By Cajetan Mmuta
The Igbo Apex Socio-Cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide on Monday felicitated with Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero on his coronation as the 15th Emir of Kano.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia on behalf of the President-General of the group, Ambassador George Obiozor acknowledged the cordial relationship that exists between the Igbos and the Kano Emirate Council for over a century.
Amb. Obiozor said he joined the good people of Kano State and millions of Nigerians to felicitate with Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero at his coronation as the 15th Emir of Kano..
He said “Such warm relationship was exemplified in the relationship between your father, the Late Alh. Ado Bayero and Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the Ikemba Nnewi; Chief Godwin Nwalusi, Ezeigbo 1 of Kano; Chief Obi Okonkwo, Ezeigbo 11 of Kano, Chief Barr O. T. Nnadi, Ezeigbo 111 and the Chief Boniface Ibekwe, the current Ezeigbo Kano, member of Kano Emirate Council and the National Chairman of all Ethnic Traditional Leaders.”
Obiozor said, “It is gratifying that the warm relationship between the Igbos and the good people of Kano has served immense socio-economic purposes; some of which were expressed through the immortal remarks made by the late Alh. Sanusi Dantata while commenting on the Igbo friendliness, hard work, and cosmopolitanism.”
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“This explains why in Kano, Ndigbo is unarguably the next in population after the indigenes,” he stated.
According to him, “Ohanaeze Ndigbo has followed with keen interest, your footsteps, track records of administrative competence and accomplishments as the District Head of Dala, Turakin Kano, Wamban Kano, the revered position of Galadiman Kano and the Emir of Bichi.”
“In each of the positions, Your Eminence had exhibited uprightness, dignity, empathy, high ethical and moral dispositions, magnanimity and candor.”
He prayed to the Almighty to grant the monarch long life and special grace on the throne.
