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By Chinedu Gabriel
NATIONAL President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro has called on the federal government to release the chairman of capital oil, Ifeanyi Uba within 48 hours or face the wrath of Igbo youths.
Isiguzoro threatened that the youths might embark on mass protest if the federal government should fail to release Ifeanyi Uba within 24 hours as ordered by the Abuja Federal High Court yesterday.
“We are giving the DSS 48 hours to release Ifeanyi Uba from detention and if they failed to do so, we will embark on massive protest in Abuja and other states”, Isiguzoro threatened.
Also speaking, NUJ South East Vice President, Chris Isiguzo called on the DSS to release Ifeanyi Uba in accordance with the court ruling.
He urged federal government agencies to follow court order so as not to lead Nigeria into anarchy.
“DSS should work in accordance with the rule of law and release the Authority Newspaper, publisher Ifeanyi Uba within 48hours”, Isiguzo said.
The calls were made yesterday during an event organised by Authority Newspapers in conjunction with Ohanaeze Ndigbo Women Wing and My Child, My Care Foundation, to honour and appraise the pet projects of the wives of five South East governors in Enugu.
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Earlier in an open remark, the chairman of the occasion, Barr Goddy Uwazurike lauded the authority Newspaper for organising such event.
He urged women leader of Ohaneze Ndigbo to use her prestigious office to mobilise women and children above 18 to come out en-mass to participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration.
Uwazurike urged Nigerians, especially Igbos to register in order to qualify to vote in future election because, ‘you have the right to vote if you have voters card,” he admonishes.
National President Ohaneze Ndigbo women wing, Mrs Calista Adimmachukwu, in a goodwill message described women as lights and promised to mobilise the womenfolk in Igboland to come out en masse for the registration exercise before the time elapses.
