CHUKA UBAH
A legal adviser to Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lagos, Agubuzor Nkechi Esq., has written an open letter to the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, over the composition of the fact-finding committee set up to look into the leadership crisis in Lagos.
In the letter dated Friday, October 30, 2026, the writer commended the President-General for setting up the committee, describing it as a step towards peace and unity in Ohanaeze Lagos.
She, however, raised concerns about the membership of the committee.
According to the letter, the writer alleged that the members of the committee are allies of Chief Evaristus Ozonweke.
She further alleged that the list was drawn up in a manner that favours one side in the dispute, a claim that P.M. EXPRESS has not independently verified.
The letter named Comrade Chinedu Ukatu, Prince Tony Nwakaeze, Gen. Abel Obi Umahi and Mazi Bismarck Oji, and called on the President-General to review their inclusion on grounds of alleged conflict of interest.
The writer argued that for the peace process to be accepted by all sides, justice must not only be done but must be seen to be done.
She further appealed to the President-General to consider a direct hearing with the parties involved in Lagos, as an alternative to relying solely on reports from the committee.
The letter specifically mentioned the elected President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lagos, Chief Leonard Okafor, popularly known as Oba Ojoto, and Chief Evaristus Ozonweke, as the two key parties in the dispute.
The writer suggested that the President-General could invite each group to present its position at Ime-Obi, and thereafter issue a decision that would be binding on all parties.
She said the Lagos crisis has lasted for several years and has led to the emergence of different groups claiming to speak for Ndigbo in Lagos.
She expressed the hope that the intervention of the national leadership would bring a lasting resolution to the crisis.
P.M. EXPRESS notes that the claims in the letter are the personal views of the writer. The persons mentioned have not responded at the time of filing this report, and the newspaper has not independently verified the allegations.
Efforts to get a reaction from Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide on the letter were ongoing at press time. Also the waring factions of Ohanaeze leadership in Lagos State have not reacted over the open letter to the president General, Senator John Mbata.