We are Biafrans in spirit, we need 50 yr devt plan for Igboland – Obi of Onitsha

UTURU — THE President-preferred of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, chief John Nnia Nwodo, Saturday, presided over a meeting of distinguished Igbo leaders in a bid to supply a 50- year development plan for Ndigbo. The Igbo leaders converged on the sleepy and serene Gregory university, Uturu, Abia country, which serves as the headquarters of the sector Igbo Summit group, WISG, underneath the auspices of the Igbo Leaders, Elders and Collectives. amongst different issues, the meeting brainstormed on a way to kick-start the implementation of the resolutions followed over the past summit of the sector Igbo, WISG, on the 50-year development plan. The resolutions addressed an all-encompassing development plan that could cowl economic, political, cultural, academic in addition to proper mentoring of the youths. right mentoring of the youths amongst the ones gift at the occasion were the former governor of Anambra nation, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, leader Ike Nwachukwu, leader Achuzie, former Governor of the critical financial institution, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Prof. Joe Irukwu, Prof. George Obiozor and Dr. Greg Ibe. Others covered a former Minister of health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, the previous economic Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr Osita Ogbu, Mrs. Josephine Aneni, Prof Viola Onwuliri, Dr Ifedi Okwenna, Mrs. Chidinma Uwajumogu and Prof. Ihechukwu Madubuike as well as several conventional rulers and specialists in numerous walks of life amongst others. 

The Ndigbo improvement Plan 2066 is geared toward comprehensively tackling the development of Igbo land and could entail persuading Igbo entrepreneurs and buyers everywhere in the united states of america and in Diaspora to think-home by using bringing part of their investments and wealth home to make sure a prosperous domestic land. It turned into a collective opinion of all the audio system that Ndigbo have had sufficient talks over the problems bedevilling the race even as it was now time for collective movement. Addressing the meeting, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Achebe canvassed for strategic gadget that might propel the improvement of destiny leaders for Ndigbo to successfully execute the 50 yr imaginative and prescient programme. President-wellknown of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, chief John Nnia Nwodo adressing the summit. “We need to begin implementation, now not just talking; we need desirable leaders to carry on with the programme. Nnamdi Kanu has a imaginative and prescient and he has the courage to ask questions about why an Igbo character is institutionally deprived in the u . s . a .. let us not feel embarrassment about it, we're all Biafrans in spirit. 

We have to create possibility for our youths to upward push,” Achebe stated in addition suggesting that a committee be set up  to kick-start the 50 -12 months development time table. also talking, Prof Soludo advised the formation of Ohanaeze teenagers wings in all tertiary institutions in Igbo land announcing it might help to inculcate the spirit of Ndigbo in addition to help them key into the plan. Soludo said that the imaginative and prescient if properly done could now not simplest make certain a prosperous fatherland for the Igbo adding that “economic energy is everlasting even as political strength is ephemeral.” Gen Ike Nwachukwu retd; Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, Col. Joe Achuzia and Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife. in advance, the President-standard of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, leader Nwodo, entreated Ndigbo to be greater diplomatic in pursuing their causes even as he warned against pushing Ndigbo to the wall. “i am right here to encourage the people that have been doing this proper work. there has been a time Ohanaeze turned into lagging behind which led a few patriotic Igbo to shape some businesses. at the ultimate remember, i've 48 organizations. For me it is a superb thing. we will inspire them to paintings with the standing Committee of Ohanaeze in order that their ideas could be harnessed for the coolest of Ndigbo. “seeing that i was elected, i have been going round and speakme to our humans on the need to be one and speak with one voice which could give us more power. we will also be tactful and diplomatic in pursuing our cause, we have to not be violent. however Igbo need to now not be driven to the wall. those have been a human beings given 20 pounds after the civil struggle. 

We went to Lagos empty handed however these days we've factories there; Igbo investment in Lagos is big; half of of the buildings in Abuja are owned with the aid of Ndigbo, we want them to convey some of them home,” Nwodo said. job-for-jobseekers He introduced that he had reconciled the South East governors who had resumed their meetings in addition to promised to make it everyday. He also said he had visited Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers nation and might quickly go to Governor Okowa of Delta state as a way to convey together all Igbo in each state. “Ohanaeze of these days isn't always Ohanaeze of the past. The Ohanaeze you've got today isn't Ohanaeze of task-for-task-seekers. The leaders now are tested human beings whom you must agree with. development of Igbo land is the activity for every person,” he delivered. Nwodo additionally condemned the militarization of Igbo land with the attendant mounting of road blocks and extortion of cash from motorists, pronouncing he had long gone round and did not see such in some other part of the united states.