Posted by Samuel on Sat 11th Jan, 2025 - tori.ng
The group, in a press statement made available to Journalists through its Director-General, Rev Obinna Akukwe, alleged that the Governors conspired to keep the venue of the election secret, adding that they had warned prior that the Governors were planning to install a Senator from Rivers State.
The Igbo Mandate Congress (IMC) has
rejected the recent election outcome of the Ohaneze Ndigbo President General
held in Enugu. The group accused Southeast governors of manipulating the
process, which led to the emergence of Senator John Azuta Mbata as the new
leader of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organization.
The group, in a press statement made
available to Journalists through its Director-General, Rev Obinna Akukwe,
alleged that the Governors conspired to keep the venue of the election secret,
adding that they had warned prior that the Governors were planning to install a
Senator from Rivers State.
The statement read in Part; “The venue of the election was kept top secret
till Friday morning when delegates were informed that it would hold at Old
Governors Lodge, Enugu. At the old governor’s lodge, team of police and DSS
officials were given lists of delegates for the polls and given orders not to allow
anyone inside the venue. The lists were as compiled and approved by the
respective governors.”