Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide have listed numerous challenges facing Ndigbo as the Igbo nation is set to celebrate International Igbo Day on 28th September and Igbo day celebrations on 29th September 2019.
The Igbo day celebration, according to OYC will be holding in Enyimba City, Aba Abia State, with the theme” Agwo No Na Akirika”, meaning there’s Emergency in Igbo land, with OYC playing host to various ethnic Youth groups in Aba during the event.
The President General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, in a press statement revealed that he will lead other Youth leaders across the country to officially receive the youths escaped xenophobic Attack from South Africa, who’s back home courtesy of the selfless service of Management of Airpeace and the economic rehabilitation and resettlement.
He further revealed that the delegations of those returned from South Africa will be led by the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council South Africa, and there’s effort to provide incentives for them during the event.
Mazi Okechukwu also noted that 2023 Igbo Presidency project, Enyimba Economic City project and insecurity challenges emanating from Fulani Herdsmen will be discussed and resolutions are expected at the end of the event.
He said; “it’s very unfortunate that Igbos have not celebrated Igbo Days due to unforeseen circumstances, by the repeated failures recorded by those who are responsible for not organising Igbo day since 2017, OYC will never allow our people not to remind of the importance of Igbo day celebrations holding every 29th September every year… posterity will judge those responsible for not getting Igbos together for the Igbo day celebrations since 2017.
“OYC with all the affiliated groups and leaders of Biafra agitators had set aside 28th September as the Day we will mourn all our fallen heroes, especially our departed Youths who lost their lives between 1967-1999, this Year’s event is centres on the Prayer Summit and honouring them for the ultimate price of laying down their lives for the liberation of Igbo nation.
“the Igbo Int’l Youth day lecture will be delivered by Barr Uche okwukwu, Secretary General ohanaeze Ndigbo and the prayer summit will hold at Seventh Day Adventist church Aba, We specially appreciate the management of Airpeace for the kind gesture extended to stranded Nigerians at South Africa recently.
