ELECTION: Nwodo, Madueke, Others Jostle For Ohanaeze Apex Office

As the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, goes to the poll, today, to elect new national officers, former Information minister, Chief John Nnia Nwodo (Jnr); former chief of naval staff and former military governor of old Imo and Anambra states, Rear Admiral Allison Madueke (retd); former vice chancellor of Anambra State University of Technology, Prof Chiweyite Ejike and Chief Joel Enugwu are set to slug it out for the position of the president general.

The organisation had, at the weekend, conducted elections into local government and state offices without rancour.

At least, three contestants must vie for the position of president general, according to Ohanaeze’s constitution, for the election to be valid. The Election is being keenly contested by the aformentioned Igbo Elder statesmen .

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