Chief Solomon Ogbonna, president of Lagos State Ohanaeze Ndigbo with court consent, has given an explanation for his decision to form an electoral committee in order to hold elections for the top Igbo sociocultural organization’s offices.
His term is coming to an end, he stated in an interview over the weekend, and he wants the committee to hold elections in order to select the organization’s executives who would succeed the existing executive.
Ogbonna stated that his term in office will end in 2026 and that he does not want a void that would exacerbate the organization’s current crisis.
He claimed to be the legitimate head of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State, stating that “anyone who parades himself as the head of the organization in Lagos State is disobeying an order of a court of competent jurisdiction and is in contempt of court.” I remain the legal president of the Lagos State chapter of Ohanaze Ndigbo until a superior gives a contrary order, he contended, citing the court consent that allowed him to assume office.
“Anyone who poses as Ohanaeze’s president is in contempt of court and faces a lengthy jail sentence.” Yes, he said, “I will see to it that anyone who disregards the court’s decision is put in jail.” Ogbonna said that they did have the authority to suspend him in response to the Lagos State Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by Sunday Ossai, imposing the suspension on him.
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“How can I get suspended? Who informed them of my suspension authority? They are aware of their disarray. They must successfully vacate the order issued by a competent court of law before they can take any action on the topic, he suggested, putting them all at risk of jail time for contempt of court. But according to Prince Ubochi C. Ubochi, Chief Sunday Ossai’s spokesperson, Ogbonna’s assertions are untrue.
He claimed that Ogbonna’s tenure as Lagos State Ohanaeze Ndigbo president had expired some months prior, and that the organization had suspended him because he wished to continue in office.
According to Lagos Ohanaeze, the president’s spokesperson, Ogbonna was suspended after it was revealed that he had obtained a consent judgment covertly, which led to his impeachment.
“Until Ogbonna changes his ways and offers an unconditional apology to the members of Lagos State Ohanaeze Ndigbo for the harm he has caused, he will remain suspended from the organization,” Ubochi stated. He is not authorized to speak or act on behalf of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State.
Ubochi revealed that Ohanaeze Ndigbo of Lagos State has initiated legal action to contest and overturn the ruling that Ogbnna received from the court.
