The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said it will hold a retreat with the theme, Ako Bu Ije at the Old Government Lodge, Abakiliki Road, GRA, Enugu, March, 27, 2024.
According to a statement by Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, the National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, former military Governor of the Old Anambra and the Old Imo States; and the former Chief of Naval Staff of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Admiral Allison Amaechina Madueke will be the Chairman of the event.
He explained that the need for an Igbo Retreat has become very imperative in view of the prevailing circumstances in Nigeria as they affect the Igbo.
According to him, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Chief Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, is committed to lift Ohanaeze from its present provenance to a glorious and enviable pedestal where it can harness the Igbo natural endowments and creative potentials for the benefits of Igbo land in particular and the entire Nigeria in general.
The statement reads in part, “The Igbo Leader laments that those virtues and values which were the Igbo characteristics are fast evanescing. Iwuanyanwu recalls with an emotional nostalgia the group resourcefulness, team spirit, entrepreneurship, tenacity and resilience that placed the Michael Okpara administration as the fastest developing economy in Africa.
“The Igbo Leader explained that time has come for the Igbo to reflect deeply on how to transform the Igbo land into a tourist and investment destination. He enthused that all the human and material resources that are required to develop the Igboland are within us and that we only need to give them direction and momentum to achieve the desired goals.
“The Igbo Leader has set up some committees that will help to drive the Ohanaeze transcendental vision to a reality. The Committees include the Education Trust Fund; Youth Employment and Skill Acquisition; Committee on Business Leaders; Culture and Tradition; Reconciliation and Peace Building, and a Committee on the Diaspora”, it added.
