TheEze Ndigbo Ghana, HRM Dr. Chukwudi Ihenetu, has dismissed the information making the rounds on the social media that he connived with Ghanaian government to arrest some Nigeriansallegedly holding IPOB meeting on Sunday as false.

In a statement published on his Facebook page and a copy sent to the media, the royal father, who has championed several peace meetings involving Ndigbo and the host country, Ghana, said it was the handiwork of his enemies who were bent on causing disaffection between him and his Igbo brothers whom he has ruled for over nine years.

While dismissing the information as tissues of lies, HRM Ihenetu said: “My fellow Igbomen.and women, I am your son HRMAmb. JudeChukwudi Ihenetu, Eze Ndigbo Ghana. By specialgrace of God. I have been here for several years and precisely9 years on the throne as Eze Ndigbo Ghana.

“ One of my core values is to promoteIgbo values and culture as traditionalruler and also bringIgbo and Ghana close as a host nation and at the same time to defend every Igboman in all sector here in Ghana to the best of my knowledge andI have been doing the best I can.

“Recentlyfrom this office, I was able to release 541 Nigerians, mostly Igbo. About 98 per centor them are Igbo held by Ghana immigrationover documentation issues. I did the best I can. I feed them and also providedtransportationto take them home and many of them stranded, came here and I cared forthem.

“You might have red about me on interneton practical things that I do to assistour people.

I havetravelledto many countries, many regions here in Ghana to bring our people more especiallyIgbo closer to their host country, Ghana and in extension Nigerians.

“I am the king of Igbo communitysitting on the comfort of Igbo throne but also in extensionto supportevery Nigerian with the little I can because I can not do it all.

Besides, I played vital role in ending over 25 years trade dispute between Nigerian traders and Ghana Trade Union. If I went this lent to help my brothers, how will I now be the same person initiating their arrest? So, it is unthinkable, it is falsehood born out of envy and greed.

“Also,I am a very true Igbo man. Mother, father Igbo. I am from the South Eastern part of Nigeriaand in very ramifications, everyIgbo man whose generations passed through the 30 months civil war and still experiencing the marginalisation and structural imbalance ravaging Nigéria is a Biafran and we are doing the best we can to supporteach other in terms of business, love, peace and unity among each and every one of us until solutions will be found to these problems, hence I continued defendingeveryIgbo man the best way I can.

“Recently,on Sunday to be precise, I got information thatsome Igbo were arrested here in Ghana allegedly having IPOB meeting and beforeyou know it on Mondayabout 21 women came to the palace lamenting that their husband’swere arrested, 13 of them with their children on their back and I woke up to do the best I can to get freedom for our people, to know the root cause of the problem and why our people were arrested. Supprisenly today, Tuesday, I received informationon my facebookpage from more than 1000sources thatone Sunnyand one Comrade Alfred were circulatingon the social media that I, HRM Ihenetuconnived with Nigeria government to arrest Igbo in Ghana where they were allegedly holding IPOB meeting.

“I am using this medium to dismiss this allegationsas false. My enemiesare only spreading this rumour to smear my name and cause misunderstandingbetweenmyself and good people of Igbo communityin Ghana. I want to let them know that their evil plan would not work becauseI am standing for the Igbo and Nigerians and for the peace of Nigeriaand Ghana.

“Thisinformationis false. Ask Nigerians here, since this incidentoccurred, I am the only Igboman that has gone to know what the problemis all about and I have also done my best to reach out to both countrieson the best way to solve the problem and our people released.

Anybody that is writing this thrashon the internetis only spreadingfalsehood and the law of justice and equity will soon catch up with them,” he said.

(Daily Sun)