Don’t Wait For FG To Develop Your Zone, Obasanjo Tells S-East Govs, Ndigbo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, asked Ndigbo and their governors to take their destiny in their hands by developing the South-East geographical zone instead of waiting for the government.
Obasanjo said there was no need for the governors to wait for the Federal Government to develop South-East when they already had the instruments already.
He noted that economy and security were two sides of the same coin, adding that none could be achieved without the other.
He also asked Igbo elders to intervene in the on-going agitation for Biafra Republic to bring the situation under control.
Obasanjo described the Igbo stock as unique people, saying their entrepreneurial and communal efforts were driven with the spirit of adventure.
He spoke as the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu asked President Muhammadu Buhari to obey an earlier court order compelling the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
Ekweremadu further lamented that the South-East zone was not represented at the apex level of either the military or the police.
On the rule of law and fundamental human rights as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution as amended, Ekweremadu insisted that Kanu must have his day in court and if court orders his release, he must be released.
Both Obasanjo and Ekweremadu spoke, yesterday at the South East Economic and Security Summit in Enugu.
Among those who attended the summit included former Secretary of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku; former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme; Chief Pascal Dozie; Mbazulike Amaechi; Ben Akabueze; Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (retd), among other dignitaries.
