The President, Muhammadu Buhari, on
Thursday, wondered why some Igbo men are clamouring for separation.
He described as “unthinkable” attempts by any Igbo man to
leave the country.
The president said Igbo people are relevant in Nigeria,
adding that they have successful businesses across different locations.
The President spoke at a town hall meeting with South-East
leaders during his one-day official visit to Imo State.
A statement quoted the president as saying that with less
than two years left in his eight-year tenure as President, security still
remains a major priority for his administration.
Acknowledging the resourcefulness and enterprising spirit of
Igbo people, the President said, ‘‘The fundamental thing about the Igbo people
is that there is no town you will visit in Nigeria without seeing the Igbos
being in-charge of either infrastructure or pharmaceutical industry.
‘‘Therefore, it is unthinkable for me that any Igbo man
would consider himself not to be a part of Nigeria.
‘‘The evidence is there for everyone to see that Igbos are
in charge of Nigeria’s economy.’’
Noting that no country can make any meaningful progress
without the development of infrastructure, the President expressed regret that
successive governments at the Federal level contributed to the decay of
critical infrastructure in the country.
He promised that the Federal Government would complete
ongoing key projects in the South East, including the 2nd Niger Bridge as well
as the railway lines and routes linking the region with other parts of the
country.
‘‘I firmly believe that when you get infrastructure right,
Nigerians will mind their own businesses,’’ he said, adding that as a group,
the Igbos stand to benefit more from the ongoing development of infrastructure
in the country because ‘‘they are more enterprising.’’
Buhari had earlier commissioned four projects executed by
Governor Hope Uzodinma, including the Naze/Ihiagwa/Nekede/Obinze link road, the
Balloon Driven/Flood Control drainage at Dick Tiger Road, the Egbeada Bypass
road and the New Exco-Chambers, Government House, Owerri.
Addressing Imo residents at the commissioning of Egbeada
bypass named after a prominent son of the State, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the
President said he was very impressed with the level of work done by the State
government.
‘‘I am very pleased with what I have seen and I assure you
that I will support Imo State within the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria,’’ he said.
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