The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing an Igbo son, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla as the Chief of Naval Staff.
Rear Admiral Ogalla who is from Enugu State was appointed Chief of Naval Staff by President Tinubu on Monday night.
In a statement on Tuesday, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, the national president of the Ohanaeze youths, said that with the appointment, Tinubu has good plans for the country and would carry everyone along.
He said: “For eight years, we cried, we shouted on top of our voices that no Igbo man is among the top security echelon of the country but former President Muhammadu Buhari turned deaf ears.
“He made sure that Ndigbo were totally subjugated under his administration. However, just within a few days in power, President Tinubu has demonstrated total readiness to right those wrongs.”
Speaking further, Okwu said the appointment of the chief of Naval staff “is a clear testimony to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s desire to reunite the country. The immediate past administration handed over to him a very fragmented country like never before.”
He continued that Tinubu’s actions so far have given hope to Nigerians that good things are ahead.
“This also came a few days after our own Frank Mba, another proud Igbo son, was promoted from AIG to DIG of police,” he added.