5 Steps to a Great Igbo Nation Proposed by Obiano at the World Igbo Congress.
As worthy sons and daughters of Igbo origin we desire to know what our leaders said at the just concluded World Igbo Congress.
Providing a way forward, Gov Willie Obiano of Anambra State said:
"To my mind, these are the steps Ndigbo must take to insulate our people from the impending misery –
1. My fellow South East governors and Delta must embrace Agriculture
with full intensity. With revenues drying up at the centre and foreign
exchange hitting the rooftop, Agriculture offers the only real chance
for our people to scrape through the present difficulties. So, me and my
fellow governors must embrace it with vigour and commitment. We have
already created a good template for Agriculture in Anambra. We will be
happy to share it with our brothers any time.
2. South East
governors must come together and build a railway line that will connect
the entire region to the rest of the country. This will facilitate trade
and commerce in the region and stimulate the regional economy. We have
the technical knowhow and our brothers in the Diaspora can provide us
the necessary partnerships. This is crucial to our survival.
3.
Ndigbo in the Diaspora must come up with a strong Economic Response
Package that will stimulate more investments in Agro-allied industries
in the South East to feed the people, create jobs and create wealth by
exporting the surplus like we are doing in Anambra State. Again, we
provide a good example here as more than 60 percent of the investors who
have moved into Anambra State in the past two years are Ndi Anambra.
Our brothers from other South Eastern states can borrow a leaf in this
regard.
4. There must be increased cooperation among the South
Eastern states in crucial areas like security, power generation and
supply and of course roads and bridges construction. This will
strengthen our social and economic ties and open up new windows of
growth in the region.
5. And finally, this Congress must set up a
Special Committee that will work in collaboration with the South East
Governors to draw up what should be a Marshall Plan for the economic
survival of the South East and Delta. The Committee will look into the
suggestions I have made here today and other great ideas that will come
from my fellow governors and our Diaspora brothers and sisters in order
to give Ndigbo a fighting chance in today’s Nigeria"
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Truly, if all leaders in the South East follow these steps, the rise of the greater Igbo nation is at hand.
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