HRH Oba Oladipo Olaitan, the Deputy Leader of Afenifere, the Pan Yoruba socio-political group, has congratulated the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, and all the new National Officers. In a statement released by the Afenifere National Publicity Secretary, Prince Justice Faloye, Afenifere also welcomed the new Ohanaeze executive to continue their … Read more
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
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Sen. John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the 13th President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation. Mr Felix Morka, APC National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja also congratulated the outgoing President-General of the organisation, Chief Fidelis Chukwu. Chukwu completed the tenure … 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
A former senator, John Azuta-Mbata, has been elected as the president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. TheNewsGuru reports that Azuta-Mbata was chosen during a meeting of the Igbo socio-cultural group held in Enugu State on Friday. The new president who represented the Rivers East Senatorial District in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2007 succeeded Fidelis Chukwu, … Read more