{"id":38951,"date":"2021-01-11T08:23:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T08:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=38951"},"modified":"2021-01-11T08:23:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T08:23:41","slug":"south-east-govs-agree-to-work-with-new-ohanaeze-president-obiozor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=38951","title":{"rendered":"South-East govs agree to work with new Ohanaeze president, Obiozor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Nweze-Umahi.jpg\" alt=\"David Nweze Umahi\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The South-East Governors\u2019 Forum has assured that they would back and work with the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/obiozor-emerges-new-ohanaeze-ndigbos-president-general\/\">Obiozor<\/a>, a former Ambassador to the United States and Israel emerged as the new president of the Igbo apex socio-political organisation, after defeating two of his rivals, Chief Valentine Oparaocha and Chief Uju Savior Okoro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The election took place in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the poll commenced, South-East Governors\u2019 Forum chairman and Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, assured that the governors would work and support whoever emerged as the president of the organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The governor added, \u201cMy happiness is because Igbos are together against the wishes of some people who don\u2019t wish us well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always come first in everything. Why we are behind is because the spirit I\u2019m seeing here today was absent. We must go back to history to find our roots.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He appreciated the outgoing President General of Ohanaeze, Chief&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/nigeria-will-be-transformed-with-igbo-man-as-president-nwodo\/\">Nnia Nwodo<\/a>, for ensuring the conduct of the election was peaceful, and not minding the negative stand of some detractors in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South-East Governors\u2019 Forum has assured that they would back and work with the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor. 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