It’s Unthinkable That Any Igbo Man Wants To Leave Nigeria – Buhari

The President, Main Basic Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, puzzled why some Igbo males are clamouring for separation.

He described as “unthinkable” makes an attempt by any Igbo man to go away the nation.
The president stated Igbo persons are related in Nigeria, including that they’ve profitable companies throughout the nation.

The President spoke at a city corridor assembly with South-East leaders throughout his one-day official go to to Imo State.

Buhari’s go to to Imo State happened two months after the chief of the Indigenous Folks of Biafra, Nnamndi Kanu, was arrested abroad and extradited to Nigeria to face trial.

The outlawed IPOB had known as for folks to remain dwelling and for companies to shut to protest towards Buhari’s Imo go to.

On Thursday, essential roads have been empty and markets and retailers remained shut in Owerri, The PUNCH stories.

An announcement quoted the president as saying that with lower than two years left in his eight-year tenure because the President of Nigeria, safety would stay a serious precedence for his regime.

The assertion signed by Buhari’s media aide, Femi Adesina, was titled, ‘I need to be remembered as a president who stabilised Nigeria, President Buhari tells South-East leaders’, on Thursday.

Acknowledging the resourcefulness and enterprising spirit of Igbo folks, the President stated, “The elemental factor concerning the Igbo folks is that there isn’t any city you’ll go to in Nigeria with out seeing the Igbos being in command of both infrastructure or pharmaceutical business.

“Due to this fact, it’s unthinkable for me that any Igbo man would contemplate himself to not be part of Nigeria.

“The proof is there for everybody to see that Igbos are in command of Nigeria’s financial system.”
Noting that no nation could make any significant progress with out the event of infrastructure, the president expressed remorse that successive governments on the Federal stage contributed to the decay of crucial infrastructure within the nation.
He promised that the Federal Authorities would full ongoing key initiatives within the South East, together with the 2nd Niger Bridge in addition to the railway traces and routes linking the area with different elements of the nation.

“I firmly imagine that whenever you get infrastructure proper, Nigerians will thoughts their very own companies,” he stated, including that as a gaggle, the Igbos stand to learn extra from the continued improvement of infrastructure within the nation as a result of “they’re extra enterprising”.

Buhari had earlier commissioned 4 initiatives executed by Governor Hope Uzodinma, together with the Naze/Ihiagwa/Nekede/Obinze hyperlink highway, the Balloon Pushed/Flood Management drainage at Dick Tiger Highway, the Egbeada Bypass highway and the New Exco-Chambers, Authorities Home, Owerri.

Addressing Imo residents on the commissioning of Egbeada bypass named after a distinguished son of the State, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the president stated he was very impressed with the extent of work performed by the State authorities.

“I’m more than happy with what I’ve seen and I guarantee you that I’ll assist Imo State throughout the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he stated.