Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has asked Igbo people in general to brace up as the year 2020 will tougher comparing to other past years.
The apex Igbo group stated this in a new year message signed by its President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isigusoro. According to the group, Igbos who witness the Year 2020, should take it as a new Dawn and the Beginning of a Decade, and also, should quietly reflect Soberly on Igbo collective political decisions and antecedents in the past decades as it will be a guiding principles for the future Economic and political rejuvenation.
The full statement reads below…
“the ground shows that Year 2020 will be tougher for Igbos in areas of security, Economic policies, Social security/welfare and infrastructural facilities which are in ruins across the zone for decades now, Igbos Should be their brothers keeper in the face of any adversity and provocative threats in other to avoid being Sacrificial Lamb and major casualties in the hardship that awaits Nigerians in 2020… Hunger and Tough Year awaits All.
“OYC laud the South East Governors Forum led by Pragmatic leadership of Gov Dave Umahi for the synergy between APC led Federal Government and them which had yielded positively, increased dividends of democracy for the South East Zone.
“As political leaders of Igbos in this political dispensation, Igbos are satisfied with this Cordial relationship with FG, and Urge them to sustain it in 2020 for the realisation of all ongoing Federal projects approved by the Federal Executive Council in 2019, The Akanu ibiam Int’l Airport with full status of an Intl Airport with Night landing facilities must be Commission by April 2020.
“Governors should fully implement her proactive security resolutions to tackle Insecurity challenges emanated from suspected Herdsmen’s nefarious activities especially now Farming season is nearer, the Enyimba Economic City remain the hope of Igbos protecting their businesses and Think Home Philosophy, the realisation of Enyimba Economic City is an Igbo project which will boast and strengthen the economic development of the zone as the New Dubai of Nigeria, Igbos should invest in the Economic City as a means of Securing the businesses.
“President Muhammadu Buhari 2020 New Year’s Speech, which FG will focus on Railways, Agriculture, Security and Fighting Corruption is highly recommendable,as Igbos expect that the ongoing Railway Projects should be extended to the South East, there’s no visible hope for the South East in the Railway masterplan, since most of the railway Projects are being financed through Foreign loans, We demand that South East should benefit from it.
“We are asking when will some railways stations be renovated like the facilities in Lokoja,Agbo (Delta), Kaduna, Abuja, Ibadan Oyo State, Lagos and other parts of the North,We demand for an urgent attention on State of the deliapidated Railway stations and train coaches abandoned across the South East.
“We demand for New Train coaches and demand for New railway lines connecting Onitsha-Owerri-Aba for traders benefits, We demand that President Buhari should Revamp the Enugu Coal Mine which was part of his 2015 Electoral Promise not fulfilled during Buhari’s First tenure.
“We laud President on the 2nd Niger bridge, Enugu Airport, approval of Ebonyi Airport, and demand for the Construction and completion of Some Federal Road projects Such as,Enugu-ph Express Road, Expansion Aba-Ikot Ekpene-Calabar Exp Road, Rehabilitation of Umuahia/ikot Ekpene-Calabar Exp Road, Abaomege-Ugep Exp, Onitsha-Ideato-Okigwe Exp Road, Owerri-Elele-Ph Road, Ohafia-Arochukwu-calabar Exp Road, Onitsha-Enugu Exp Road, most of these roads are death traps, covered by Bushes, bridges collapsed, impasse and totally deteriorated, After most of the Road projects were Approved during the valedatory session of Federal Executive Council on 22nd May 2019.
“Igbo Youths had backup the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria,Rev.Father.Ejike Mbaka’s 2020New Year’s Prophecy on APC taking over Some States in South East as Welcome development, as we only Urge Igbos to be More United in the 2023 Igbo Presidency project, as We are sure that Two South East States will definitely become APC States as part of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide bargaining power for demand of Zoning of the Presidential tickets of APC and PDP to South East for the realisation of 2023 Nigerian President of Igbo stock which holds the stability, progress and Unity of Nigeria as We will inaugurate the new 2023 Igbo Presidency National Committee this January 2020.
