The Endorsement of Tinubu by Ohaneze president Lagos state chapter
By Emeka Odionu
The news that Ohaneze Ndiigbo,Lagos state chapter endorsed Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for president trended yesterday .The endorsement was made by Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene ,who claims to be the president General of Ohaneze Ndiigbo,Lagos state chapter .. Chief Solo said that Igbos in Lagos will support Bola Tinubu s presidential ambition because Igbos live in Lagos state and enjoy Lagos more than any tribe .
Who is Solomon Ogbonna Aguene?
Chief Solos statement did not go beyond the roof because Igbos in Lagos have made up their minds to vote Peter Obi and LP and the rush for them to get voters card is unprecedented but it’s expedient we know who he is in Ohaneze Lagos state chapter.
For some years ,I’ve followed the activities of Ohaneze and in 2018 Chief Solomon Aguene was elected the president General Ohaneze Ndiigbo Lagos and his tenure was to last for four years which was supposed to end by the June this year .
In an attempt to elongate his tenure in office ,he began reaching out to stakeholders asking for the extension of his tenure because of Covid 19 which made him not to perform as he wanted . Laughable! Laughable in the sense that our governor’s , legislators are not asking for tenure elongation because of Covid 19 .INEC will conduct election by February 2023 and never plans for extension because of Covid 19.
On June 16 2022, after Chief Solomon had been impeached which one of the offences was staying beyond four years , an election was held by more than 700 delegates from seven states that made up Ohaneze Ndiigbo , Chief Sunday Osai won in an election contested by four aspirants.
Chief Osai Sunday got 380 votes to defeat his closest rival ,Ernest Ozonweke who got 339 votes . By this result ,Chief Sunday Osai is the PG of Ohaneze Lagos state chapter not Chief Solomon Ogbonna Aguene.
That’s the current position of Ohaneze Ndiigbo Lagos state chapter. Eating yam pottage at Bourdillion Road Ikoyis Tinubus mansion and endorsing Tinubu is personal .He can do that and endorse Tinubu but not in the office of Ohaneze president Lagos state chapter.
Ohaneze Ndiigbo worldwide and state chapters led by Prof Amb George Obiozo still stands on Nigerian president of Igbo extraction for 2023 General election and as at today they have not rescinded from that and the leading candidate from south east is Peter Obi .
No chapter chairman has the right to go contrary to this not to talk of a chapter chairman whose tenure has elapsed and is moving around with a kangaroo judgement that extended his tenure beyond four years .
Every Igbo male and female is a member of Ohaneze Ndiigbo and I urge Ngiigbo in Lagos to ignore Chief Solomon Ogbonna and the Bourdillion Road Esau’s yam pottage in his bank account to go ahead and obtain their voters card and stand with Ohaneze Ndiigbo on Nigerian president of Igbo extraction.
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