The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has said the emergence of Senator John Azuta Mbata, an Ikwerre man, as the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo has proved the critics of Igbo people wrong.
MASSOB also claimed that the election of Mbata has exposed the aged long hypocritical, falsehood and camouflaged make-believe that Ikwerre people are not Igbos.
This was made known in statement by Comrade Uchenna Madu, Leader of MASSOB.
Madu said there are systematic sponsored falsehood to deny and scrap out the ‘Igboism’ of Ndigbo in Rivers State for decades.
According to him, “MASSOB will continue to be loyal to Ohaneze Ndigbo leadership for the interest of our people irrespective of our locations.”
“The emergence of Chief John Azuta Mbata as the new President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo have justified the under carpet truth about the founding fathers of Ohaneze Ndigbo in 1976 when it was formed as Igbo Union before changing to Ohaneze Ndigbo in 1979.
“For decades, there are systematic sponsored falsehood to deny and scrapped out the Igboism of Ndigbo in Rivers state but the emergence of Chief Senator John Azuta Mbata, an Ikwerre man as the newly elected president general of Ohaneze Ndigbo have proved the Igbo critics wrong.
“MASSOB wish to remind His Excellency that your leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide is very unique and special because your emergence as the Ohaneze Ndigbo President General have expose the aged long hypocritical, falsehood and camouflaged make-believe that Ikwerre people are not Igbos.”