The Igala Cultural Development Association ICDA on , Friday, Inaugurated 5-man electoral committee to conduct the body’s forthcoming elections billed for August 1st to 31st, 2021. This was stated after the organisation’s electoral committee swearing in ceremony which held at Bar Bench office, Wuye Abuja.
ICDA BoT Chaiman, Professor Stephen Ocheni, Chief Ogwu Onoja SAN, ICDA President Alhaji Abubakar SADIQ, and others
The outgoing president of the ICDA,Alhaji Abubakar SADIQ stated that he is aware of the wrong perception the igala people have about the ICDA and it’s leadership for that the needs for selection of team and men of unquestionable character that will ensure fair as transparent election that will usher in a new body, insisting that he has no intention of impose any body and his administration would never impose any candidate to succeed him. According to him, “I have no desire to nominate my successor contrary to widespread reports. My administration cannot undermine the unity of Igala land no matter the pressure by anybody. We have set the template for a peaceful transition which has never been done in ICDA history, and whatever anybody has done to suggest that we are working towards a consensus candidate is not true. We are committed to a credible process that will be accepted by Igala, he further declared that the expectation of Igala on ICDA is much for that we need to Set up a transparent, fair panel to conducts a new election,
The electoral committee members are:
Bar. Samson Ebute SAN
Bar. Festus Oguche
Bar Abaji A Mohammed
Dr. Mrs Victoria Ayishetu Enape
Usman Okai Austin CNA
Buttressing his points the Board of Trustee Chaiman and the former minister, Professor Stephen Ocheni called for unity in igala land expressing confidence in the electoral committee panel which cuts across various interest group, called on illustrious sons and daugter of igala to take advantage of the coming ICDA election to recruit men and women of impeccable chargers that lead the apex igala cultural group to an enviable height.
In attendance is prominent personalities in attendance including Kogi former Attorney General Bar Joe Abraham SAN and other ICDA executives