The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Nnia Nwodo has called on all Igbo associations to be affiliated to the Ohanaeze Ndigbo for a common front so as to realize the sweeping changes his leadership of the apex organization is bringing to Ndigbo.
The former Federal Minister was speaking at the ‘meet the people tour’ of his
new executive to the leaders of Ndigbo in the South west zone of the Country. The
tour coincided with the reception organized in his honour by the South west
Ohanaeze leaders under the chairmanship of Chief Nathaniel Uzoma.
Dr. Nwodo reiterated his call for the restructuring of the Country, maintaining that the current structure is lopsided. He wondered why Southern
Nigeria that produces oil will have three members on the board of the NNPC while
the North without oil will have six members, among so many others like that. He
maintained that Nigeria did better under regional arrangement.
He condemned the continued neglect of eastern Nigeria both
in appointments and infrastructures by the Buhari led administration warning
that no part of this country deserves that kind of treatment. He added, “the water may be gentle but when it
becomes annoyed, it turns into flood”
Dr. Nnia Nwodo called on the Igbos to be united, invest more
into education and see the eastern Nigeria become another China or Dubai.
Earlier in his speech, the south west Ohanaeze leader, Chief
Nathaniel Amechi Uzoma congratulated Dr.
Nwodo on his election victory and called on him to look into the proliferation of
associations Of Igbo origin.
Among the dignitaries present at the ceremony was the Deputy
governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kolapo Olusola , Dr. Hillary Okpara DIG {Rtd} the
national deputy President of Ohanaeze, Chief Alex Ogbonna, former member, Enugu
State house of Assembly and President Ohanaeze Enugu State, Dr. Ferguson Okoli,
President Ohanaeze Lagos State, the leaders of Ohanaeze from Ogun, Oshun ,Oyo,
Ondo, Lagos and Ekiti States.
Traditional rulers were not left out, Igbo town Union Leaders;
Youths and women organizations were there in their colours and cultural attire.
well done Dr. Nwodo, we need more of you in Igbo land and not these noise makers who are more northerners than they are Igbo men. Well done President General.
ReplyDeleteIgboland is actually beginning to have direction, we only hope that this is sustained. it is a step that needs to be encouraged. Please the truth remains that Nigeria will only develop after it is restructured. thanks Dr. Nwodo with your team.
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