Frontline Igbo leaders, under the aegis of World Igbo Congress, WIC, will meet in Enugu on Saturday to deliberate on the agitation for Biafra and the marginalization of the southeast by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, among other things.
A statement on Wednesday by WIC chairman, Joe Eto confirmed this and said previous meetings of the congress had been held in the United States of America. He also said that prominent scholars from the South-West zone would participate in the meeting.
According to the statment, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Founder, Centre for Values in Leadership, Prof Pat Utomi, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, a former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, billionaire businessman, Arthur Eze, Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu are among those expected at at the congress.
The statement said, “The chaotic Buhari government and its visible policy of the non-inclusion of the Igbo in administration is causing unbearable discomfort among the Igbo, particularly the youths who cannot get jobs.
“The time is very ripe for a summit in Nigeria to discuss with the Igbo leadership and the despondent masses in order to chart a way out of the quagmire.
“Biafra is not going to die. Like every other denied agitation for self-determination, Biafra will, at least, remain on the minds of those who seek self-determination.
“Inflicting suppressive and repressive policies on the Igbo in Nigeria will continue to trigger the demand for self-rule. It is really the Nigerian government’s prerogative to have one Nigeria where all components of the nation are treated as equal partners.”
There is a preponderance of opinion in Southeastern Nigeria that Mr. Buhari is an Igbo hater. The president continues to deny this. But Igbos and the Southeast have neither benefited from his appointments nor from Federal projects since he took office.
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