President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Senator John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
Senator Azuta-Mbata, a former senator who represented Rivers East in the Senate from 1999 to 2007, was elected as the 13th president of the preeminent Pan-Igbo socio-cultural group at its meeting in Enugu on Friday.
Tinubu, in a statement signed by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday, wished Azuta-Mbata success on his new role.
President Tinubu also congratulated the Igbo Socio-cultural group on the successful leadership transition and enjoined the new leaders to uphold the principles of their predecessors.
Onanuga noted that the President recognised the critical role of socio-cultural organisations in nation-building; hence, his commitment to promoting dialogue among ethnic nationalities.
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