Mbam, has denied rumours in some quarters that there is leadership crisis in Ohanaeze Ndigbo following the death of its President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, dismissing it as baseless.
Addressing newsmen in Abakaliki at the official opening of a condolence register in honour of the departed statesman, Dr. Mbam noted that reports of any leadership tussle within the organisation was false.
He said , “We are waiting for the bereaved family and the Imo government to announce the burial plans which we would participate actively.
“It is after the burial that the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Imeobi (inner circle) of the association would meet and agree on how to find a replacement for him,” he said.
Dr. Mbamz described Iwuanyanwu as a colossus whose leadership qualities would be missed by the organisation and Igbos in general.
Continuing, “He told us that the 2023 general election was over and that we needed to support the winner of the 2023 general elections despite the fact that the Igbo man who contested did not win.
Also speaking , a Vice President General of the association, Chief Okeagu Ogeada, noted that the vacuum created by Iwuanyanwu demise would be difficult to fill, adding that he played critical roles in the development of Ebonyi and the people and the entire Igbo race would be indebted to him.
“The state’s founding fathers held meeting of its creation in his house despite the fact that he was not an indigene of the state.
“He delivered our requests to the then Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha and also played critical roles in siting the state’s capital in Abakaliki after it was created”.
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