By NGOZI Ezekiel
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide
This was disclosed in a release issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,Bayo Onanuga and availed Daily Nigerian Horn
” Azuta-Mbata, a former senator, represented Rivers East in the Senate from 1999 to 2007.
” He was elected as president of the preeminent Pan-Igbo socio-cultural group at its meeting in Enugu on Friday.
“President Bola 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 Bola Tinubu wishes the newly elected Ohanaeze Ndigbo president success as he takes on this onerous yet noble and lofty task.”