Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has praised the republican nature of Ndigbo which he said was again on display in the election of a renowned diplomat, Professor George Obiozor, to lead the prestigious apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
The Governor noted that with the election of the professor of international relations to pilot the affairs of their people, Ndigbo is sending a strong message to the rest of the country, and indeed the world, that they remain willing to find common grounds with any other group ready to reciprocate their gesture.
In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Mohammed, Bello said the only thing left for the erudite Professor Obiozor, a former Nigerian ambassador to Cyprus, Israel and the United States to do is to chart a progressive path for Ohanaeze which accommodates Nigeria’s diversity and democracy.
Noting that charity begins at home, Bello explained that more important than any outside support is the support that the new Ohanaeze leadership will get from her own people.
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The Kogi State governor therefore called on all Igbo sons and daughters to rally round their new leaders even as he promised to visit him physically soon in the spirit of true brotherliness.
Governor Bello, who said that the struggle to entrench democracy deeper into the fabric of Nigerian society is a team work, noted that Ndigbo remains one of the Most Valuable Players on the field.
Governor Yahaya Bello pledged the support of his administration for the new Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership pointing out that Kogi State shares many similarities with Ndigbo including contiguous territories, language and culture.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
