Saraki’s Ordeal: Ohanaeze Youth Council disowns Youth Movement

UMUAHIA—OHANAEZE Youth Council, OYC, has raised alarm over what it called a hatched plan “by a certain fake Ohanaeze Youth Movement,” to wreak havoc in Abuja, saying the genuine Ohanaeze was not part of any activity of the so-called Ohanaeze Youth Movement.The Council, in a statement, alleged that the same group had earlier staged a “mock protest” at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, Tuesday.According to the statement, by the Council’s Deputy National Secretary, and the Publicity Secretary, Stanley Nwanka and Mr. Obinna Adibe, respectively, it called on the Inspector General of Police and the Director-General of the Department of State Service to monitor the activities of the group.“The Ohanaeze Youth Council Worldwide is pained and deeply worried by the well orchestrated plan by some elements to drag its name to the current happenings at the National Assembly for selfish reasons.“We want to state categorically that at no time did the Ohanaeze Youth Council sit to discuss the current happenings at the National Assembly, neither did it sponsor or take part in any protest under whatever guise.“We were indeed shocked and embarrassed over media reports that Ohanaeze Youth Movement staged a protest at the National Assembly. It is for this purpose that we alerted the public that there is nothing like Ohanaeze Youth Movement. The youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo is clearly identified as Ohanaeze Youth Council.“What happened at the National Assembly was a gathering of some criminal elements who were transported to Abuja for some sinister motive. It beats our imagination that they chose to hide under the Ohanaeze Youth Council to satisfy their pay-masters.“No true Igbo man or woman could have gone to Abuja to engage in such a jamboree on September 29, a day set aside as National Igbo-day celebration. As such, these people are not from Igbo land, nor are they members of the Ohanaeze youth council”.