Operation Python Dance: Nigerian Army Apologizes to Igbo Mandate Congress Chieftain over Assault

The Nigerian Army has apologized to the Coordinator of Igbo Mandate Congress in the United States and publisher of Nigerian Masterweb, Chief Charles Okereke over assault by troops near Umuahia while returning to the city. This was contained in the situation report received by the leadership of Igbo Mandate Congress IMC over the incidence yesterday.

 The Smashed Windscreen of Igbo Mandate Congress United States Coordinator Chief Okereke

Igbo Mandate Congress learnt that its United States Coordinator was returning from a peace mission to Umuahia from Aba in the company of his Nigerian editor on Monday September 11, 2017, when soldiers stopped them at a check point at Ubakala on the outskirts of Umuahia. The obviously drunk soldiers asked them why they were returning late to Umuahia and they answered that it is just 7pm and the roads and traffic holdups delayed their journey. The said soldiers asked them to go, and as they were moving, the person in front hit his stick at the Nigerian editor while the man at the back smashed the windscreen of the vehicle and cocked their gun in a shooting position.

Chief Okereke had earlier reported the unfortunate incidence to the leadership of Igbo Mandate Congress IMC and its members were alerted to prepare for a legal redress in the United States and Nigeria if the authorities fail to correct the anomaly.

Flashback: How Obasanjo, Peter Obi. Achike Udenwa Murdered 5000 MASSOB Members| as Igbo Mandate Congress Calls for Enquiry on Genocide

 Special Reports Published Nov 25, 2015

 

Igbo Mandate Congress IMC wants to bring to the attention of all Biafran protesters and agitators that the greatest genocide ever under the guise of stopping separatist MASSOB agitators was under the tenure of Peter Obi, as Governor of Anambra State, Achike Udenwa as Governor of Imo State and Olusegun Obasanjo as President of Nigeria.
 

Biafran agitators should hold these three men responsible for killing thousands of innocent civilians in the guise of seeking for members of Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). Nigerian soldiers numbering over 200 were invited into Anambra State in June 2006 by Governor Peter Obi and in the process murdered estimated 5000 innocent Igbos in the guise of rooting out MASSOB agitators. This was done with the ever gleeful support of ex-president Obasanjo in the infamous operation ‘Shoot-at Sight Order’

Int’l Women Conf: South Africa, Italian Ambassadors tasks Nigerian Govt on Women Empowerment

The International African Women Economic and Leadership Conference ended in Enugu on Thursday 30th August with the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria seeking greater economic and leadership role for women in Nigeria. 

In his keynote address the South African High Commissioner Mr Lulu Louis Mnguni said that “We need developmental tools to train women in business. We want to see Nigeria come out with tourism as a way of coming out of recession, and unemployment. Tourism is a value chain, I’ve been to Calabar and other places and I know the tourism potentials of Nigeria. When you train a woman, you train a nation.” He asked that Nigerian women can be trained, equipped and assisted to boost the nation’s tourism potentials and said that South Africa invested a lot in the training of women.

Breaking of Kolanut L-R Mr Uche Paul Ekpere,Mr Steeve Toluwase, Mrs Patricia Narri,Mrs Lollita Ezeife, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Rev Obinna Akukwe, Mr LuluLouis Mgnuni (SA High Commissioner) at the Cnference

Panel of Discussion at the Conference -L-R Engr Alphonsus Anyanwu, Ambassador Anthonio lovecchio,Mrs Patricia Narai, Chief Mrs Sarah Jubril, Mr Uche Ekpere Paul, Rev Obinna Akukwe

Cross Section of Participants

Dr Antonio Lovecchio, Ambassador at Large and Minister of Foreign Affairs O.S.J. Malta described Nigerian women as rich in untapped economic potentials.  Dr Lovecchio , a multimillion dollar Italian business man lamented at the way Nigerians lose investment potentials worldwide due to ignorance and business naivety. According to Dr Lovecchio “Europeans come to Nigeria and buy cocoa for $10 dollars, process it and sell back to Africa at $500 dollars. In Italy we invest our experience. We are not colonialist, we are more into partnership and collaboration” Dr Lo Vecchio promised to assist Nigerian women who are into genuine export commodity businesses by partnering them with Italian companies. He advises the women to adopt modern techniques in business management.

Int’l Women Conference Slated for Enugu as Igbo Mandate Congress mobilizes women professionals and activists

Enugu , South East Nigeria, is set to receive a cross section of politicians, entrepreneurs , investors and women leaders for the International African Women and Empowerment Conference holding on the 28th to 30thb of August 2017. This was revealed to the Director General of Igbo Mandate Congress, IMC, Rev Obinna Akukwe in Abuja last week when a delegation of leaders of Diamond Youth Transformation Initiative (DYTI) paid him a courtesy call.

The leader of Diamond Youth Transformation Initiative, Ambassador Uchechukwu Ekpere Paul stated that the International Women’s Conference is geared towards opening up wide range of business and political opportunities for the Nigerian and African Women. Ambassador Paul stated that the conference is geared towards helping women entrepreneurs to find their feet and solicited the support of Igbo Mandate Congress for another successful event akin to last years South East Youth Economic Summit (SEYES) popularly tagged ‘Igbo-Israeli Economic Summit’ of which the group played key role.

In the situation report briefing, Igbo Mandate Congress was intimated that the wife of the Acting President, Mrs Dolapo Osiibanjo had confirmed her presence. Those slated for the event include Mrs Sarah Jubril( veteran presidential aspirant) Miss Linda Ikeji( celebrated blogger)Femi Fan Kayode( former minister of aviation and celebrated activist) Senator Dino Melaiye( activist senator), Leo Stan Ekeh (computer entrepreneur) among others.

Participants from Italy will be led by Dr Antonello Lo Vecchi , one of the leading investors in Italy. The Italian delegation is coming with business empowerment and investment partnership choices. Dr Dvora Anat Perl, an Israeli Agriculturalist will lead another group from Israel while Dr Mary Francois will lead the United States delegation which will include Dr Chigbundu Anene (celebrated Speaker), Barr Gozie Udemezue (Women Affairs Expert) among others

The event will be chaired by Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former Governor of Anambra State and Prof Chinedu Nebo, fprmer Minister of Power while women activists, poiliticians and entrepreneurs from across Nigeria will take the stage.

The conference which will hold at The Dome Events Centre, New Haven welcomes women professionals, entrepreneurs, and those interested in mentor-ship at various levels.
The Director General of Igbo Mandate Congress (IMC) Rev Obinna Akukwe told the Diamond Youth delegation which included Miss Onyeakaruru Chisimdi Stephanie (Admin Secretary), and Rev Friday Gary Ndubuisi that IMC will start mobilizing women professionals and entrepreneurs to make the most of this rare opportunity.

He commended Diamond Youth Transformation Initiative for successfully bringing Israel investors to the South East after the South East Youth Economic Summit of 2016 and pledged the support of IMC in mobilizing progressive minded women activists, professionals and entrepreneurs from the South East to make best use of the conference opportunity.

Akukwe commended the Igbo-Israeli partnership which came out of the earlier SEYES conference saying that he had personally supervised some projects in Igbo lands that sprang out of the Israeli partnership. Akukwe also described the array of speakers and mentors as revolutionary and capable of making Nigerian women think out of the box and spearhead the accelerated development of Nigeria.

Quit Notice: In Support of Arewa Youth; Calls for Arrest Hypocritical

Arewa Youth came out last June with a quit notice to all Igbos residing in the north to leave the zone within three months and all hell was let loose on them. I am in support of the principles behind the quit notice on Igbos in the north but differs on the timing. Probably if they had said three years, I would have been more comfortable; to allow for a less fractitious home coming.

Being an activist, clergy and member of influential Igbo groups in Nigeria, both the mass movements, professional, intellectual. Including Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and a frontline defender of Igbo interests for over a decade now, I have a good idea of what the Igbo want. Also as a gospel missionary who traverses many parts of northern Nigeria in the past, made friends among both religions, interacted with the locals, I have an advanced idea of the mindset of the elite northerner, the common man in the north and the almajiris and I know that many information being spewed to the public, from the days of Boko Haram till date  about northerners are half truth and more lies, and I blame the northern elites hawkish disposition for such festering lies.

Israeli Investors Gives Technical Support to Igbo Youth: as Igbo Mandate Congress Inspects Projects

Israeli Investors and technologists who were part of the South East Youth Economic Summit 2016(SEYES) also known as Igbo-Israeli Youth Economic Summit have fulfilled their promises of giving continuous technical support to participants and entrepreneurs  especially in the fields of agriculture, entrepreneurship and ICT.

This was contained in the situation report from the President of Diamond Youths Transformation Initiative(DYTI) Ambassador Uchechukwu Ekpere Paul  while  briefing the delegation of members of Igbo Mandate Congress (IMC) led by its Director General, Rev Obinna Akukwe while on inspection tour of some agricultural and business sites under the mentoring of the Israeli technicians.

Igbo Mandate Congress delegates visited sites in Awka, Abakaliki, Enugu and also spoke with team leaders of Diamond Youths who expressed their elation and hopes at the outcome of the Igbo Israeli South East Youth Economic Summit.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Accused of Fraudulent Election; Igbo Mandate Congress Condemns Process

Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been accused by many of the aspirants involved in the election processes of trying to hoist a leadership in continuation of the culture of corruption, impunity and lack of focus which characterized the two previous regimes of the group. Some have taken their complaints and observation to the leadership of IMC. IMC have been at the forefront of fighting corruption within Ohanaeze leadership and have received valuable information which suggests electoral fraud.

The plot to scheme some suspicious ‘scratch my back, I scratch yours  leadership’ was hatched immediately after the Igbo Day Celebrations of September 9th when the Gary Igariwey and Joe Nwaorgu led leadership deliberately failed to constitute the electoral panel till a time in December, when it will be devoid of fairness. The Prof Anya O Anya led electoral commission held its first meeting on the 29th of December where they fixed the local gout congress for Jan 4th, State Congress Jan 6th,  and National Elections for January 9th.2017.  Imeobi Meeting was hurriedly convened on the 31st December, 2016, to give the election date a semblance of legality.

Bishop Juanita Nwendu Predicts Clinton Win over Trump, Says ‘God told me Clinton Ordained to rule”

“God will give Hillary Clinton victory in the United States Presidential election of November 8th but the results will not go down well with Donald Trump and republicans will dispute the processes”. This was the prophesy from Bishop Juanita Nwendu, a celebrated female preacher and Presiding Bishop of Christ Church on the Hill, Utako, Abuja in an exclusive chat with the Director General of Igbo Mandate Congress,IMC, Rev Dr Obinna Akukwe in Abuja on Thursday.

Bishop Nwendu told Rev Akukwe and his team that “It is the will of God that Hillary Clinton becomes President of United States of America and there is nothing anybody can do about that. God told me a month ago that she will become president but that we should organize prayers for her victory in accordance with the prophetic mandate. The prayers which held in Abuja last Friday and Saturday was meant to clear all obstacles to her victory”

Bishop Nwendu , while responding to the issue raised by Rev Akukwe on how Clinton’s victory aligned with God’s global agenda for the end time , said that “ it is God’s intention to use Clinton to stabilize the US economy and also settle the issue of gender discrimination worldwide  which is threatening some families and cultures. God revealed that Donald Trump and his followers will question aspects of the process but divine purpose will prevail”

Nzeogwu Coup Meant to Install Awolowo Prime Minister of Nigeria -Dr Ezeife in Speech at Igbo-Israeli Summit

  [ Masterweb Reports ] - The failed Major Nzeogwu led coup was meant to install Chief Obafemi Awolowo as Prime Minister of Nigeria.  This was stated by a core progressive and former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife at the second day of the Igbo-Israeli Economic Summit titled South East Youth Economic Summit 2016 (SEYES 2016) which ended in Enugu yesterday. Dr Ezeife while clarifying further stated that the Nzeogwu coup of 1966 was never an Igbo coup.

According to Ezeife “it is not true that Igbos plotted the 1966 coup. The coup was planned by some elements within the military disenchanted with the drift of Nigeria who felt that Awolowo was in the best position to move Nigeria forward. The problem was that the execution of the coup got awry at some axis and everybody now claimed it was Igbo coup”

 He stated further that “the coup failed and General Ironsi carved  provinces in Nigeria to help each group govern themselves better. They said that he was running a unitary system and killed him, yet Nigeria s practicing the same system for which Ironsi died”

Dr Ezeife while responding to question on the issue of menace of Fulani herdsmen said that the there is no need for grazing reserve even in the north. He stated that there are different ranching methods that will ensure, just like the green house, that some grass could be grown within the same ranch using high tech mechanisms and used to feed the cattle without disturbing anybody.

South East Youth Economic Summit; Israeli Investors to Support Ndigbo

Israeli investors and business leads who attended the South East  Youth Economic Summit (SEYES) have promised to assist in the development of Igbo land if the government gives them the much needed support. This was contained in the speech delivered by Dr Kaspi Yoram at the South East Youth Economic Summit first day event. Dr Kaspi said that “Israelis are interested in helping establish businesses that will create employment in the South East, including skills transfer but the government has to give them the support to be able to do that”

The well attended event kicked off yesterday at the Dome , New Haven Enugu  kick started with  programme overview on why the economic summit delivered by Rev Obinna Akukwe, Director General, Igbo Mandate Congress, IMC. Rev Akukwe said that the coming of the Israelis is purely for economic purposes and asked the youth “to leverage on the world class advantages the Israelis have in areas ICT, agriculture, solar power technology, global skills accounting and entrepreneurial prowess to become Africa’s leaders in these areas and reduce unemployment in Igbo land”.