Jonathan’s planned adoption as Igbo candidate divides Ohanaeze

A motion to adopt President Goodluck Jonathan as the consensus candidate of the Igbo for the 2015 presidential election failed at the Ime-Obi (inner caucus) meeting of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Saturday in Enugu.

The adoption of Jonathan as the consensus candidate of the Igbo was not on the agenda of the meeting, which held at the apex Igbo socio-political organisation’s secretariat in Enugu.

But midway into the meeting, a Peoples Democratic Party chief, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, moved the motion, urging Ohanaeze to adopt Jonathan for the election.

Iwuanyanwu informed the Ime-Obi that he came with a message from ’90 per cent of Igbo, who were supporting Jonathan’s election for a second term.

He asked the meeting to give him an answer so that he could report back to those who sent him.

The motion caused an uproar, forcing the President General, Chief Gary Igariwey, to adjourn the meeting, which ended abruptly with a shouting match between those against and those in support of the failed motion to adopt Jonathan as the consensus candidate.

Following the failure of the motion, Iwuanyanwu walked out of the meeting and drove away from the venue.

Earlier, some members of the Ime-Obi had kicked against an attempt to extend the tenure of the organisation’s national executive committee to four years from the statutory two years tenure in office.

A representative of Ndigbo in the Diaspora, Mr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, had told the meeting that the constitution was amended under the previous administration, extending the tenure to four years.

Anakwenze alleged that those who were challenging the tenure of the executive were hired to cause trouble in Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

The comment apparently irked a former national chairman of the defunct Justice Party, Chief Ralph Obiorah, who immediately walked out of the meeting.

In an encounter with journalists, Obioha maintained that the tenure of the executive had long elapsed, saying those supporting the tenure elongation were persons, who masqueraded under Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the Diaspora’s umbrella, to collect N4m from the N20m released to Ohanaeze Ndigo by Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State.

He noted that it was obvious that some people came to the meeting with a predetermined agenda.

A communiqué released after the meeting however stated that the tenure of the executive was four years.

The communiqué also explained that the motion for the adoption of a presidential candidate was kept in abeyance, until further notice, as the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo was still consulting.

The communiqué reads, “The amendment of the Constitution of Ohanaeze Ndigbo during the Ime-Obi meetings of August 14, 2010 and October 30, 2010 as well as during the General Assembly meeting of November 6, 2010 as shown in the video tape today is hereby ratified by the Ime-Obi meeting today January 3, 2015, hence the tenure of the office of National and State officers of Ohanaeze Ndigbo remains four years.

“A committee will be set up by the NEC of Ohanaeze Ndigbo on the issue of reconciliation of all aggrieved parties in Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

“The said committee shall equally look into the issues of multiple litigation plundering (confronting) Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

“The amendment of tenure done to the Constitution of Ohanaeze Ndigbo as ratified by the General Assembly meeting of November 6, 2010, be published and reflected in the constitution, which took effect from the said date; as a substitute to the constitution dated January 27, 2004, which has the same contents, and is currently in use after the amendment.

“The issue of adopting any presidential candidate in the forth-coming presidential election in Nigeria was raised, but kept in abeyance as the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo is still consulting.”


SOURCE: http://www.punchng.com/news/jonathans-planned-adoption-as-igbo-candidate-divides-ohanaeze/

I hope Jonathan have not become another Naaman The Leper........It seems no one wants to stake his or her integrity for him


It is so unthinkable that Ohanaeze would not have adopted Jonathan by now.....it seems the wise men are very conscious of the failure GEJ has been to the Igbos

A politically naive and cowardly bunch of people.

Teke teke Mena parsin

means:
Teke teke Mena parsin

pls who understands this?

PenSniper:
A politically naive and cowardly bunch of people.

4q

simplemach:
pls who understands this?

Why have you forsaken me that is what it means.
The writting is on the wall.

PenSniper:
A politically naive and cowardly bunch of people.

God punish you!

A foreigner like you claiming to be a Nigerian.

delishpot:


Why have you forsaken me that is what it means.
The writting is on the wall.

which wall pls

How can Ndigbo adopt Jonathan after watching this Video from Rev Mbaka? Rev Mbaka opened the eyes of Ndigbo to the reality of jonathan's government.

No sane igbo person will support jonathan openly after watching this!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UR5g69sx9E&feature=youtu.be&a

simplemach:
which wall pls

Chei oo. My guy, google writting on the wall. Its a passage in the bible where a hand wrote on the wall asking that question. Just open another window/page and google/type writting on the wall and you will see it.
Daniel 5:25

delishpot:


Chei oo. My guy, google writting on the wall. Its a passage in the bible where a hand wrote on the wall asking that qurstion. Just open another window and google/type writting on the wall and you will see it.

hmmmmm

GEJ till 2019!!!

I wonder the Kind of nuclear weapon BUHARI sent to southeast. Maybe it's the kind that can make a father mbaka and an ohaneze to abandon GEJ.

Collynzo9:
Ohaneze isn't a political group. As you can read in the article, adopting a Presidential candidate was never part of the agenda.
Iwuanayanwu just brought it up from no where.
I laugh at those who dream of Igbos voting for Buhari.

you are actually the one getting laughed at. GEJ's base is gradually abandoning him and you are here saying trash. Do you know the kind of momentum a statement by ohanaeze endorsing GEJ would cause? I think they are just trying not to spell it out to him yet that they no longer buy his "azikiwe" tactics.

simplemach:
hmmmmm

Bros, did you find it?

NgeneUkwenu:
How can Ndigbo adopt Jonathan after watching this Video from Rev Mbaka? Rev Mbaka opened the eyes of Ndigbo to the reality of jonathan's government.

No sane igbo person will support jonathan openly after watching this!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UR5g69sx9E&feature=youtu.be&a

[size=18pt] U are very stupid for this very cheap attempt at propaganda with an APC political pastor.


Ask urself this question about that slowpoke u call ur fada, was he speaking about the things of the spirit or flesh?


Wen u are able to answer that question, then u know how stupid u really are for spaming that single video all day and night on nairaland for the lst two day.

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NgeneUkwenu:
How can Ndigbo adopt Jonathan after watching this Video from Rev Mbaka? Rev Mbaka opened the eyes of Ndigbo to the reality of jonathan's government.

No sane igbo person will support jonathan openly after watching this!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UR5g69sx9E&feature=youtu.be&a

Not many Igbos will watch it though.

As much as I am indifference about GEJ, I really care less about Fr Mbaka's personal views. His influence cuts across Catholic faithfuls especially in Enugu and Anambra states.

Even the heavens don leave him....
Buhari all d way

You begin to understand why the likes of Emeka anyaoku ,Pat utomi do not relate with these types . Just like Yinka odumakin and co in the southwest, they have no day job. They go around pimping their ethnicity and using it as a bargaining chip for their own stomach.
Fortunately, they are sussed out in the southwest and quickly rendered irrelevant.
E.g

Alex akinyele
Fani kayode
Ebenezer babatope
Yinka odumakin and so on

Mortiple:
God punish you!

A foreigner like you claiming to be a Nigerian.

And if He doesnt ? .

simplemach:
4q

Your ass ?

PenSniper:


And if He doesnt ? .

Amadioha will strike you!

Ohaneze isn't a political group. As you can read in the article, adopting a Presidential candidate was never part of the agenda.
Iwuanayanwu just brought it up from no where.
I laugh at those who dream of Igbos voting for Buhari.

waternogeteneny:



[s] U are very stupid for this very cheap attempt at propaganda with an APC political pastor.


Ask urself this question about that slowpoke u call ur fada, was he speaking in spirit of flesh?


Wen u are able to answer that question, then u know how stupid u really are for spaming that single video all day and night on nairaland for the lst two day. [/s]

Trash as usual!

It's only the witches, witchcraft, devil and co. that endorse and adopt this man called GEJ

they adopt him as their candidate, they dont adopt him as their candidate, that wont stop real Nigerians from sending him back to his village by next month

NgeneUkwenu:
How can Ndigbo adopt Jonathan after watching this Video from Rev Mbaka? Rev Mbaka opened the eyes of Ndigbo to the reality of jonathan's government.

No sane igbo person will support jonathan openly after watching this!

I hope you keep posting it after Jonathan flaw Buhari, you think, we are naive like others.

waternogeteneny:



U are very stupid for this very cheap attempt at propaganda with an APC political pastor.


Ask urself this question about that slowpoke u call ur fada, was he speaking about the things of the spirit or flesh?


Wen u are able to answer that question, then u know how stupid u really are for spaming that single video all day and night on nairaland for the lst two day.

hahahahahaha!!! I saw the bold comment coming. Sooner or later, Fr. Mbaka would be tagged an APC pastor or Boko haram Pastor.

Mortiple:
Not many Igbos will watch it though.

As much as I am indifference about GEJ, I really care less about Fr Mbaka's personal views. His influence cuts across Catholic faithfuls especially in Enugu and Anambra states.

That influence has never helped any of his preferred candidates win even right there in Enugu.
He was against Chimaroke, Ekweremadu and supported one Valentine against Chime, but we all know the outcome.
If his influence couldn't work even in Enugu, is it at national level that it will work?

oduastates:
You begin to understand why the likes of Emeka anyaoku ,Pat utomi do not relate with these types . Just like Yinka odumakin and co in the southwest, they have no day job. They go around pimping their ethnicity and using it as a bargaining chip for their own stomach.
Fortunately, they are sussed out quickly in the southwest and rendered irrelevant.

Does 'Odumakin's & Co' include the Universal Life Leader of Odua People's Congress (OPC), High Chief (Dr) Fredrick Fasehun?