Nnia Nwodo, a former minister of information, has emerged president-general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide.
Nwodo polled 242 votes defeating his only contestant Chiweyite Ejike, the pioneer vice-chancellor of then Anambra state university of Science and Technology (ASUTECH), who polled 13 votes.
Simon Ortuanya, a law professor and Joel Ifeanyi Enugu announced their decisions to pull out of the race before the election began.
In a pre-election speech, Nwodo said he was ready to entrench transparency and accountability in running the affairs of the body.
“I will not use this position to make money; if I am asked to die for you, I will do so,” he said
He added that his wife equally lived above board while she served as a justice of the appeal court.
Nwodo said he would have meetings with the Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and other pro-Biafra groups in the days to come.
“If we allow them to be killed on daily basis, their blood will be on our head,” he said.
The seven Igbo speaking states – Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo, Abia, Delta and Rivers, as well as other affiliate groups, including pro-Biafra groups, the MASSOB, and the IPOB participated in the election with specified number of delegates.
Born on December 11, 1952, Nwodo had his primary education at St. Patrick’s School, Iva Valley, Enugu (1957-1960), Holy Ghost Primary School, Enugu (1961-1962) and St. Mary’s School, Uwani, Enugu in 1963.
For his secondary education, he attended the prestigious College of Immaculate Conception, Enugu from 1964 to 1970.
He gained admission into the University of Ibadan, Jos Campus from 1971-1972 and University of Ibadan, Ibadan from 1972-1976.
He left for the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London from 1984-1987, heading back for a mandatory stint at Nigeria Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, in 1988.
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