Nze Fidelis Ozichukwu Chukwu has emerged the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
Nze Ozichukwu, it was gathered, is to exhaust the Imo State balance of 27 days which ends on January 10, 2025. Nze Chukwu’s 27 days’ PG tenure of Ohanaeze followed the death of two Ohanaeze presidents general in active service. Both came from Imo State.
Imo-born diplomat, Ambassador Professor George Obiozor, had died in 2022, while his successor, Chief Engr Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, died on July 25, 2024 and was buried on November 1, 2024 without completing the slot of Imo State.
The development was disclosed by the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, in a release on Friday.
According to him, “It is in line with the doctrine of necessity that the Imo State Chapter of Ohanaeze, led by Barrister C.J Ihemedu, presented Nze Ozichukwu to the Imeobi Ohanaeze to exhaust the balance of a four-year tenure allotted to Imo State. The motion for the adoption of Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu was moved by Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, Chairman, Imo Council of Elders, and seconded by Chief Simon Okeke.”
Chukwu, it was gathered, is a management executive and entrepreneurship development consultant. He attended many institutions, including Oxford University, Harvard University and the University of Lagos.
Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu is a founding member of the Technical Committee for Privatization and Commercialization (TCPC) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). He was also chairman of the Presidential Committee for the Reorganization of the River Basin Development Authorities in Nigeria. He was a member of the 2005 National Political Reform Conference. He served as National Vice Chairman/Chairman PDP South East zone for eight years and thereafter returned to management consulting.
He is a Knighthood of St Mulumba and Papal Knighthood of Saint Sylvester. Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu received the Peace Award of the United Nations International Parliament for Safety and Peace in 2002. He is also a Fellow, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).
Ozichukwu has also been involved in various development initiatives, including the South East Development Council; the South East Development Initiative (SEDI), and the Cottage Industries Development Initiative (CIDI).
The Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ambassador Okey Emuchay, expressed his relief with the emergence of the new Ohanaeze PG, adding that, “today is phenomenal in the annals of Igbo history”.
He thanked the Igbo nation for unalloyed support throughout the turbulent times.
