Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
yesterday harped on the need for
cooperation among states of the South East
region, insisting that the zone can feed the
country and develop with little or no
assistance. He spoke during the South East Security and
Economic Summit in Enugu, as governors of
the zone identified infrastructure deficit,
deplorable state of federal roads, insecurity,
ecological challenges among others as factors
hindering the development of the area, pointing out that these had brought other
negative consequences. However, President Muhammadu Buhari, his
ministers from the South East zone and only
governor produced by the All progressives
Congress (APC) in the zone, Rochas Okorocha
shunned the summit.

The president who was to declare the event
open did not also send representation, a
development that sent members of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) into the
streets jubilating. Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu
had in the same vein said that lack of
inclusion and respect for rule of law were
central to the level of disenchantment in the
country, explaining that no section of a
country could feel happy when unjustly treated or when her people are languishing
in prisons even when the courts have asked
for their release. Obasanjo, who was the guest of honour
insisted that the South East should not
succumb to the threats of marginalization and
neglect, stressing that the zone had
something that could be explored to turn
around her fortunes and that of the entire country. He said: “When I was growing up, we know
the South East with enterprise,
entrepreneurship, communal effort and
communal spirit, spirit of adventure, there is
no place you go and there is no Igbo man
there. Nobody has taken this away from you. The problem is how we can utilize these
skills in the area of economy and security.
We should not work alone, if we have been
working alone and not gone far, we should
stop. That is the purpose of this summit.” Former Commonwealth Secretary General,
Emeka Anyaoku, harped on the need for
restructuring for economic stability and unity
of the country, explaining that Nigeria would
always witness under development and
economic crisis unless the various units are made to develop individually. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on behalf of the
governors called for the intervention of the
Federal Government in ensuring that the
Akanu Ibiam International Airport meets
with internationally accepted standards. Chairman of the Summit, Prof Barth Nnaji had
stated that the alleged feeling of
abandonment by the government since the
end of the war, lack of equity and fairness
among others elicited the summit. He said that Ndigbo were merely asking that
what was due to them as part and parcel of
the country should be given to them,
explaining that it would help address
youth’s restiveness in Nigeria.

www.guardian.ng/news/how-igbo-can-develop-by-obasanjo-anyaoku-others/

Nice

I am here to observe the reaction of IPOB almajiris to this.

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dey should also take away hatred because non performing son of theirs lost election

Who take OBJ serious

And the president didn't show or send a representative? Even the loud Rochas didn't? . Well all politicians from the S.East should buckle up and stop waiting on FG.

Will their foolish leaders ever listen? Na only to loot and scream ipob them sabi?

Godprotectigbos:
Who take OBJ serious

Abi.

In a sensible country, a person like that would be in prison.

Buhari was not ready to attend so he should hush it and stop blaming Ipob

The simplest way is to grant us our republic no other way. Wait o did they just say buhari:s absence sent ipob into the streets jubilating (junk journalism) ipob went-a-protesting and buhari-went-a-running. Yes the scare of ipob is begining of wisdom

Atiku2019:
Nice

stop spamming the forum with this rubbish

FreeGlobe:
stop spamming the forum with this rubbish

Did I mention you?

The most controversial thing i have heard from the southeastern part of the country is that they parade themselves to be the most viable zone that can develop by itself without the FG and at the same time seems to wail about marginalization by same FG more than others.

Should we regard their wailing as a propaganda against the government or a reality?

didn't bother to read, a man that couldn't develop his own tribal lands telling us how to develop, maybe they should tell him how to reconcile with his children especially his first son that he slept with his wife.