Eze Ndigbo in Oto – Awori, Onyendu Dr. Omenife Peter Olikenyi, Felicitates Oba Ojoto On His Emergence As Lagos State Ohanaeze Ndigbo President

By Mariam Oyewole

Top and notable Igbo Traditional Leader and decades Old Eze Ndigbo in Oto – Awori, Dr. Omenife  Peter Olikenyi , has Congratulated Chief Leonard Okafor, popularly known as Oba Ojoto, on his land slide victory ,during the just concluded Presidential Election of Ohanaeze Ndigbo , Lagos Chapter  last Monday.

Eze Dr. Omenife Peter Olikenyi,  who is also the foremost Onyendu Ndigbo in Oto – Awori,praised Oba Ojoto for his resilience , doggedness , determination , unrelenting and steadfastness , which he opined, has yielded him victory at last.

He gave him a Royal advise, urging him to administer impartially and to reign as and for the entire Igbo Nation in Lagos State.

While extending a hearty Congratulation , he urged Chief Leonard Okafor to dedicate his Victory To God, bearing in mind that leadership comes from Above.

Eze  Ndigbo in Oto – Awori  LCDA, who is a renowned Industrialist and Business Mogul , further rejoiced with Chief Leonard Okafor over his emergence as President , Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos State Chapter and counseled him to be business minded in the discharge of his duties ,so as to attract progress and development to the Igbo Nation.

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Eze Olikenyi ‘s  congratulatory message is coming on the heels of  Chief Leonard Okafor’s yesterday, April 6,2026, Land Slide Victory, over his closest rival  ,Chief Emmanuel Ubah , alias  Otunba Ojoto, both candidates are from Ojoto community in Anambra State.  

The test of his Royal goodwill message stated thus :” I ,  on behalf of my Council  of Chiefs , Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Oto – Awori , Igbo Speaking Community , Igbo Community ,  Women Wing, Traders and Youth wing , Congratulated Oba Ojoto on his land slide victory in the just concluded Ohanaeze Ndigbo election” .

He pledged the support , Cooperation and Willingness of Igbo residents under his jurisdiction , to work with the new Oba Ojoto leadership , for peace and progress of Ndigbo in Lagos State and beyond.

For him, the election as very unique and Ordained by God as an expected harbinger of peace,  he called on the winner to embrace and accommodate all oppositions and losers , so as to ensure total return of peace amongst  Ndigbo in Lagos.

The election ,according to him, was very symbolic , as it ushered in once again , the long elusive unity and peace .

In the spirit of brotherhood, oneness and togetherness, he also enjoined Chief Uba to open his heart and accept hands of friendship and cooperation from Oba Ojoto for greater Igbo Nation.

Enjoining all parties  to key to the spirit of Easter , he specifically called all Ndigbo to embrace and emulate The Lord Jesus Christ ,who suffered shame , disgrace and was chastised for our sins. . 

 Further Calling on all hands to be on deck , Eze Olikenyi, appealed to  his fellow Ndieze and all other stakeholders,  to rally round the new leadership and ensure total peace  for a better Igbo Nation and peaceful harmonious Co- existence between Ndigbo and host community .

According to him , Election  has come and gone, hence  whosoever that have been offended, humiliated, intimidated, Cheated and aggrieved, should for the sake of Igbo Unity ,sacrifice , endure and forgive , to enable Ndigbo forge ahead for total unification.

Recall that Ohanaeze Ndigbo has hitherto  been bedeviled with leadership tussle crisis for some years now , until recent peace initiatives and reconciliations between Chief Solomon Ogbonna  Aguene led faction and Chief Sunday Ossai faction, which later broke into two, with Chief Linus Igbudu from same Enugu State laying claim to his own presidency .

It would also be recalled that Eze Olikenyi , was in 2004, coronated as the first and only  Eze Ndigbo in Oto – Awori LCDA, then under Ojo LGA.

 He has been in the fore front of the campaign for Igbo peaceful and harmonious co – habitation , especially with other Ethnic groups and the host Community.