President General,Eze Ndigbo In Diaspora,Eze Gregory Iloerika,Lambast Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu, Says — “You Are Not An Eze , But A Jobless Fraudster That Lacks Integrity, Cannot Be Eze Ndigbo Of Lagos State”

By Veronica James

The President General, PG ,of Eze Ndigbo in Diaspora World Wide,Eze Gregory Iloerika , has reacted to a recent online Newspaper publication, credited to one Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu, describing the report as mere malicious, empty , myopic,childish and jaundiced publication, indicative of old antics of a known serial Fraudster.

The President General, who is the current Eze Ndigbo in Ondo State, told Journalist yesterday that he is reacting to what he called “the recent charades as published by Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu, just to put him in his right place where he rightly belongs as a ” Fraudster chief ” , as well as to alert unwary Lagos State government officials,all Igbo leaders , authentic Ndieze in Diaspora and the General public ,to open their eyes very wide,while dealing with the Man he described as an “unrepentant serial Fraudster and fake Eze Ndigbo of lagos State”.

While Taking Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu to the Cleaners , Eze Iloerika,declared that “it is a well known fact amongst every Igbo Sons and daughters world wide ,that Chief Nwachukwu, is a Jobless political bootlicker, an old school Fraudster, who has never been crowned Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State in his fast fading life” .

In his words, “Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu is just a Chief from Obodo Ukwu in Imo State, where he was giving the title of Ochiagha Obodo Ukwu some donkey years ago and not an Eze Ndigbo in Diaspora World Wide. Besides lacking many qualifications required to be made Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State, he does not reside in the state capital of lagos state, which is a primary ground for state Eze Ndigbo contest as prescribed by the Ndieze National constitution”.

Continued He : ” Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu does not belong to any Ndieze Ndigbo in Diaspora forum, Ohanaeze Ndigbo organization or any other genuine Igbo Community platforms ,but a mere Jobless Fraudster, political bootlicker , rabble rouser and a rolling stone that gathers nothing. He was not present when I was elected President General in Ogun State and not there when I was inaugurated in lagos State”.

Eze Iloerika challenged Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu to tell the public his Job or business, sources of income ,as well as to mention the Igbo King Makers, Ndieze Ndigbo in diaspora, Igbo Community Leaders that crowned him Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State .”

He retorically ask, Where was Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu,when Eze Hyacinth Ohazulike,Mpume, was made Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State; the first President General of Ndieze Ndigbo in Diaspora, where was Nwachukwu when Eze Mpume was Apex pioneer Trustee of Ndieze and where was Nwachukwu when Eze Mpume led an Ndieze Ndigbo world wide delegation to my inauguration as Eze Ndigbo in Ondo State”.

Going down memory lane, Eze Iloerika , recollected how he saved Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu and Omenife from shame and being stranded in Owerri, Imo State ,and gifted him some transportation money back to lagos from Owerri, after he, Chief Nwachukwu was disgraced and chased out of an event venue that the then Governor Rochas Okorocha organized for Ndieze Ndigbo in Diaspora World Wide.

Flaunting his own credentials, Eze Iloerika declared that besides his property business, that he is a well known Building materials magnet in Ondo State and a transport mugul with chains of Trailers plying Nigerian roads.

Presenting his pedigree as an Eze Ndigbo in Diaspora, Eze Iloerika , revealed how he won Eze Ndigbo Ondo State and Eze Ndigbo na Uzo Ije , Akure Elections, before rising to the Eze Ndigbo World Wide position as Deputy PG Eze Ndigbo in general ,to the then suspended elderly Abuja Eze Ibe Nwosu , Igbo 1, ( who Nwachukwu has been impersonating his title of Igbo 1)

The Apex Igbo Traditional leader, also told Journalists during the interview, how he further became deputy to Eze Ndigbo in Kano, Eze Boniface Ibekwe, under the Association of Ndieze Ndigbo in Diaspora,before his emergence as the current President General of the Association of Ndieze Ndigbo in Diaspora World Wide.

Responding to what he called “some of Chief Nwachukwu ‘s errornous statements and deliberate falsehoods intended to deceive the public and confuse himself”, The Igbo Apex Eze Ndigbo in Diaspora, stated thus :

” In August 10, 2011, I contested and won Orji T C Umenwekwe for Eze Ndigbo title in Akure after obtaining a N500,000 form and was inaugurated by the Igbo Community residents in Akure.

” I equally contested and won Eze Udo, Eze Okoye ichie for the Ondo State town Eze Ndigbo title and was inaugurated by the late Eze Hyacinth Ohazulike, Mpume .

It is on record that Orji T C Umenwekwe contested with me for the Eze Ndigbo title in Akure and I defeated him and was crowned Eze Ndigbo in Akure town.

On Nwachukwu ‘s alleged false narrations of the issues between Ndigbo in Akure ,Ondo State and Deji of Akure, Eze Iloerika revealed how his rejection to be installed Asiwaju Ndigbo in Akure, contrary to Igbo culture and traditions, angered the Deji of Akure, who had earlier instigated his thugs to attack and wounded an Igbo Son from Enugu State,called Mr. Onovo, for refusing his apprentice to pay an obnoxious N20,000 market levy at Ilesa garage.

Narrating what transpired between him and Deji of Akure, the President General stated thus : ” I was out of town and led an Igbo burial delegation to Ebonyi state, when I was alerted that some thugs invaded Mr. Onovo’s shop and beat him up to coma.As the Eze Ndigbo in Ondo,who swore to our constitution to defend every Igbo Sons and daughters,I directed the Igbos in Akure to rise up to the occasion and defend, rescue their brother before thugs kills him .This action did not go down well with the Deji of Akure, who seeing that the police that they instigated to arrest the apprentice boy, had released Mr. Onovo’s apprentice for lack of any culpable offense”.

“On my return to Ondo State,the Deji of Akure invited me to his Palace for discussion but regrettably and unknown to me, Deji stooped so low and organized some thugs to waylay and attack me”.

“In the course of the crisis, Deji of Akure contrary to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, unlawfully declared that he has unilaterally banned Eze Ndigbo Title in Ondo and requested me and the Igbo residents to change our cultural Eze Ndigbo Title to Yoruba Asiwaju Ndigbo, which the entire Igbo Community vehemently refused “.

“It was after I rejected Deji of Akure’s request that I should jettison Eze Ndigbo title and answer Asiwaju Ndigbo, that he asked Orji T.C Umenwekwe, who I had defeated in an Eze Ndigbo ship Election in Ondo State,to be installed Asiwaju , which is purely a Yoruba title”.

Mocking what he called Chief Nwachukwu’s false narrations, lack wisdom and knowledge of the Nigeria Constitution, Eze Iloerika,asked Nwachukwu to explain to the Igbo public” if Deji of Akure has any constitutional powers to ban an Igbo Cultural practice or even to depose an Igbo elected Eze Ndigbo in Ondo state”?.

Eze Iloerika ,who denied ever challenging the Authority of Deji of Akure and his traditional institution, therefore challenged Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu ,to verify from Igbo residents in Akure and the entire Ondo state on what is Umenwekwe’s status, adding that, ” Nwachukwu will be shocked to realize that Umenwekwe has not only been suspended by Ndigbo in Akure, and he is not Eze Ndigbo, cannot publicly claim such Title and can never be accorded recognition as Eze Ndigbo in Ondo by the entire Igbo Community in the state”.

Confirming that there is absolute peace between the Igbo residents and the host community in Ondo State, Eze Iloerika , explained that “Chief Nwachukwu and few other opportunist, who are not recognized Ndieze Ndigbo, had capitalized on an issues between Eze Uche Egenti of Abuja and Igbo 1, Eze Ibe Nwosu,his predecessor, Eze Ndigbo in Kano, Eze Boniface Ibekwe , they started visiting Ndieze Traditional Rulers Association in diaspora in Abuja , adding that since the matters were resolved, Nwachukwu and his cohorts are left in the cold, running from piller to post , seeking for relevance”.

Exposing what he called “Nwachukwu’s questionable Characters which he has demonstrated for decades as a famous Fraudster”, Eze Iloerika, further asked, ” how can Nwachukwu who lacks integrity and recognition as Eze Ndigbo in lagos State, while the Principal Ndieze Na’ Uzo Ije Trustee, pioneer President General and indisputable Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State,Eze Hyacinth Ohazulike, Eze Mpume’s was alife , suddenly without waiting for Eze Mpume’s final burial, begin to jump from piller to post seeking for recognition”.

“How can Nwachukwu claim to have visited Akure with Omenife to inaugurate Umenwekwe Eze in Akure when Eze Hyacinth Ohazulike was alife?, the truth is that they came for the Asiwaju Chieftaincy Title Deji of Akure had dashed out to Umenwekwe”.

Explaining further on the alleged Police arrest of Nwachukwu at Akure Airport, the PG said that “the truth was that Nwachukwu and his cohorts being a bunch of confirmed gangster and Fraudster already on the watch list of security Agents and genuine Igbo Community residents in Akure Ondo State, were accosted at the airport by a team of Police Officers led by the then Area Commander, they were quizzed and were later moved as suspected terrorists and trouble makers to the State Commissioner of Police”.

“It was after they told the Police hierarchy that their mission was to attend the Asiwaju Chieftaincy Title conferment of their friend Umenwekwe, that they were released on bail after writing an undertaking to maintain peace”.

Eze Iloerika , noted that “as a busy Businessman, Nwachukwu’s false narrations,does not worth or merit his attention of responding to his serial lies and blackmail”.

“But it became necessary to put records straight and to remind members of the public to remember that Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu, is not an Eze , talk more of Ezendigbo of Lagos State , moreso, to avoid innocent people being misled by his blackmail ,dubious antics and questionable character, which he had demonstrated over the years”.

He reminded Nwachukwu and his cohorts that he still remained President General of Ndieze Ndigbo in Diaspora World Wide, and was constitutionally handed over power to by Eze Boniface Ibekwe, that Nwachukwu claims to know.

On his source of authority to intervene on Eze Ndigbo of Lagos issues, he said, “As the President General, I have the power to sanitize the institution of Ezendigbo, I have the capacity not only to talk about Ezendigbo of Lagos ,but to oversee,coordinate with genuine Ezes in Lagos State, State Ezendigbos in Nigeria on who becomes Ezendigbo of Lagos State”.

Querying Nwachukwu, PG directed him to tell the Public,where he was while Eze Mpume reigned as Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State with his Ndi Eze Udo.

The President General therefore urged “the real Ezes in Lagos State not to be distracted by the rantings and shenanigans of a fast fading Fraudster in the name of Chief Christian Uchechukwu Nwachukwu ,but to continue to maintain peace and order in Lagos State, until the final respect and burial rites of the late Eze Ndigbo of Lagos State, Eze Hyacinth Ohazulike is concluded and a new successor chosen to replace him from the Ezes fold, adding that the era of crisis amongst Ndieze and Ndigbo in general,should be a thing of the past for unity of every Igbo Sons and daughters in Diaspora .