Asiwaju Ndigbo In Yoruba Land,Eze Ndigbo Gburugburu South West,Eze Tochukwu Anosike, Congratulates Oba Ojoto,On His Victory As Ohanaeze Ndigbo President

By Daniel Ohamadike

Top Most Igbo Traditional Leader, Asiwaju Ndigbo in Yoruba Land, Eze Tochukwu Anosike , has Congratulated Chief Leonard Okafor, popularly known as Oba Ojoto, on his emergence  as President ,Ohanaeze Ndigbo ,during the just concluded Presidential Election  last Monday.

Asiwaju Ndigbo,  who is currently the Eze Ndigbo Gburugburu in South West Region, noted that Oba Ojoto has shown determination and steadfastness , which he opined, has yielded him victory at last.

The foremost Eze Ndi Eze in Ojo LGA and Eze Ndigbo in Ojo Central, Lagos State  , urged Oba Ojoto to administer impartially and carry all Ndigbo along , so that they will have a sense of belonging .

Pouring libation for peace, Unity and progress of the Igbo Nation, Asiwaju Ndigbo , who is fondly called Eze Ohazurume, advised Oba Ojoto to Repose his trust in God Almighty for divine guidance and protection.

The Out Spoken Royal father , who was recently installed by His Imperial Majesty, Alaafin of Oyo, Oba  Akeem Owoade and subsequently was made the number one grand Patron,by the Council of Traditional Leaders and Chiefs of Non-Indigenes, comprising 17 States, held at the palace of the Sarki of Hausaland of Sasa, Alhaji Ahmed Aruna by the group led by their president, Ita of Igala of Yoruba, HRM, Ajofo Friday, who also recognized him as Ezendigbo Gburugburu for Southwest, further extended his hearty Congratulation , and urged Chief Leonard Okafor to dedicate his Victory To God, bearing in mind that leadership comes from Above.

Eze Anosike ,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.

Asiwaju ‘s  congratulatory message is coming on the heels of  Chief Leonard Okafor’s 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.  

In his goodwill message, Eze Ndigbo Gburugburu in South West ,on behalf of his South West Council  of Chiefs , Ohanaeze Ndigbo , Igbo Speaking Community , Igbo Community , Residents in Ojo LGA, Women Wing, Traders and Youth wing , Congratulated Oba Ojoto on his land slide victory in the just concluded Ohanaeze Ndigbo election.

As the Royal Father figure in South West, Eze Ndigbo Gburugburu , 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 , Asiwaju, enjoined all to Ndieze and all other Igbo 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 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 Anosike  has since his installation,  commenced his work to bring Ndieze and indeed Ndigbo together under his leadership.

He is the undisputed Eze Ndi Igbo Ojo Central ,the Eze Ndi Eze in Ojo, which means his leadership covers Iba LCDA, Oto-Awori LCDA and Ojo Local Government area Lagos State, before he was crowned Ezendigbo Gburugburu for Southwest.