Date: 22nd March 2026
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, is duty-bound to present an unadulterated and straightforward message to the public regarding Mrs. Tracy Nicholas Ohiri. It has become alarmingly evident that Mrs. Ohiri is in desperate need of immediate psychiatric help. It appears that she may be suffering from dementia or memory-related issues, although she may be unaware of this condition.
Nigerians and Ndigbo were left aghast when Mrs. Tracy Nicholas Ohiri, whom we had privately cautioned about the perils of blackmailing public government officials and successful businessmen, resurfaced with new baseless allegations. This time, she targeted her lawyer, Barrister Marshall Abubakar, and other human rights activists who stood by her during her arrest and prosecution for the false sexual harassment claims against Senator Dave Umahi.
It is truly astonishing that just a few days after she voluntarily and without any coercion tendered a public apology to Senator Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, and pleaded for his forgiveness—while also disowning her fabricated statements and recanting the sexual harassment allegations—she has now come up with fresh accusations. This behavior reaffirms our earlier suspicion that she is acting on the instructions of opposition coalition leaders from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), whose malicious intent is to undermine the integrity of the hardworking Minister of Works, Senator Umahi, and divert his focus from fulfilling his constitutional duty of fixing Nigeria’s roads.
For the sake of clarity and to set the record straight, Ohanaeze Ndigbo wishes to emphasize that Senator Dave Umahi never paid Tracy Ohiri any form of monetary compensation, let alone the alleged $70,000 (equivalent to 100 million Naira). Instead, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on its own initiative, privately reached out to well-meaning Nigerians and Igbos. These individuals, considering her supposed repentance and the public apology she made to a respected political leader like Senator Umahi, felt that she deserved a small compensation for herself and her family.
Now that the circumstances surrounding the compensation received by Tracy Ohiri have been clearly explained, it is incumbent upon us to call on her to abide by her earlier statements and the public apology she made. For the sake of peace, she must desist from further false accusations. If she is arrested again and fails to prove her claims in a court of law, neither Ohanaeze Ndigbo nor anyone else will be in a position to shield her from the consequences of her actions.
We, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, earnestly call on her family to assist her in seeking urgent medical and psychiatric treatment. It is high time to address the underlying issues that seem to be driving her erratic and irresponsible behavior.
Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro
Deputy President
Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Chief Chinyeze Ohia
National Spokesman
Ohanaeze Ndigbo
