President-General of the Association of Ndi Eze Ndi Igbo in the Diaspora, Eze Gregory Iloerika, has urged Igbo communities in the Diaspora to be good ambassadors of Nigeria and not bring shame to the country.
Iloerika, who said he just inaugurated the Senegal chapter of the association to take care of people of the Southeast geo-political zone living in the country, said his leadership remains committed to pursuing efforts that would further cement peaceful and harmonious relationships with other ethnic groups across the country and even beyond.
Speaking with reporters in Akure, the Ondo State capital, after he returned from the inauguration of Fortune Obasi, the President General said his administration would keep to the promise of uniting and harmonising every facet of relationships and ensuring cordial relationships among various Igbo groups and other ethnic nationalities.
Iloehika assured that he would continue to sustain and improve the unity among Igbos, their host communities, and other ethnic groups within and outside the country.
While admonishing the Igbo community to be law abiding in any country or state they found themselves in, Iloehika reminded them that they are ambassadors of the Igbo nation in their various domains.
He said, “I returned from Senegal at the end of November. I went to Senegal to install Eze Ndi. I advised them to be law-abiding citizens. At the same time, they are our ambassadors.
“They represent Nigerians very well over there. And I talked to them to live in peace. And make peace with the host community. And they should not do anything that can bring shame to Nigeria. And they should not do anything that can bring shame to Nigeria.”
In his response, the Special Assistant to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Igbo matters, Hon Francis Belonwu, said Eze Iloehika remains a figure in the Igbo community worldwide, not only in those states.