Wike has denied being Igbo Man amid Mbata’s emergence as President-Basic of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
PoliticalNews Nigeria experiences that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has acknowledged categorically that he’s not an Igbo man.
Wike made this declaration throughout a media chat in Abuja on Sunday, whereas addressing questions surrounding the emergence of John Azuta Mbata as the brand new President-Basic of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural group of the Igbo individuals.
John Azuta Mbata was elected as President-Basic of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Enugu State on the tenth of January, 2025.
His election adopted the demise of the previous President-Basic, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, and the completion of Iwuanyanwu’s tenure by Fidelis Nze Chukwu.
Responding to discussions linking him to the Igbo ethnic group, Wike mentioned, “I’m an Ikwerre man, not an Igbo man. I don’t have an issue with Igbo individuals.
“Azuta Mbata has the suitable to affiliate with anyone. I’m an unrepentant Ikwerre man, and I’m not a member of Ohanaeze.
“I’ll by no means, for something, deny my id simply to be recognised.”
Azuta-Mbata, a former senator who represented Rivers East from 1999 to 2007, succeeded Fidelis Chukwu, whose tenure had ended.
His election marks a historic second as he hails from Rivers State in South-south Nigeria.