A group, Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM), has asked the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Senator John Mbata, to resign from his position. The group, in a statement jointly signed by the Director General, Hon Johnson George, and Secretary, Mrs Sarima Akpata, on Sunday, issued a 7-day ultimatum saying that Ikwerres are not part of … Read more
A former House of Representatives member, Bernard Barida Mikko, has urged the new president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Azuta Mbata, to ensure the safety of Ndigbo in other regions. Henzodaily reported that Senator Mbata was elected Ohanaeze’s president on Friday, in Enugu State. Another faction, backed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), also elected … Read more
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has hailed the emergence of Senator John Mbata as the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide. Recall that Mbata, who represented Rivers East zone from 1999 to 2007, emerged via consensus at the election.Mbata was elected at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly meeting, which was held on Friday … Read more
The emergence of John Mbata as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Friday in Enugu State has been met with mixed reactions. While many celebrated the development, a former Secretary-General of the organisation, Uche Okwukwu, dismissed the election, calling it illegitimate. Henzodaily recall that Mbata, a former lawmaker from Rivers State, was elected the … Read more