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Igbo Leaders Hold Retreat
In a move geared towards accelerating the development of South East region of the country, Igbo leaders says it is organizing a retreat with a purpose driven think home investment initiative.
According to a statement issued by the retreat planning sub-committee on media and publicity and signed by Collins Steve Ugwu, the event with the theme “Igboezue Leadership Retreat” is powered by Nzuko Umunna, a core Igbo Think Tank of committed professionals at home and the diaspora, in league with the South East Governors Forum.
The event is expected to hold between 22-23, 2019 at the ultra-modern Ecumenical Centre in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
The statement read in part: “Accordingly, it is expected that the Chairman of the South East Governors Forum, Engr. Dave Umahi as the host Governor, will roll out the new city’s hospitality to welcome all his brother Governors to this epoch Retreat, as they have all individually been engaged and endorsed it as timely and, one that should be supported to produce enduring outcomes.
“To this end, the Chairman of the main Organizing Committee of the Retreat, a President General Emeritus of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Gary Enwo Igariwey, revealed that aside all the Governors and all federal legislators of Alaigbo expected, other critical stakeholders of the entire Igbo collectives are upbeat about the prospects of this gathering, because they are being reached methodically and comprehensively.
“He also promised to address a world press conference on November 4 at the planning Secretariat, Abakiliki where as he put it ‘the meat of the meet will be wholesomely unveiled’.
“Meanwhile, a major Ndigbo grassroots umbrella and advocate of South East development through economic integration have queued behind the noble idea calling for all hands to be on deck to give it the success it deserves.
“In their emphatic goodwill message to Nzuko Umunna, the Association of South East Town Uníons (ASETU), stated that, the synergy being pioneered by the retreat organisers is in tandem with their declared philosophy to accelerate the development of South East region with a purpose driven think home investment initiative,” the statement concluded.
Okenna Ojiri
October 29, 2019 at 8:01 pm
This is all rubbish otherwise a dead venture on arrival. What these self-appointed leaders should do to attract any relevance will be to immediately address the issue of Military, Police, SARS, Air force, Civil Defense, Naval etc. check Points on South East roads. Certainly your organizations and Governors cannot deny that these criminal extortioners have robbed innocent Ibos of their Billions of Naira on monthly basis. We are not even looking at the harassments and abuse against our people nor the forceful acquirement of our lands by the Fulanis. Shamefully, under your very watch Aba and Onitsha that have been centers of business and marketing in West Africa have intentionally been reduced to mere mockery by the Fulanis with the collaboration of the South East Governors, the leadership of Ohaneze and some of the traditional appointees in the zone. Some of the elites in the zone inclusive. If the above sport-light will not be addressed prior this political jamboree the we are all looking forward to another effort wasted.