Tinubu congratulates Azuta-Mbata on election as Ohanaeze Ndigbo President

By Kunle Sanni

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide

In a statement, the President Tinubu also felicitated with the group on the successful leadership transition, enjoining the new leaders to uphold the principles of their predecessors.

Recognizing the critical role of socio-cultural organisations in nation-building; hence, the president pledged his commitment to promoting dialogue among our ethnic nationalities.

In concluding, President Tinubu wished the newly elected Ohanaeze Ndigbo president success as he takes on this onerous yet noble and lofty task.

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.