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The Exclusion Of Southeast In $22.7 Billion Federal Loan As Further Evidence Of President Buhari’s Inglorious Apartheid Regime

14/03/2020 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

We the Igbo Ekunie Initiative, IEI, comprising individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora; have noted the criminal/Apartheid level exclusion of the Southeast in projects to be executed from the $22.7 billion federal loan. Having carefully reviewed all the allocated projects by administrative zones, we state as follows: That the scale and scope of this unprecedented exclusion in a democracy and [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie Condemns The Xenophobic Attack On Nigerians In South Africa

04/09/2019 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 to the widespread attack on Nigerians and their businesses in South Africa. This humiliation, vandalization of property, senseless killing and attack is reprehensible, dastardly and condemnable. The attacks defy and desecrate everything African brotherhood stands for, especially for a [continue here]….

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]….

The Exclusion Of South-East and South-South In National Railway Project, Another Example Of Chibuike Amaechi & Buhari’s Un-patriotic Politics of Hate And Exclusion

16/04/2019 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

We hereby call on the minister of transport and President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently review the rail projects; ensure that contractors are paid and mobilised and that the South-East and South-South are equitably captured in the national rail projects.

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]….

THE BEST & THE WORST IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES IN THE GEOPOLITICAL ZONE DATING BACK TO THE SECOND REPUBLIC

27/02/2018 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

THE BEST & THE WORST IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES IN THE GEOPOLITICAL ZONE DATING BACK TO THE SECOND REPUBLIC; AMONG OTHER BURNING NATIONAL ISSUES (Sharom Hall, Onitsha, Southeast Nigeria: 26th February 2018)-This media interaction has become necessary following near total, if not total collapse of quality leadership and good governance in the Southeast Zone in [continue here]….

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]….

Operation Python Dance II And The Invasion Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Home Is Unconstitutional And Treasonable!

13/09/2017 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

The attention of Igbo Ekunie Initiative, a coalition of professionals in Nigeria and the Diaspora has been drawn to another launch of operation Python dance II in the South-East and the invasion of Nnamdi Kanu’s residence by military armoured vehicles in a purported “show of force”. Emerging reports indicate that the invasion of Kanu’s home and other such civilian areas [continue here]….