Ernest Ojukwu SAN is Unhappy With EBF's Endorsement of Obi Okafor SAN

He was a founding member of EBF and pioneer Chair. His rival  Arthur Obi Okafor’s influence in EBF overpowered Prof  Ernest Ojukwu (EO)’s and thereby led the great  forum to  endorse AOO as its presidential flagbearer at the just concluded election.  Naturally EO should be bitter that he wasn’t elected even though he had worked assiduously for other Lawyers in previous years not to be elected. 

The same EBF, EO used as a tool to oppress the Igbos of the Niger Delta without apologies. Years ago when EO was in EBF saddle he had a penchant for ejecting Midwestern Igbos from EBF meetings. Chief Nwamu  one of our leaders would say but  Asaba  and the entire Delta North is Igbo and when EO was reminded that  Ohaneze recognizes this fact. EO was quick to retort “This is not Ohaneze please” and we often wonder is this professor of law politically naive as to exclude some of Igbos greatest assets?

Nowadays EBF  is well outside Ojukwu’s influence and the new leaders are more tolerant of Igbos of Delta State origin such that EBF’s presidential candidate AOO nominated Andrew Odum as his campaign D-G. Andrew Odum is from Asaba. He lives and works in Asaba and worked for AOO the adopted candidate of EBF. Ernest Ojukwu was so intolerant of Delta Igbos in his time that the entire Midwest swore that they were not going to support him for elected or electable offices because if they did and he won he would have continued with his unexplained anger against his Igbo Brothers in Delta State.

So where were  Ernest Ojukwu’s votes to come from?

1.      In EBF Arthur Obi Okafor had blocked Ojukwu there.

2.    In South South Paul Usoro had blocked Ojukwu successfully and seamlessly

3.    In Northern forum Paul Usoro pulled some votes and Okafor did pull some also EO trickles.

4.    In the South West Lagos is central.   Paul Usoro SAN is the candidate of premier Lagos with the highest number of voters.

5.    So from where was EO’s votes? Agbakoba’s allies did not follow Agbakoba’s endorsement of EO.   Agbakoba’s field marshall is Lady Obodokwu rejected  Ojukwu outright and worked for AOO.

6.    Some of EO’s  ex-students were the ones who gave Ojukwu the votes  he scored which were not nearly enough to scale through.  He should take his loss in equanimity and probably be more pro-Igbo next time.  EO may wish to slug it with AOO or whoever the EBF throws up in 2024.

7..    The Yorubas don’t behave like that once you are Yoruba even from Kogi State or wherever outside South West, they rally round you and they  will work for you. I like the Yorubas for being more liberal than Prof Ernest Ojukwu. A lot of Igbos are becoming more liberal nowadays.

Thank you!

CA