The Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo on
Thursday listed critical issues the Southeast expects the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led government to tackle before it leaves power in 2023.
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Chuks
Ibegbu said the Southeast expects Buhari’s administration to construct rail
lines connecting the region to other parts of the country and construction of
federal Highways from the region to the North.
In a statement, Ibegbu said the Southeast needed Buhari’s
government to create one more state and local government areas before exiting
power.
While urging the federal government to engage Biafran
agitators, Ibegbu called on the government to revisit the 2014 Confab report.
The statement reads: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has listed
some of the things the Buhari administration should do for Ndigbo in the next
three years.
“These include the East-West Rail line, the Coastal rail
line, major federal highways linking the East to the North viz Enugu – Makurdi
Highway, Enugu – Lokoja Highway, creation of one more state for the zone, and
more local governments despite the constitutional hurdles which the President
can overcome if he wishes.
“Aba -Uyo -Calabar and Umuahia -Uyo -Calabar, Highways,
citing at least two federal industries in the zone and engaging the pro-Biafran
agitators.
“Looking into the 2014 CONFAB REPORT which Nigeria can never
run away from, appointing people from the zone into relevant federal agencies
and completing the second Niger Bridge and Enugu
International airports respectively,” The statement said.
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