Nigeria: Ohaneze Defies S/East Govs, Holds Meeting in Enugu

28 May 2013

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Monday positioned itself for a possible showdown with the South-east Governors' Forum as it held its Imeobi (elders council) meeting contrary to the directive of the governors to stand down all of its activities pending the resolution of its lingering leadership crisis.

The organisation held its Imeobi meeting the first since the contentious election of January 12, 2013 that brought the new executive of the organisation into office.

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