Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu, a former National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (South-East), has emerged as the new president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, reports Igbofacts.
Nze Chukwu replaces the immediate past president-general of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who died on 25 July after a protracted illness.
The spokesperson of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chiedozie Ogbonnia, in a statement said the new president-general emerged at Imeobi Ohanaeze’s meeting on Saturday in Enugu.
Ogbonnia said the new president-general would serve for 27 days to complete the turn of Imo State which ends on 10 January.
He said that Nze Chukwu emerged as a result of a “chain of catastrophe” which befell Ohanaeze with the deaths of former President-Generals of the group, George Obiozor and Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu between 2022 and 2024.
He recalled that the people of Imo State had presented late Iwuanyanwu to Imeobi Ohanaeze to complete the tenure of Imo State and Obiozor, a professor, who hailed from the state.
“By the application of a doctrine of necessity, Iwuanyanwu was sworn-in on April 30, 2023. Unfortunately, Chief Iwuanyanwu died on July 25, 2024 and was buried on November 1, 2024.
“It is in line with the doctrine of necessity that the Imo State Chapter of Ohanaeze, led by Barrister C.J Ihemedu presented Nze Ozichukwu to the Imeobi Ohanaeze to exhaust the balance of four-year tenure allotted to Imo State,” he said.
Ogbonnia said the Chairperson of Imo Council of Elders, Cletus Ilomuanya, moved a motion for the adoption of Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu as the new president-general which was supported by Simon Okeke.
The motion was adopted through a voice vote, he said.
