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Ndigbo Council of Elders recently took a step to check the embarrassment the allegations emanating from erstwhile chieftain of Ohanaeze, Chief John Uche as he is spreading allegations of certificate forgery against the incumbent Lagos State chapter president,Chief Solomon Ogbonna (Aguene).
It is most unfortunate that we have been confronted recently with the publications of mischief makers and enemies of progress concerning the academic certificate of the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State, Chief Solomon Ogbonna (Aguene)
Ordinary, we would have overlooked the publication because the points raised by the mischief makers were inconsequential, baseless and illogical. More so, their allegations were sentimentalised, not founded on proof and evidence of facts.
However, we have decided to react because it is always good to set the records straight for purposes of history and also to let the general public know the simple truth about the certificate allegation and who actually the principal mischief maker is on Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lagos State,
Before we proceed, we want to start by making it very clear that the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos does not require academic certificate to lead Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State which is why he never presented or tendered ant certificate to anyone or group because certificate is not needed to run the organization. What is required is speaking Igbo Language fluently, Common wisdom, Intelligence, Human Relations and above all ALTRUISM. As you can confirm, the MAN OF THE MOMENT Chief Solomon Ogbonna has given Ndigbo a very huge voice in Lagos. His personal touch to the lives of Ndigbo in Lagos state is second to none.
It is therefore unnecessary to join issues bordering on blackmail and distraction by a set of disgruntled person/s
Be that as it may, since there was never a time Chief Solomon Ogbonna gave or tendered any academic certificate to anyone during or after the election that brought him into Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership position because there was absolutely no reason to do so. It then means that the mischief makers have some explanation to make to the entire Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State concerning the source of the certificate they are peddling and carrying about to undermine the reputation of the president and Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State at large…
Having said that let it be known that the principal mischief maker Chef John Uche who claims to be the founder of Ohanaezez Ndigbo in Lagos State was never the founder. Even if he was the founder, does it give him the impetus to demolished or set fire to the house he claimed to have built? That is insane of the highest order. John Uche THE IMPOSTER WAS even excommunicated by Prof. Ben Nwabueze the then leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide before Chief Nzewi became the president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State. And John Uche remained excommunicated from all Ohanaeze activities Worldwide before Chief Oliver Akubueze took over from Nzewi.
Records had it that Chief Oliver Akubueze went to Ohanaeze Ndigbo Headquarters Enugu several times pleading tirelessly on behalf of John Uche before Enugu granted Chief Oliver’s request and release John Uche from excommunication bondage. The reason John Uche was excommunicated were linked to extortion, Indiscriminate installation of kingship/Eze in Lagos State, embezzlement of OHANAEZE funds, Questionable, Immoral, Atrocious, Abomination, Unspeakable and Adulterous behaviours with Ohanaeze married women, sabotaging Igbo agenda among others.
We have gathered here today to tell Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and the world as a while as the Elders in Council of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State, Ndieze, the executives, chairmen, women, youth and the entire members of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos state have taken firm decision never to allow John Uche toil with our peace anymore. Never to allow John Uche set ablaze the house we all suffered to build. Never to allow John continue destroying our values.
In order to achieve the desire peace in Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State, we have unanimously decided to EXCOMMUNICATE john Uche henceforth from all activities of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos state.
Henceforth John Uche will never be allowed to attend Ohanaeze activities or event anymore, No Ohanaezez Ndigbo member will eat or dinne with him, no one will even drink ordinary water from John Uche or give him to drink
No Ohanaeze member shall buy from John Uche or sell to home; No Ohanaeze Ndigbo member shall belong to or share the same organization, association or platform with him
No member shall visit John Uche or receive him as a visitor no matter what the condition might be
No Ohanaeze Ndigbo member shall enter the same car, bus or any type of vehicle with John Uche and Any member of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State members, Ndi or Onye Eze no matter his or her status or position that goes contrary to the above listed conditions shall cease to be Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State member and all his or her rights, position, grown and entitlement forfeited ad withdrawn.
The elders that sign those communiqué are; Chief Oliver Akabueze, Chief Andy Moore, Chief Sunday Udeh, Chief Mrs Kate Onyechere, Eze Ikem Agbasi, Eze Anthony Anosike, Eze Okpotembe, High Chief Mbamara and Chief Mrs Ade Ofoegbu.
Reacting to the issue on ground, the President Ohanaeze, Chief Solomon Aguene said he was surprise to see a meeting like this in his house today, it was when they came I was sold it is the issues on ground that make them call for such meeting, this is centered around Chief John Uche, he was not the one that consulted the elections that bring me in as the President of Ohanaeze President of Lagos and he is not among the electoral committee, all the committee come down from Enugum that is the headquarters of Ohanaeze, so I was surprise when they are talking of my certificate, the person in question, Chief John Uche who happen to be the first elected President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo of Lagso was accusing me of raising the hand of present Lagos state governor during the last election and that Tunubu gave me 1billion naira so that all igbo will vote for him in 2023 Presidential election and that I should give him 40% out of the money, I have never meet Tunubu in my life, I have not received any money from anybody, how can I give the money I did not receive?
He was among the campaign team that see me in as the President of Ohanaeze of Lagos, during the campaign he told me that we should have a memorandum, that whatever comes to Ohoanaeze, I should keep 60% so that both of us will share it 50-50 why the other 40% will be given to Ohanaeze, and I told him that Ohanaeze did not allocate any money to me and my office, where did he want me to get the money, though the elders in council have taking their decision, it is not my making, I think they got it right, divide and rule, I know there are somebody among the Igbo’s that are sponsoring them, I came into Nigeria 2 years ago after spending about 17 years in Europe, so did not how they got my history, I have travelled everywhere in the world, I still don’t understand where they got their Undiluted information about me, I don’t know.
I have only meet Chief John Uche 3 to 5 times in my life, this controversy started about a month ago. I don’t drop my name, Sanwo Olu is my friend before he became governor of Lagos state and that is a different case entirely, I am only closed to Tunubu daughter (Iya Oloja) but I have not meet Tunubu in my life time, he concluded.
For the Treasurer who happened to be the Former Vice President, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Anambra State, agreed that their coming here today is because of the Chief John Uche, as a treasurer we are having some issues before in Ohanaeze where Chief John wrote a petition to Enugu, Headquaters of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and the Enugu gave us a letter to come and anwer the petition and about 17 executive went to Enugu, there we were told to go back to Lagos and make peace with the Young Man (Juhn Uche), all of us came back and the president sent me to go and call Chief Uche and make sure that peace with him, I went to his hiuse about 5 times before we arrived at peace and John Uche agreed that the president should hang his enlargement at yhe secretariat and told me there is no ,ore problems again, I was surprised to see him acting this way again, that was why the elders excommunicate him from Ohanaeze Ndigbo today.
For the Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos, started by advising that people should not be taking undue advantage of any opportunity giving to them by Ohanaeze Ndigbo of Lagos State, today we are invited by the council of elders base on what have been going on in the media by one of our own, today the issues have been addresses and the person of Chief John Uche have been excommunicated from Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
Certificate is not require before you can become President or a member of Ohanaeze, anybody born of Igbo blood automatically becomes a member of Ohanaeze wherever they are in the whole World, today we had a release were we said that the elders will tahe actions in due time and that actions have been taking today by excommunicating the real actor today. I am happy because the right thing is been done to avoid future occupancies.
The President of Ohanaeze is sitting at the apes of the elders in Lagos, any insult to his office is an insult to all of us, in that aspect I am happy that the elders has taking an action that have been long overdue, we have giving all we can, looking for peace, some of our brothers need to know the rules of angament, what we did today is sending a call to does who have been nursing this type of move by Chief John Uche.
In terms of enforcement, Ohanaeze Ndigbo is in all Local government of Lagos state, anybody that is within that vicinity will know the decision taking today, he concluded.
