Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has reaffirmed that the controversial Eze Ndigbo title will no longer be used by Igbo leaders living outside the South-East and has announced that the new Onyendu Ndigbo title will serve as its replacement. Naija News reports that the decision was made known during the induction of diaspora leaders and the inauguration of the first group of 32 Onyendu Ndigbo leaders in Owerri, Imo State, on Monday. Ohanaeze said the change was introduced to end the long-running disputes surrounding the Eze Ndigbo title both within Nigeria and among Igbo communities abroad. He added that the use of the Eze Igbo or Eze Ndigbo title by diaspora leaders had been officially prohibited. He also thanked the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, led by Senator John Azuka Mbata, for supporting the initiative.