RSG Suspends Omoku Youth President...As Omoku Youths Pass Vote of no Confidence, Removes Embattled President, Secretary General from Office.

The Rivers State Ministry of Youth Development, has suspended the President of Omoku Youth Federation, Comrade Chinedu Onyije from office citing insubordination, flagrant disobedience and disregard to official directives. The first Vice President, Comrade Owurre Sunday Bright, is to act as the president pending further directives.

According to a letter signed in behalf of the Ministry by Loveday Chibuzor Agbam, Director, Network and Social Mobilization, and copied to the Oba of Ogbaland, His Eminence, Dr. Nwachukwu Obuoha Obi, companies and security agencies, the reasons adduced for the suspension bothered on serial misdemeanor by the sacked president.

According to the letter, a copy of which was made available to this publication, "following the flagrant disobedience, non compliance to official directives and gross insurbordination to constituted authority and other acts of misconduct by Comrade Chinedu Onyije, the Ministry of Youth Development, in discharging its responsibility and mandate of supervising, coordinating and regulating the activities of youth bodies in the state, hereby suspends Comrade Chinedu Onyije from office of the President Omoku Youth Federation till further notice.

Continuing, the letter noted, to this effect, in accordance with the Omoku Youth Federation Constitution, Section 7A, Sub-section 1, the First Vice President, Comrade Owurre Sunday Bright, shall act as the President of Omoku Youth Federation with effect from 5th July, 2024, pending further directives.

Meanwhile, the Omoku Youth Federation in a congress on Monday, 8th July, 2024, has passed a vote of no confidence on the suspended president of the association and his Secretary General, citing a collective loss of confidence on the ability of the duo to lead the youth association with integrity and honesty.

The Omoku Youth Federation in a communique issued in Omoku at the Youth Development Centre, Obohia, announced the removal of Chinedu Onyije and Charles Adiela, as President and Secretary General of the association, respectively, citing extortion of money from vulnerable individuals in exchange for job opportunities meant for the association and embezzling funds belonging to the association for personal gains.

The youth body accused the ousted president of conspiring and engaging in series of misconduct contrary to the constitution of OYF, actions which runs contrary to Article 14A(VI) and (VII) of the constitution of OYF (as amended), thereby betraying the trust and confidence placed on them as President and Secretary General, by members of the OYF.