The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has denied allegation by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that he intended to apologise to the Fulani race for the killing of Sir Ahmadu Bello and Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa during the 1966 coup.
Iwuanyanwu, who spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital at weekend said it was unfair and unjust to accuse the Igbos of being responsible for the coup.
He declared Ohaneze Ndigbo would never apologise for something they did not do.
“I was shocked to read a voice mail message which was circulating all over the country and all over the world alleging that we held a meeting in Enugu and that the meeting was poorly attended where the decision was taken that we are going to Sokoto to apologise to the Fulanis over the death of Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa and other Northerners.
“They abused me and insulted me. I read it and I was sad. I don’t expect that somebody or a Christian will come out and tell a complete false story against me. I never said anything like that.”
He explained the recent retreat in Enugu was actually a meeting of committees established for the development of Igboland and the issue of apologisinb to the Fulanis was never discussed.
He emphasised that the Igbos were not responsible for the 1966 coup, which he described as a purely military affair.
