split after the Christmas festivity.
A source told metro that the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation had
been engulfed in crisis since after a secret visit of its leaders to
President Goodluck Jonathan.
The source, who is a prominent member of the group, alleged that the
delegation received N30m from the Presidency and another N10m from the
Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah.
He claimed the N10m from Oduah was to appreciate the group's
solidarity for her during her ordeal over the N255m bulletproof jeep
saga.
"The cash gift of N40m, which is calculated at supporting President
Jonathan for the 2015 election, sparked off the crisis. The whole
fight got to the peak when leaders of Ohanaeze excluded our youths
from the sharing formula.
"With the development on the ground, some very strong members of ours
are pushing for a split and that could happen by the first or second
week of January," the source said.
Meanwhile, the Concerned Igbo Patriots has also alleged that with the
secret visit to Aso Rock, the current leadership of the Ohanaeze might
have started trading with Ndigbo interest again like their
predecessors did in the run-up to 2011 elections.
The CIP, in a text message to our correspondent, also argued that the
delegation to Aso Rock was a faction of Ohanaeze under Gary Igariwe,
just as it kicked against Eze Cletus Ilomuanya leading Igbo
traditional rulers to such a meeting.
The CIP leader said, "They will sell Ndigbo as Ralph Uwechue did.
Prof. Ben Nwabueze is the Igbo spokesman for the National Conference."
However, Secretary General of the Ohanaeze, Dr. Joe Nwaorgu, dismissed
the alleged cash gifts to the delegation as "a fabrication by faceless
scary minds, which should not command my comment."
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