Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says his main goal is to restructure Igboland as the head of the social group.
Iwuanyawu stated this as he led members of the group to pay a courtesy visit to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative, Rep Benjamin Kalu in Abuja on Friday.
He highlighted saying each Igbo man at home and in Diaspora should have a business at the popular global market Onitsha, Owerri and other markets in Igbo land
Speaking he said, “we have decided that every Igbo man must have a market in Igboland. We are going to build an international market at Umuahia, Aba, Owerri and Onitsha”.
He also stated that the leadership of Ohanaeze has also designed an interstate railway line that would connect all the Southeast states with Port Harcourt, Abuja and Lagos.
The project would be spear headed by private individuals, also pointing out that the states in Igbo land needs a functioning airport for easy transportation.
“At least one European airline would be landing in Enugu and other states in the region”.
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From the research study on agriculture he commissioned, the report submitted stated that 50 percent of land in the south east had not been tapped, he stated.
With cement manufacturing and sales being a profitable businesses in the country. One can make over 200 per cent profit as proceeds, Chief Iwuanyanwu stated.
Speaking on various industries which could be developed, he further highlighted saying, “the Gas plant at Aba will be reconstructed, we have limestone and with that we can establish up to five cement companies there”.
“The coal in Enugu is about the best. I am over 80 years old and I have seen there is hope, all hope is not lost. I have people like you who will take over”.
He stated that no ethnic group in Nigeria had the Diaspora capacity that Igbo has, adding that the Igbos spread all over the world, saying in the next few years the Igbos would be the greatest power in the world.
He also spoke on how restructuring of Ohanaeze has given birth to beaches all over the country.
On security challenge in the region, he urged the Federal Government to consider the release of Nnamdi Kanu.
He added that every effort must be made to release him, which according to him, will reduce the agitation and make things easy for the group.
“Very soon, you can be coming home without fear. We are not poor in the southeast but our people have not been able to harness the resources.
Rep. Benjamin Kalu, said there was need to work more to achieve success in the region, saying, “if you work small, you get small; if you work big you get big”.
He said his sense of commitment and hard work was why President Bola Tinubu decided to consider him for the post of a deputy speaker in the 10th assembly.
In spite of the current challenges in the country, Nigeria would remain one, adding that rather than separate, “we will look for smaller countries to join Nigeria to make it great”.
“The parliament that I lead as Deputy Speaker, believes we should be thinking of a regional economy integration policy that will involve all the states in the southeast to collaborate on rail lines”.
He urged the governors to consider a regional fund to increase the region’s trade and productivity, while calling for a regional security integration policy.
“We need peace in the Southeast project and security agencies have accepted the proposal for this initiative. Security is not only at the state but also at the local government level”.
He called for a provincial political pioneer that would make the locals play public governmental issues in the manner in which it should be officiated.
Remarking on the sit-at-home strategy in the locale, he depicted it as a lethargic man’s way to deal with agitation, while at the same time encouraging individuals to dismiss sit at home as it is an unlawful request.
