“Leave Prosperity in The Hands Of The Igbo, If You Want It To Spread” – Gov. Ikpeazu

Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has reiterated his earlier call on Igbos all over the world to consider coming to invest at home as the only way to fast track the development of Igboland. Governor Ikpeazu made this call when he spoke at a one day summit organized by Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Owerri, the Imo State Capital.

Governor Ikpeazu noted that development of Igboland is a duty every Igbo son and daughter must be part of, stressing that all hands must be deck to ensure a holistic development of the southeast region.

He also stressed the need for the country to aggregate into regional powers in terms of economic development and common facilities within the different regions as the way forward.

Governor Ikpeazu who described the forum as a good beginning for Ndigbo to appraise their position and where they are headed, also called on Igbo leaders to jettison individual benefits and think of Igbo interest in everything they do.

Governor Ikpeazu maintained that the prospect for the Igbo nation is enormous as he described Igbo as global catalysts for economic growth.

“If you want to spread prosperity, leave it in the hands of the Igbo. Apart from their spirit of entrepreneurship, you will notice also that they develop every environment they find themselves. An Igbo man in Kano is not there just to make money and go away, but he contributes to the development of the community there.”

He said that the forum is beyond politics as the focus right now is the survival of the Igbo nation, stressing that it does not matter which political party they belong, but the paramount thing is to pilot the development of the region.

He highlighted the need for huge markets and inter-state railway within the South Eastern states, and also described agriculture, trade and commerce as well as Small and Medium Enterprises as key to sustaining the Igbo economy.

According to him, importation is no longer fashionable now as it is surrounded by issues and noted that the focus is shifting gradually to whatever the people can produce.

The Governor stressed the need for love and unity among the Igbo and declared that God will not forsake the people.