Punch Newspapers Sections Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has praised the republican nature of the Ndigbo which he said was on display in the election of a renowned diplomat, Prof. George Obiozor, to lead the prestigious apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The governor noted that with the election of Obiozor, Ndigbo are sending a strong messagethat they remain willing to find common grounds with any group ready to reciprocate their gesture. He said the only thing left for the erudite Professor Obiozor, a former Nigerian ambassador to Cyprus, Israel and the United States to do is to chart a progressive path for Ohanaeze which would accommodate Nigeria’s diversity and democracy so that people of goodwill would cooperate with him.