The
Igbo Mandate Congress (IMC) has rejected the outcome of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo
presidential election held recently in Enugu, alleging that southeast governors
manipulated the process that led to the emergence of Senator John Azuta Mbata
as the new President-General of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization.
In a press statement issued by its Director-General, Rev. Obinna Akukwe, the IMC accused the governors of conspiring to keep the election venue a secret and installing a preferred candidate.
The statement read:
“The venue of the election was kept top secret until Friday morning when delegates were informed it would hold at the Old Governor’s Lodge, Enugu.
At the venue, police and DSS officials were given delegate lists approved by the governors, barring anyone not on the lists from entering.”
The group alleged that the governors influenced the delegate lists to ensure that only their loyalists participated in the election.
