Adebayo Adenrele
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has denied the Igbo heritage, saying he will never identify as one.
He disclosed this during a media chat in Abuja while responding to the emergence of John Azuta Mbata as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
NEWSTODAYNG gathered that Azuta Mbata was elected as Ohanaeze’s President-General in Imo State a few weeks ago.
His emergence followed the death of former President-General Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and the completion of his tenure by Fidelis Nze Chukwu.
His words, “I’m an Ikwerre man, not an Igbo man. I don’t have a problem with Igbo people.
“Azuta Mbata has the right to associate with anybody. I’m an unrepentant Ikwerre man, and I’m not a member of Ohanaeze.
“I will never, for anything, deny my identity just to be recognised”.