2015 polls: Ohanaeze urges South East govs to make plansto evacuate Igbo from North

The Caretaker Committee set up to run the affairs of the apex
Igbo body, Ohanaeze, has urged the governors of the five
states of the South East to make contingency arrangements
on how to evacuate Igbo indigenes, who may be trapped in
areas of violence during or after the elections.
In a statement issued after its crucial meeting in Enugu
yesterday the Ralph Obioha-led committee, however refused to
endorse any of the presidential candidates but rather
requested Igbo to cast their votes in accordance with their
conscience.
Ohanaeze also warned the Igbo to be vigilant before, during
and after the elections and make appropriate arrangements to
save their lives, that of their families as well as their property.
“In view of the ominous uncertainties that loom in the air, Igbo
governors should make contingency arrangements, separately
or collectively to evacuate the Igbo, who may be trapped in
violence prone areas.” In the statement jointly signed by the
chairman of the committee, Chief Ralph Obioha, Secretary, Dr.
Zed Chukwujama and Chief Mbazuluike Amaechi, chairman,
Ohanaeze Elders Council, the Igbo apex body said, “since
there was no concrete agreement with any of the presidential
candidates on the four cardinal issues of security of life and
property of Ndigbo; on infrastructure development in Igbo land,
reparation for atrocities and war crimes against Ndigbo, at
least to the level recommended in the Oputa Panel Report,
Ndigbo is unable to commit Igbo voters at home and
everywhere to the blanket support of any of the presidential
candidates.”
They observed that of the two principal presidential candidates
only one sent a high level delegation to the committee “and
we told them that we must see the candidate because
whatever agreement to be reached will be implemented by
him. We have not seen the candidate as at this date.
“The other presidential candidate has not made any contact
with this committee, which is the authentic legal organ of
Ohanaeze. If his belief is in some other areas or persons to
gather the Igbo nation into one basket, we can only wish him
goodluck.”