Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has addressed the controversy surrounding Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu, a Nigerian national who recently went viral for claiming he intended to establish an "Igbo Kingdom" in Ghana.
In a statement shared on social media, Mr.
Ablakwa revealed that he had personally invited Chukwudi for a meeting following the public outcry over the resurfaced video. "Yesterday, I invited Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu, the gentleman captured in a viral video claiming he intends to establish an Igbo Kingdom in Ghana following an alleged purchase of a tract of land," the minister disclosed.
According to Ablakwa, Chukwudi clarified that the video in question was from 2013 and that he has since abandoned the idea. "Izwe clarified that it was an old 2013 interview which he deeply regrets.