Ohanaeze Meets Afenifere, Calls For Unity Among Igbos, Yorubas

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE 

The new President General of Ohanaeze, Chief Nia John Nwodo led a powerful delegation of the group on a historic visit to the Pan-Yoruba organization, Afenifere where they agreed to work together for their common interests. 

The meeting, which was held at the weekend in Lagos, gave the groups the opportunity to discuss issues of common purposes that will be of beneficial to their people.

PM EXPRESS gathered that the meeting was significant as being the first outing of Chief Nwodo to any socio-cultural group in the country since his election.

Received by an equally powerful people within Afenifere led by Chief Ayo Adebajo, who stood in for the Leader, Chief R.F Fasoranti, Chief Nwodo said the decision to make Afenifere his first  place of call was because Afenifere is the first organisation that  openly congratulated him and followed with phone calls from its prominent leaders .

Afenifere on the other hand reiterated its congratulations to Nwodo for his choice to lead Ndigbo at this crucial period.

The meeting of long associates was full of reminiscences, back-slappings and reflections on issues of common concerns to the Igbo and Yoruba nations within the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

At the end of the meeting, it was resolved that the two groups should work together to protect the interest of the two nations and the progress of Nigeria.

On Chief Nwodo’s delegation are the Deputy President General of Ohanaeze Rtd DIG Hillary Opara, Vice-President General for Delta State, Dr Sylvanus Ebigwei, Vice-President General for Anambra State, Mr Charles Odunukwe, Chief Guy Ikokwu and Chief Ben Onwugalu.

The Afenifere team was led by Chief Adebanjo consisted of the Chairman of its Political Committee, Prof Banji Akintoye, Chairman of Committee on Restructuring, Dr Amos Akingba, National Treasurer, Chief Supo Sonibare and National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yinka Odumakin.