On Monday, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, listed some of the main priorities he would have as president.
Iwuanyanwu made a commitment to prioritize security, business community development, industrial sector development, education, and business community development.
Speaking on the Arise Television Morning Show, Iwuanyanwu committed to collaborate with state governors to end unemployment among Igbos.
Iwuanywanwu asserts: “Youth unemployment is a concern, and the majority of today’s social issues, including murder and kidnapping by unidentified gunmen, are primarily the result of unemployment.
We’re going to collaborate with the state governors in the Southeast and Igboland to help Igbos find work in all the states. Igbos were far behind in terms of growth and civilisation in 1914, when Nigeria was merged, but by 1960, when we gained independence, Igbos had risen to the top in terms of technology, military science, and bureaucracy. We will take a very serious look at this since Igbos value education.
“Igbo businesses have never had political power; but, we have made great strides in our battle for it. You will see that our businesspeople are responsible for a lot of the development in the Southeast, which is why I made the decision to form an education committee in order to identify the factors that contribute to our region’s educational strength.
“Established the Business Leaders Council to safeguard the success of our businesspeople and the viability of enterprises. In Enugu State, which is one of the best in the world, there is a lot of coal that we can use to make electricity. We will thus investigate the potential of extracting coal and generating power from it.
