- Speaking further, Wike said he has nothing against the Igbo people and Azuta Mbata has the right to relate with anybody.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that he is not a Nigerian of Igbo extraction.
Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Sunday, Wike declared that he is an Ikwerre man and not an Igbo man.
Wike refuted the claims of his Igbo ancestry while responding to the emergence of John Azuta Mbata as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
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.
Speaking further, Wike said he has nothing against the Igbo people and Azuta Mbata has the right to relate with anybody.
Speaking about Mbata, Wike declared: “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.”