The Ohaneze Ndi Igbo has stated that they are unaware of the issue of Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, as the only person they recognize as the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is Nnamdi Kanu.
Naija News reports that the Vice President of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo Worldwide, Damian Okeke-Ogene, made this known at a press conference on Saturday.
The body stated they are concerned about the release of Nnamdi Kanu in order to help them restore peace in Igbo land.
Okeke-Ogene said, “All these emergency leaders emerging here and there have not come to our notice. Sometimes, when you listen to Nnamdi Kanu, we still support him and believe that if he is released, he will tell us who his boys are, because it is not a one-man movement, we still interact with him, and he is part and parcel of us. He is an Igbo son. 
“This issue of Simon Ekpa is unknown to me and to Ohaneze Ndigbo. What we are concerned about is the release of Nnamdi Kanu, and if he is released, it would help us in Igbo land a great deal.
“In a structure, you must have an arrowhead. There are many setups within the IPOB issue, and many people have started claiming that they are Mr. IPOB. But the IPOB that we know is Nnamdi Kanu.
“Why should we be so concerned about his arrest in Finland when he has destroyed the economy of the South East?
“You and I know that if his views represent what would bring Biafra, we know that no one would want to be part of that kind of Biafra.
“We should be very cautious and consider the lives of his brothers and sisters, because Nnamdi Kanu has been consistent and he is the leader of IPOB.
“Simon Ekpa says he is a content creator, so how can we take him seriously? He should go to Nollywood and deceive people. We look at Simon Ekpa as a Nollywood star, as he claims, and it is only in Nollywood that we see content creators.”
Ohaneze also dismissed insinuations from some quarters that there has been a leadership crisis within the body since the death of its late President, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.
The body insisted that the next Ohaneze president would come from Imo State to complete the slot allocated to the state.
Okeke-Ogene called on all Igbo-speaking states to allow Imo State to complete its slot in the socio-cultural presidency.
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