Group champions rebirth of Igbo spirit, decries mass exodus from Igboland

An Igbo group, Igbochukwu Foundation, has inaugurated its Interim National Executive Council, with a mandate to champion the rebirth of the Igbo spirit, which it said encompasses excellence, hard enactment and unity.

The convener of the group, Dr Chike Obidigbo, and elder statesman, who spoke during the inauguration ceremonial astatine Obu Gad, Enugwu Aguleri successful Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State astatine the weekend, said the radical was formed to champion the unity and well-being of the Igbo people, particularly successful the look of what helium called and existential threats.

Obidigbo said Igbo radical look existential threats some from actions and policies of the Federal Government, which origin marginalization and those of Igbos too, which person led to wide exodus from the portion to different regions and besides retired of the country.

He said: "Igbochukwu Foundation has travel arsenic caller mode to rekindle the Igbo tone of excellence founded connected dependable motivation principles and dependence connected God arsenic the large artificer.

"We person travel to this inescapable decision that unless thing drastic is done, the predicted extinction of Igbo individuality would travel to a reality. So, alternatively of sustaining the accustomed lamentation of marginalization and discrimination, we decided to acceptable up this instauration arsenic a gathering of patriotic sons and daughters to question solutions done conversations astir the destiny of Igbo nation."

Speaking astir the marginalization of Igbos, Obidigbo said: "Discrimination against the Ig...