Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described the minister of transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as a beloved son of Igbo land.

Ohanaeze spoke through a statement issued by its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, in reaction to the turbaning of Amaechi as ‘Dan Amanar Daura’ by the Emir of Daura.

He told Newsmen that the pan Nigerian posture of the transport minister had strengthened the cordial relationship between the North and the Eastern Nigeria.

Isiguzoro said the relationship had “brightened up the opportunity for the emergence of a new Nigeria anchored on justice and equity.