The Executive Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, joined other Governors of Igbo extraction including prominent Igbo leaders in Enugu for the election of Ohaneze Ndigbo new leadership.
The exercise was conducted peacefully with 4 South-East Governors and former Governors present.
Senator John Mbata from Rivers State was elected President-General of the apex Igbo body by concensus to succeed Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu, who was appointed to complete the tenure of the late Chief Emmanuel lwuanyanwu from Imo State.
Governor Otti joined Governor Peter Mba of Enugu State, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State as well as Ex-Governor Ikedi Ohakim and Senators Chris Ngige, Ben Obi, Victor Umeh and other Igbo dignitaries.
In the same vein, Prince Okey Nwadinobi from Abia State was elected the National Deputy President while Chief Emeka Sibeidu from Anambra State is the new Secretary General of the Igbo group.
