Igbo socio-economic and political organization, Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) has appointed a 15-member transition committee to organise election within stipulated period in order to keep running offices earlier dissolved by the ADF Congress.
BVIChannel1 reports that ADF Congress is the supreme authority of the Igbo group, and that the appointment is contained in a communique signed on behalf of ADF Congress by its Chairman, Emeritus Professor T. Uzodinma Nwala, and two other members including Arch Eric Eyutchae and Mazi Joel Ogbonna.
Part of the communique reads: “In accordance with the decision of the ADF Council, the ADF Congress – the Supreme Organ of ADF – was convoked in five Centers in Nigeria and three Centers in the Diaspora in which well-over two thousand members participated.
“They met in a globally coordinated Zoom in Nigeria at Enugu, Abuja, Lagos, Awka, Owerri and Abia; and three Centers in the Diaspora in New York, Washington and the United Kingdom.
“The ADF Congress is the Supreme Organ of ADF made up of ‘all categories of ADF membership, members of Affiliates bodies, friends and partners of ADF and all real lovers and protagonists of genuine Igbo interests.
“The Congress was summoned in the light of the persistent attempt by enemies of ADF and Alaigbo to destroy the ADF which is today the major bulwark in the Igbo political and socio-economic struggle for survival in a hostile Federation. Congress thereby called upon to assume its Supreme Authority over the affairs of ADF in-order to restore normalcy.
“After full deliberations, the ADF Congress through a formal motion assumed full authority over the affairs of ADF. Consequently, all the organs of ADF including the Board of Trustees, The ADF Council, the Working Committee and all other Standing Committees are dissolved.
“The Congress shall take immediate steps to ensure that normalcy is restored and all the organs shall be constitutionally restored immediately after that.
“Congress is given two months to do this and take necessary constitutional steps to organize elections to restore all the relevant organs of ADF.
“A fifteen (15)- member Transitional Committee was set up charged with managing a three-month transition agenda which includes the following –
Emeritus Prof T. Uzodinma Nwala – Chairman
Mazi Joel Ogbonna
Arch Eric Eyutchae
Barr Ukpai Ukairo
Mr Onochie Ukaeme
Mr Emmanuel Agbowo Ndubisi
Rev Felix Onyeise
Chief Akubue Ezekwugo
Mr Udechukwu Christian Iwuagwu
Mrs Euchria Akegbe
Mrs Oludo Nzeribe
Prof Charles Ilegbune, SAN
Mr Patrick Oguejiofor
Rtd Capt Casmir Nwafor
Mr Osita Chukwuagbanarinam, ADF Admin Officer.
The responsibilities of the transition committee include:
i. Organizing the meetings of the Congress
ii. House- Cleaning Exercise through a Disciplinary Committee
iii. Constituional Review
iv. Audit of Account
v. Election of Officers
vi. A Publication on TEN YEARS OF ADF
vii. A Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of ADF
viii. Inauguration of the New Leadership of ADF.
Credit: BVIChannel1