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IGBO WORLD ASSEMBLY (IWA) MOTTO: MOTTO: NJIKOKA NA IGBA IZU (SYNERGY & COLLABORATION)
One Diaspora Igbo Voice for Our People A Brief History Igbo World Assembly (IWA) was inaugurated on 3rd May 2008. Before the inception of IWA, there was no umbrella organization that was representing different countries worldwide, hence no One Diaspora Igbo Voice for Our People. IWA is structured into two groups. The leadership rotates between the groups. Group 1: the Americas, Caribbean Group 2: Europe, Africa and Asia HIERARCHY OF AUTHORITY (Igbo Welu Eze) IWA agrees that Ohaneze Ndigbo (Nigeria) is the Parent Organisation and Mouthpiece of Ndigbo World Wide, hence the close collaboration and working with Ohaneze Ndigbo in ALL matters of concern to Ndigbo – IGBO AGENDA – IGBO UNITY. IWA CONVENTIONS All IWA Conventions must be in Nigeria. The Conventions is always scheduled on 26 th and 27th September of every year in the state chosen by Ohaneze Ndigbo Igbo Day Commemoration on 29th September of every year. FOR MORE DETAILS, www.igboworldassembly.org http://igboworldassembly.wix.com/iwa IWA Email: info@igboworldassembly.org IWA was created to unite Igbo voice on all matters for Ndigbo in the Diasporas and Ala Igbo & Nigeria, with a governance style of participative and consultative leadership To assist it in this task IWA became the first & only Igbo Diaspora organization to be officially collaborating with Ohaneze Ndi Igbo in Nigeria & has worked closely with Ohaneze Ndigbo ever since its inception for the betterment of Ndigbo.