{"id":144971,"date":"2023-04-18T09:33:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T08:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=144971"},"modified":"2023-04-18T09:33:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T08:33:33","slug":"iwuanyanwu-under-pressure-to-lead-ohanaeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/iwuanyanwu-under-pressure-to-lead-ohanaeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Iwuanyanwu under pressure to lead Ohanaeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Igbo leader Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is under pressure\u00a0 to take over the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo following the death of President General Prof. George Obiozor.<\/p>\n<p>He confirmed being encouraged to accept the position when a group, the Igbo Delegate Assembly, visited him.<\/p>\n<p>Its President, Chief Chikezie Nwogu, told Iwuanyanwu that they were on a mission from 19 northern states to appeal to him to accept the leadership of Ohanaeze to complete Obiozor\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n<p>Nwogu said: \u201cThe apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation is in dire need of a central voice and a leadership that will change the existing narrative and adopt a new approach that will address the challenges facing Ndigbo Worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He believes Iwuanyanwu is the man whose pedigree and antecedents can give Ndigbo the desired leadership and direction, especially at this time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"peu peu-post-inline peu-float-center peu-align-center peu-column-1 peu-clearfix no-bg-box-model\">\n<div id=\"peu-1616558-1534908848\" class=\"peu-container peu-type-custom_code \" data-adid=\"1616558\" data-type=\"custom_code\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-mid \" data-placement-name=\"Mid Article Thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_83898\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-mid trc-content-sponsored \">\n<div id=\"trc_header_83898\" class=\"trc_rbox_header trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div class=\"trc_header_ext\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Igbo leader Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is under pressure\u00a0 to take over the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo following the death of President General Prof. George Obiozor. 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