By Moses Okorie
Ebonyi South Women Forum, FCT chapter, has appointed the president of Ohanaeze Nd’Igbo FCT, BarristerIfeanyichukwu Obasi-Nweze as their patron.
This appointment was made on Monday at the Halleluyah Chambers, Jabi, Abuja, where women, represented bytheir officials, said their decision was based on his track-record oftransparency in the running of Ohanaeze FCT.
Obasi-Nweze hails fromUburu, Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi, which falls within EbonyiSouth Senatorial District.
In his response, BarristerObasi-Nweze said he has accepted the offer, but advised the visiting womengroup to also appoint other persons in the same position, because he may notmeet up with some of their assignments, especially anyone that requires runningaround politicians or other influential individuals.
According to him, “I am nota politician, but my people said they needed someone that is reliable and thatis why they dragged into Ohanaeze leadership.
“I don’t know why you wantme to be your patron, because I don’t know how to run around people and I don’tlike to live a fake life. Rather, I will advise you to appoint other patrons so thatI can be one of them.
“You know what I believe in,you can use me for that purpose, and also can have other persons who willassist you in some nature of jobs I cannot involve myself in”.
Those who represented theEbonyi South Women Forum at the visit were Mrs Meg Ibiam, Mrs Louisa Ossi, MrsLilian Andy Ibiam. Chief Kate C. Onu, Mrs Chinyere Ada Odii, Mrs Uchechukwu Njiribeako, Mrs Mercy Oje, Mrs IjeomaOjukwu, Mrs Gloria Nkechinyere Nweze and Mrs Eunice Awu.
Barrister Obasi-Nweze’swife, Mrs. Eucharia Ifeanyichukwu joined her husband at the meeting, and she receivedbranded clothing materials, which is the uniform of the women group.
The Ohanaeze president said“Anything I can do to make our people happy, I will do it. I will definitelycarry you people along, and I accept your nomination with a condition that youwill have other patrons, because it is not everything that I do”, he said.