Ohanaeze urges unity to convert Igbo enterprise into wider development
Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General John Azuta-Mbata says individual achievement has not yet translated into collective progress for the Igbo people. Speaking in Umuahia, he promoted the Igbo Charter as a shared development framework and called on the Federal Government to pursue a political solution to Nnamdi Kanu’s detention.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide President-General John Azuta-Mbata has called for greater unity among the Igbo people, saying their individual brilliance, enterprise and resilience have yet to produce their full collective potential. Azuta-Mbata spoke in Umuahia, Abia State, on Monday while delivering his welcome address at the Igbo Day Lecture and Dinner organised by Ohanaeze. The event focused on “The Igbo Charter and Development of Ala Igbo.” He said the gathering was intended to harness the collective strength of Ndigbo through a unified development strategy.
According to him, the Igbo Charter for Strategic Engagement for National Development provides a documented framework for engaging the Nigerian state and the wider world. Azuta-Mbata said the charter was prepared by more than 67 Igbo technocrats and business leaders. He added that it included proposals to protect Igbo culture, particularly the language, including making Igbo compulsory in primary and secondary schools across the region.
He also called on the Federal Government to find a political solution to the case of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained Biafran leader. The source material gives no further details about the appeal or the government’s response. Onyema Ugochukwu, chairman of the occasion, urged Ndigbo to work together to develop Ala Igbo.
He said the community should move beyond complaints and take responsibility for shaping its future. Abia Governor Alex Otti said his administration was repositioning the state from conventional trading towards digital commerce. He argued that technology and digital delivery would shape the future of global business.
In a keynote address delivered virtually, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu said the charter should remain separate from party politics. He described it as a non-partisan development roadmap based on merit, accountability and measurable targets.
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