President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
This was contained in a statement released by the Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga
Senator Azuta-Mbata, a former senator who represented Rivers East in the Senate from 1999 to 2007, was elected as the president of the Pan-Igbo socio-cultural group at its meeting in Enugu on Friday.
The statement added, “President Tinubu also congratulates the group on the successful leadership transition and enjoins the new leaders to uphold the principles of their predecessors.
The President recognises the critical role of socio-cultural organisations in nation-building; hence, his commitment to promoting dialogue among our ethnic nationalities.
“President Tinubu wishes the newly elected Ohanaeze Ndigbo president success as he takes on this onerous yet noble and lofty task.”