Ohanaeze's Azuta-Mbata Calls for Igbo Unity and Growth

On Monday, during the Igbo Day Lecture and Dinner in Umuahia, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, lamented that the individual brilliance, enterprise, and resilience of Ndigbo have not yet resulted in collective growth. He emphasized the need for a unified development strategy to harness the collective strength of the Igbo people.

The event featured the theme “The Igbo Charter and Development of Ala Igbo,” and highlighted the Igbo Charter for Strategic Engagement for National Development, which was developed by over 67 Igbo technocrats and business leaders. This charter aims to protect Igbo culture, particularly the Igbo language, proposing its compulsory teaching in primary and secondary schools across Igboland.

Azuta-Mbata also called on the Federal Government to seek a political solution regarding the detained Biafran leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Abia State Governor Alex Otti discussed his administration's shift towards digital commerce, while Prof Kingsley Moghalu stressed the importance of separating the Igbo Charter from party politics.