Press Releases

Igbo Ekunie Condemns And Opposes The Reckless Provocative Call By Miyetti Allah For The Establishment Of Fulani Vigilante Outfits In The South East

21/06/2019 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

The attention of Igbo Ekunie Initiative, a coalition of professionals in Nigeria and the Diaspora has been drawn to the recent call by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) for the establishment of Fulani Vigilante’s outfit in the South East of Nigeria We condemn and denounce this reckless and provocative macabre call by Miyetti Allah in the strongest [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie Berates Southeast PDP And Their Faux Pas On Abubakar Atiku’s VP Pick

15/10/2018 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

The attention of Igbo Ekunie Initiative, a coalition of professionals in Nigeria and the Diaspora has been drawn to a statement by Southeast PDP leaders/governors; namely Governor David Umahi, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Osita Chidoka, Chris Ubah and others over alleged  non consultation  by Abubakar Atiku before announcing his VP pick being Mr. Peter Obi. Having carefully considered the allegations and the [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie Demands The Immediate And Unconditional Release Of Over 100 Igbo Women Arrested In Imo State

22/08/2018 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

The attention of Igbo Ekunie Initiative, a coalition of professionals in Nigeria and the Diaspora has been drawn to the cowardly, primitive and illegal arrest of hundreds of Igbo women in Owerri Imo state by the Nigerian Police and security forces. These innocent and unarmed women were within their rights under the Nigerian constitution, engaging in a peaceful demonstration and [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie Warns IGP On His Order To Disarm Vigilante Services Created By State Laws In The South-East

13/03/2018 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

The attention of Igbo Ekunie Initiative, a coalition of professionals in Nigeria and the Diaspora has been drawn to recent directive issued by Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Kpotum Idris to 36 States, and FCT Police Command to confiscate arms and ammunition including un-prohibited firearms or gaming/hunters guns legitimately used by various State, rural and urban communities’ vigilantes [continue here]….

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The Communique Of Igbo Ekunie’s World Press Conference On “The Igbo Nation, The Biafran Question And Restructuring: The Way Forward”

01/01/2018 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

Igbo Nation, The Biafran Question And Restructuring: The Way Forward Communique Issued At The End Of Igbo Ekunie’s 1st World Press Conference Held In Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Renascent East-Developing The Homeland 45 years after the civil war, the Buhari presidency in 2015 returned Nigeria to full-blown marginalisation and the vexed politics of exclusion. In this, the Southeast was worst [continue here]….

Arewa Youth Quit Notice: All Southerners And Christians Should Permanently Quit The Northeast And Northwest For Their Safety.

27/08/2017 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

The attention of Igbo Ekunie Initiative, a coalition of professionals in Nigeria and the Diaspora has been drawn to a purported suspension of the infamous, primitive and unconstitutional quit notice issued by so called Arewa youths. We want to put it on record that the quit notice was not withdrawn but was merely suspended. The audios and videos urging the [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie Disagrees With President Buhari On Nigeria’s Unity Not Being Negotiable

24/08/2017 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

We the Igbo Ekunie Initiative, IEI, comprising individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora; disagrees with President Muhamadu Buhari that Nigerian unity is settled and not negotiable. We insist that Nigerian’s forced unity is not settled and remains negotiable by all the ethnic nationalities that make up the country. Evidently, the current overheating of the polity and tensions coupled with the [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie Condemns The Senseless Ozubulu Massacre And Calls For Full Investigation

12/08/2017 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

We the Igbo Ekunie Initiative, IEI, comprising individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora; condemn in the strongest possible terms the senseless, gruesome and violent murder of innocent worshippers at Saint Philips Catholic church, Amakwa, Ozubulu, Ekwusigo LGA, in Anambra state on Sunday the 6th of August 2017 when some armed men opened fire during the Sunday service at the church thereby [continue here]….

Re: Open Letter To The Acting President In Response To The Position And Fallacies by Arewa Youths

24/06/2017 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

The Office Of The Vice President The Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, Nigeria 24th June 2017   Re: Open Letter To The Acting President In Response To The Position And Fallacies by Arewa Youths   Dear Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Sir, The attention of Igbo Ekunie Initiative, a coalition of professionals in Nigeria and the Diaspora [continue here]….