Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, weekend, awarded a contract for the building of a befitting secretariat for Ohaneze Ndi Igbo at its premises located at No. 7 Park Avenue GRA, Enugu with the Contractor asked to finish the job as quickly as possible.
Governor Okorocha also explained that he had undertaken to construct the new secretariat for the Pan- Igbo organization as a private person and not in his capacity as the governor of Imo State, adding that he was doing that as a concerned Igbo citizen, assuring too that with the unity now prevalent in the leadership of Ohaneze, the whole governors of the South-East zone would now begin to show interest in the affairs of the organization.
The governor who had before now inspected the secretariat was not pleased with what he saw on ground and promised to do something about the situation, and it was against the backdrop of that promise, that he awarded the contract for the job to take off immediately.
Governor Okorocha had also reconciled the two factions of Ohaneze the previous month with Dr. Ralph Obioha and Chief Cray Igariwey being the contending personalities and at the peace meeting at the Government House Owerri, Dr. Obioha denounced his own faction and agreed to work with Chief Igariwey and since then, the situation has been quite commendable.
Governor Okorocha also charged the leaders of Ohaneze to draw a programme that would attract the South-East governors and other prominent Igbos to be in attendance adding that the Igbos must unite for progress and development.
In his speech, the Secretary General of Ohaneze Dr. Joe Nworgu commended Governor Okorocha for appreciating the importance and role of Ohaneze in the life of Ndi-Igbo, stressing that the leadership of Ohaneze and Ndi-Igbo in general would continue to appreciate his gesture and love for his people.
