A group, the ‘Indigenous Igbo Council of Rivers State,’ has called for the disqualification of a former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, as a candidate for the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
The election of the next President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex oan-Igbo socio-cultural group is scheduled to be held between January 10 and 11, 2025.
The rejection of Okiro came about a week after a socio-cultural organization in Rivers State, ‘Ogbako Egbema Alinso,’ endorsed Okiro’s candidacy for the revered position, ahead of the election.
But speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, the President of the Indigenous Igbo Council of Rivers State, Chimenum Amadi, said Okiro doesn’t belong to the group and therefore cannot be recognized.
Amadi stated, “As long as the Indigenous Igbo Council is concerned, we have a forum here in Rivers State. It is only those that are in our forum, who are registered members, that we recognize.
“We have all these contestants in the forum, they are members of IIC, except for the candidacy of Mike Okiro, who is not a member.
“And I don’t know why he’s not a member. If you are an indigenous Igbo of Rivers State, you should be a member of IIC. If you are not a member of IIC, what are you doing with the election in Rivers State? Punch
