The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, MFR; OFR; CFR; FNICE; FNSE; KSC(Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo) has postponed the Convention for the 19 Northern States and Abuja Federal Capital Territory which was scheduled to hold at the Nicon Luxury, Abuja on Friday, October 13, 2023.
The cause of the postponement arose from some unforeseen circumstances that were beyond control. Chief Iwuanyanwu however regrets the inconveniences the postponement may have caused to several patriotic Igbo sons and daughters who came from far and near to participate in the scheduled convention. The Igbo Leader prayed that God will grant journey mercies to members that responded to the invitation, assuring that a new date for the convention will be announced later.
Chief Iwuanyanwu has on assumption of Office as the President General, restructured the Ohanaeze Ndigbo into three zones for Nigeria and four zones for the Diaspora chapters. With the new structure, the 19 states and Abuja will have their headquarters in Abuja; the South West, with the headquarters in Lagos; and the East with the headquarters at Enugu.
The Ohanaeze Diaspora structure has the continent of Europe with the headquarters in London; others include the continent of North America and Canada with headquarters in Washington, DC; the continent of South America and the Caribbean with headquarters in Brazil; the continent of Asia with headquarters in China; continent of Africa with Headquarters in South Africa; continent of Australia and New Zealand and all the surrounding Islands with headquarters in Australia.
The Igbo Leader explains that each of the zones will have at least one convention each year while the Igbo Day celebration, which involves all the zones and various chapters will hold on the September 29 of every year.
It is remarkable that the phenomenal 2023 Igbo Day celebration which was hosted by the good people of Enugu State at the Michael Okpara Square, Independence Lay Out, Enugu on September 29, 2023, after several years, is an eloquent testimony that with Ahaejiagamba, a new Ohanaeze Ndigbo is born.
Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia;
National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide