Former Ambassador To US, Prof. Obiozor, Emerges Ohanaeze President

Professor George Obiozor, former Nigerian ambassador to the US,
has emerged the new president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

Obiozor defeated two other candidates to emerge leader of the
apex Igbo socio-cultural group at an election conducted on Sunday
in Owerri, the Imo state capital.

He was the Nigerian ambassador to the United States, from 2004
to 2008.

He had reportedly emerged the consensus candidate few weeks ago
but controversy trailed the endorsement, with John Nwodo, the
outgoing president, denying supporting any one for the
position.

“The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a
spurious, mendacious and malicious news item making the rounds that
a candidate has been chosen to occupy the post of the
President-General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization,
which by rotation, is now the turn of Imo State,” he had said in a
statememnt.

“The said vexatious piece would have been ignored for the chaff
it is but for the fact that it impinges on the solid and
time-tested tradition of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in choosing its leadership
and the integrity of its present President-General, Chief John Nnia
Nwodo.

“The truth of the matter is that posts in Ohanaeze Ndigbo are
rotational and positions zoned to states. It is the responsibility
of states to choose their candidates which they may prune down for
their convenience.”

Professor George Obiozor, former Nigerian ambassador to the US,
has emerged the new president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

Obiozor defeated two other candidates to emerge leader of the
apex Igbo socio-cultural group at an election conducted on Sunday
in Owerri, the Imo state capital.

He was the Nigerian ambassador to the United States, from 2004
to 2008.

He had reportedly emerged the consensus candidate few weeks ago
but controversy trailed the endorsement, with John Nwodo, the
outgoing president, denying supporting any one for the
position.

“The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a
spurious, mendacious and malicious news item making the rounds that
a candidate has been chosen to occupy the post of the
President-General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization,
which by rotation, is now the turn of Imo State,” he had said in a
statememnt.

“The said vexatious piece would have been ignored for the chaff
it is but for the fact that it impinges on the solid and
time-tested tradition of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in choosing its leadership
and the integrity of its present President-General, Chief John Nnia
Nwodo.

“The truth of the matter is that posts in Ohanaeze Ndigbo are
rotational and positions zoned to states. It is the responsibility
of states to choose their candidates which they may prune down for
their convenience.”