The Pan Igbo social, political and cultural organisation, the Ohaneze Ndigbo, has demanded the establishment of the South East Development Commission with the sole objective of tackling the infrastructure deficit in Igbo land, as the panacea to end agitation for the creation of the Biafra Republic.

National President of the Ohaneze Ndigbo youth wing, Mazi Okechukwu Iziguzoro, in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Saturday, said the commission, should have such mandate like that of the Niger Delta Development Commission and the proposed North East Development Commission.

Iziguzoro said lack of federal government presence in the South East geopolitical zone was the main reason for the current agitation for the creation of a separate country for the igbos.



He said, “If there is a strong federal presence in the zone, our youths will not see Biafra as an alternative while fortune and fame seekers will not capitalise on that to hoodwink our gullible youths

“Talking about infrastructure, there is no federal presence in Igbo land. There are no good roads there and there are no viable industry owned or facilitated to the zone by the federal government that can cater for the employment of the teeming youths.”

He therefore urged the federal government, to as a matter of urgency, put necessary machinery in motion to repair all major roads in the zone, and start construction of the second Niger Bridge, in order to create enabling environment for the establishment of industries.

He said, “We actually need the South East Development Commission that will be a counterpart of the NDDC that will be well funded to comprehensively tackle infrastructure deficit and engage our youths in productive ventures.

“There is also the urgent need to revive the Enugu Coal Mine that had been closed down for 43 years now which can be an alternative power supply to the nation and create employment too.

“If the federal government can address these fundamental issues, we believe so much that the Biafra agitations would end.”

He said that the igbos are currently being marginalised either in form of federal appointment or in the allocation of resources to develop infrastructure adding that the south east should be accommodated in the current effort to tackle social infrastructure crisis in the country.

He said the position of Ohaneze Ndigbo was that legal means should be followed in the current agitation for self determination in the South East.

Iziguzoro explained that the group had perfected necessary arrangements to present the need for the inclusion of referendum in the nation’s constitution by sending a delegation to the National Assembly to include it in the proposed constitution amendment.

He also said that the leadership of the Ndigbo had initiated disscussions with the presidency and notable traditional institutions in the country, on how to get the proprietor of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, off the hook.

Ohaneze is notorious for 2 things:

1. Issuing lame ultimatum

2. Demanding

These ppl sabi demand!




Cheeeers

Ipod people should direct their angers towards their governors,they are collecting multiply by 5 of money allocated to other regions

Instead of looking for ways to assist government to assist them they are busy making demands upon demands.
All these southern eastern groups sef

We should also have South west commision, North east commision, etc? At times I wonder why we keep prescribing wrong solutions to all our problems. Tell me any tangible thing NDDC has achieved so far, apart from looting and making some people billionaires overnight while the people they claim to be fighting for keep languishing in abject poverty with no drinkable water, lack of basic infrastructures. How can we progress with this type of backward mentality of some elders?

Why were these demands not made during Jonathan regime ?

This is the best way for Igbos. No one should come here and tell Igbos to hold their governors responsible because North east revitalisation commission is not to be developed by their governors but Nigerian money. If Nigeria can't grant this, give them their freedom to source for their development.

PentiumPro:
Why were these demands not made during Jonathan regime ?

They were busy campaigning and rigging massively for ''our son -- Ebele''.

superstar1:


They were busy campaigning and rigging massively for ''our son -- Ebele''.

They are just troublesome people and sore losers.

PentiumPro:


They are just troublesome people and sore losers.

They have issued ultimatums so teyyyyyy, paper don finish self.

They have started with demands again. From demand for payment for the civil war they started, to demand for payment for deportation of their destitutes and here comes this demand again.

Mark my word, the next demand will be for Nigeria to give them Presidency without having to work it. Even salvation of our souls came at a price and not by sitting our lazy butts down and demanding.

They should learn how to build bridges.

Ole thief barrawo

superstar1:
Ohaneze is notorious for 2 things:

1. Issuing lame ultimatum

2. Demanding

Yoruba man, were they talking to you?

Mr I must be the first to comment on igbo issues, y dont u join their local meeting in your area? ****

PentiumPro:
Why were these demands not made during Jonathan regime ?

See another one answering South east call. I hope u know that ur annoying and irritating. U dont want to do anything, wen people that want make a request or do something, wahala, dey stay quiet wahala, becos u will disturb them from morning to night. Grow up!

Ohaneze as a noble Igbo umbrella organization has actually spoken well but i must remind them that the quest for the Biafran state,goes beyond those demands they made,most Igbo youths dont see a future in a Nigeria whose foundation was built on the blood of the innocent,a nation whose leaders revels with impunity in the worst form of corruptn,bitterness,marginalizatn,nepotism,favouritism,quota system over merit,religious extremism and tribalism of the highest order.
A nation a Nigerien or Chadian who is a muslim,stands a better chance to get certain position over a fellow country man with a better qualicatn from a different religion. A nation where a particular ethnic group can move freely with arms,kill others with impunity and stay above the law.
A nation where you are judged by the God you worship,your ethnicity and nt by the strenght of your character.
A nation where some are nt expected to get much but much is expected from them,A nation where some are grouped into the unfortunate 5% and others the favoured 95% by nobody else but the president!
Ohaneze thanks but no thanks,the youths have long made up their minds.

months:



See another one answering South east call. I hope u know that ur annoying and irritating. U dont want to do anything, wen people that want make a request or do something, wahala, dey stay quiet wahala, becos u will disturb them from morning to night. Grow up!

What is this nonsense thing that quoted me saying ?

please what is ohaneze?

Tunami:
please what is ohaneze?

All this yoloba boyz no get culture.

months:
All this yoloba boyz no get culture.

is this the meaning of ohaneze?

sweetilicious:
This is the best way for Igbos. No one should come here and tell Igbos to hold their governors responsible because North east revitalisation commission is not to be developed by their governors but Nigerian money. If Nigeria can't grant this, give them their freedom to source for their development.

We can't use zoo money to develop Biafra.


We want them to start the war they promise we Nigerians.
By the way ,who stopped Ipob protest,they've been a source of entertainment to us in the Zoo.

Ohaneze Ndigbo are a bunch of red cap wearing fools. No be only South East Development Commission na Biafra Development Commission. Goats. If they like they can protest from now till forever, you guys cannot decide for PMB. What does the South east contribute to the Nigerian economy in the first place?

Foolish elders, so na only southeast dey nigeria

Confused people!

Long overdue. There people fought and lost lives to have their own indepent nation. The sensible thing to do if you want them to stop all the agitations is to give them special treatment and to rehabilitate the regions.

BALLOSKI:
fraudsters and human meat sellers. They're known for this...

as in eh. I swear I've never met any tribe as self centered as them. They want everything to be about them.

PentiumPro:
Why were these demands not made during Jonathan regime ?

don't mind them. They're the most greedy and self centered people. Nothing good can come out of that tribe.

Habakus:
Long overdue. There people fought and lost lives to have their own indepent nation. The sensible thing to do if you want them to stop all the agitations is to give them special treatment and to rehabilitate the regions.

We don't want them to stop. Honestly they are not yet agitating . We want them to really start.This one is just "tossing"

Boko Haram are serious agitators and they have achieved nothing .How much less these noise makers than can only shout zoo

More meaningless requests....a bunch of jobless miscreants who should be out there entertaining us with their protests... ...sore losers...

I thaught they said Nigeria is a zoo and it inhabitants are zombies, but now they want zombies to come and put infrastructure for them in thire immaginary Biafra country.

As for infrastructure they should wait till 2050 when federal government will release their "amadioa" Nnamdi Kanu

this same OHANUNEZE ODIKWA NDIGBO played very partisan politics during the time of Goodlook sorry Goodluck, now they should be forgiven cos most of them are just selfish and after their pot belly not in the interest of the igbo nation....Development should touch all the regions nd not only for specific zones

The lesson so far for the Easterners.

These same people that praised and corroborated with Isiguzoro for saying that Igbos are more Nigerian than other tribes are now badmouthing him for demanding equal right and justice for his people as a means of National integration.


Where are the 3Rs proposed for Southeast after the war?

No Reconstruction

No Rehabilitation and

No Re-integration

Haba, what are all these hate about?