President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
Azuta-Mbata, a one-time 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.
In a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu also congratulated the group on the successful leadership transition and enjoins the new leaders to uphold the principles of their predecessors.
The President recognised the critical role of socio-cultural organisations in nation-building; hence, his commitment to promoting dialogue among our ethnic nationalities.
President Tinubu wished the newly elected Ohanaeze Ndigbo president success as he takes on this onerous yet noble and lofty task.
