South East Igbo Youths Stakeholders Hold Convention In Awka, Asks FG To Unproscribe IPOB As Terrorist Organisation

South-East Igbo Youth Stakeholders have asked the Federal Government to unproscribe the Indegenous People of Biafra as a terrorist organization.

The group made the call during a press briefing at the end of their convention in Awka.

Correspondent Chibuzor Okoye reports that  the South-East Igbo Youth Stakeholders is an expanded Igbo Youth stakeholders, comprising Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth, National Youth Council of Nigeria, Nigerian Youth Congress, National Association of Nigerian Students and other youth leaders of South-East extraction.

In a communiqué issued and signed by the Deputy President, National Youth Council of Nigeria, Comrade Innocent Nduanya, Comrade Chuks Okafor, National Association of Nigerian Students Senate President, Maazi Chukwuma Okpalezeukwu, for Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth, Comrade Maxwell Ezelagwu, for Nigeria Youth Congress, Comrade Ilogebe Chidi, immediate past National Association of Nigerian Students President, among others and read by Maazi Okpalezeukwu, the group said that having considered the State of the Nation, the increasing State of insecurity and the overall development of the Igbo nation resolved that as a step towards genuine peace and reconciliation as championed by Ohaneze Ndigbo, Federal Government and South-East Governors should as a matter of urgency, unproscribe the Indigenous People of Biafra, as a terrorist organization and release all political prisoners of Igbo extraction

They regretted the heightened insecurity in the South-East which has resulted in the loss of lives and property and deeply commiserated with the families of the bereaved.

The group further called on the South-East Governors to synergize and liaise with the relevant stakeholders especially the youth to arrest the current security challenges in the region and condemned the wanton destruction of life and property in the South-East, even as they appealed to the perpetrators of the criminal act to desist forthwith and seek a proper means of airing their grievances.

They aligned with the resolution of the Southern Governors and called for necessary legal framework for immediate implementation of the resolution and proposed for quarterly interface between the Governors of the South-East and the Youth stakeholders so that the issues of the zone will be regularly reviewed.

The group equally called on the South-East Governors to fully implement the recommendations of the ENDSARS panel report, especially on Youth Development and also review the Laws of their various State Security Council Committees to include critical youth stakeholders as well as adopt business friendly policies to attract Ndigbo’s investments back home.

The South East Igbo Youth Stakeholders noted that for fairness, equity and justice, every political party should zone its Presidential candidate to South-East region.

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano on Special event, Sir Nwabufo Nwankwo as well as the Special Assistant to Governor Obiano on youth Mobilization, Mr  Osita Onuko among others were present at the event.