Reverend Fyneface Akah of Eneka, Rivers State, has publicly challenged Senator John Mbata’s cultural identity following the latter’s emergence as Ohanaeze Ndigbo President and recent controversial statements about the Ikwerre people.
Speaking at a press briefing covered by Symfoni TV, Reverend Akah clarified his community’s position: “There is a misrepresentation of the name we are called, and this borders on our nativity. Eneka is not an enclave of the Igbo man.”
The religious leader pointed to Mbata’s own statements as evidence of his non-Eneka origins: “But we now know that his (Senator John Mbata) ancestry is in Igbo land, and by his own disclosure, it is clear to us that he’s not an Eneka man, and that he lives among us but has a different ancestry.”
Emphasizing the authenticity of the community’s response as not being hired to speak against Sen. Mbata, Rev. Akah stated: “We are not hired here, and there’s nobody here who came by compulsion. All you are seeing here are people – men and women, responsible sons of Eneka – who have come out to say no, this mud must not be allowed to last longer.”
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The community specifically rejected Sen. Mbata’s February 1st assertions about different categories of Ikwerre people and his controversial suggestion that those claiming Benin Kingdom ancestry should return there. Community leaders warned that such statements could promote division and potential unrest.
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