Ohaneze reaffirm support for six zonal structure

.Power should devolve to the zones.


The General Assembly of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo met yesterday in Enugu at the national headquarters, 7 Park avenue, GRA, to align itself in solidarity to six zonal structures in the ongoing national conference.

In a Communique issued and signed on behalf of the communique drafting committee for Ohaneze by Prof. Ben Obumselu, which read thus: “Ndigbo reaffirm our support for six zonal structure in solidarity with the south-west, south-south and all the delegates that share our common view on the way forward for Nigeria.

“We stand unanimously behind the six zonal structure. On power devolution, Ndigbo are restating that power be devolved to the zones.

“On the issue of religion, we insist on proper application of the secularity of the Nigeria State.

“We reaffirm that Citizenship Rights should prevail as contained in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”