APC seeks probe of Ohanaeze Ndigbo secretariat explosion

THE South East All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Inspector General of Police to institute a high -powered probe panel to investigate the explosion that occurred last week at the National

Secretariat of Ohaneze Ndigbo.

 In a statement yesterday by its Zonal Publicity Secretary, Osita Okechukwu, APC said Ohanaeze Ndigbo secretariat located at Park Avenue,

Enugu, capital of Eastern region; remained the common heritage and symbol of the Igbo nation,  hence it frowns at such sacrilegious act.

The party stated that the secretariat, irrespective of differences had never been attacked before, stressing that the recent attack came after the Ohanaeze leadership “refused bluntly to endorse President

Goodluck Jonathan for re-election.

“Since November 2014, intense pressure has been mounted on the leadership of Ohaneze led by Gary Enwo Igariwey, to endorse Mr President, which they resisted in the collective interest of Ndigbo.

Bizarre events which followed the rational decision of Ohaneze Ndigbo to reject the endorsement of President Jonathan, in what we dub a non-partisan posture, were legion.

“One of these bizarre events is the factionalization of Ohaneze Ndigbo, a once cohesive, dynamic and the mouth piece of Ndigbo.

“Secondly, was the double speak of the splinter Igbo Leaders of Thought led by Professor Ben Nwabueze, which tongue-in-cheek said, ‘We are fully aware that Jonathan’s administration has not seriously addressed the core promises and commitments made to Ndigbo during the 2011 election campaign.

Inspite of this, it is in the best interest of our people that he be re-elected”, the statement said.

It continued: “Accordingly, we do not think Ndigbo or indeed Nigerians have the leisure to reward a president who failed to fix the East-Road, 2nd Niger Bridge, Mambilla Power Plant, Enugu Coal, the 3

Greenfield Refineries awarded at a whopping cost of $23billion and who out of unbridled corruption crashed the Naira.

“We at a loss how our elder statesmen of the so called Igbo Leaders of Thought want a president that eminent Igbo sons and daughters – Professor

Charles Soludo, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, Dr Alex Ekwueme, Senator Ken Nnamani, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili and host of others, including their good selves awarded F9, to repeat a life time class squandered.

“It will be of interest if the IGP uses his good offices to fish out the hoodlums who burnt the Ohaneze Ndigbo secretariat before more harm is done”.