ENUGU-THE former Minister of Power, Professor
Chinedu Nebo has said that there would be no
Nigeria without Igboman, who were made special
people by God to build economy of the country. He
said that other ethnic nationalities in the country
envy the Igbo nation because of their
resourcefulness, dignity of labour and rich cultural
heritage.
Chinedu Nebo has said that there would be no
Nigeria without Igboman, who were made special
people by God to build economy of the country. He
said that other ethnic nationalities in the country
envy the Igbo nation because of their
resourcefulness, dignity of labour and rich cultural
heritage.
Professor Nebo who was also the former Vice
Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka,
made this known while speaking to newsmen at the
South East Development and Leadership Initiative
(SELDI) 2016 in Enugu with the theme “Integrating
the Southeast Economy for Sustainable Growth and
Development”.
Prof Nebo He urged all Igbo sons and daughters
from different walks of life to return home and
invest with a view of making our homeland great
again.
“Nigeria is angry with the Igbo’s growth and
development. It is obvious. It is only in Nigeria
that a traditional ruler will open his mouth and say
that if you do not vote for this person, then we
will drown you and throw you into the lagoon. A
traditional ruler who is suppose to be the promoter
of peace and custodian of the people’s culture and
tradition”.
“It is high time we woke up and believed in
ourselves. The Igbos are great people all over the
world. About 80% of Igbo wealth is in the
Diaspora. We invest outside the country without
coming back home. We need to adopt the “think
home philosophy”, come back home and develop
our land.
“We need to build and develop love for one
another. The philosophy of
“igwebuike” (togetherness) is still there. There
shall be capacity for mentorship for our younger
generation.
The former Minister, who described the summit as
timely and apt, also advocated for an improved
educational system that will ensure that capable
individuals are produced from institutions of
learning. “We need to build an educational system
that is relevant. It is not just enough to churn out
graduates into the labour market. We need to
develop our education system and curriculum in
science, innovation and mathematics”, he said.
In an address, the Lead Promoter of SELDI, Mr
Ikenna Modebelu, said “SELDI’s vision recognizes
the challenges of the southeast region and aims to
tackle them by promoting leadership that will foster
development in areas of investment, infrastructure
development, economic growth, value re-orientation,
emerging market opportunities and youth
empowerment through intensive advocacy
campaigns”.
“The promoters of SELDI believe that there is
leadership deficit across all classes in the region
including elites who have failed to lead by example.
SELDI is committed to the “Think home, build
home” philosophy and believes that time has come
for the southeasterners to come together and join
hands in developing the region for the good of
present and future generations”, his address read.
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