By Polycarp Ifeanyi, Onitsha
It was indeed a life changing programme when the Anambra State chapter of Igboebinie World Trade City held her maiden town hall meeting in the state.
The meeting attracted the founding President General of Igboebinie World Trade City, Prince Chinedu Nsoffor; Secretary General, Princess Ambassador Nkiru Mark; Chief Anthony Iloegesi (Akurienne Utuh); Director Mrs Justina Nkiruka Uzoka; Sir Chimex Oforkaja ( Chairman Onitsha TIIJA); Obi Sunday Enekwuizu, among other dignitaries to the event held at its National Secretariat, Mayrays Schools, Plot 1/3 Pond Street, Housing Estate, Fegge, Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Recall that Igboebinie project is a massive industrial development of Igboland which all sectors are to be addressed. Igboebinie Plc is serving as a holding company to assist Ndigbo and companies situate their businesses in Igboebinie World Trade City to be located at various parts of Igboland and beyond.
It is a share holding company for all great Ndigbo and others aimed at massive creation of wealth, enthroning unity, peace and unlimited prosperity in the region as well as ending insurgency in the region and promoting cultural cohesion.
Addressing the participants at the meeting, the Anambra State chapter coordinator of Igboebinie Plc, Chief Anthony Iloegesi informed them that Ndigbo have risen from slumber as the name Igboebinie implies.
He contended that Igboland is empty in terms of development while Igbo spread all over the world developing other peoples’ land, adding that property belonging to Ndigbo constitutes 50-70% of property in the whole of Abuja and Lagos states which he said was applicable to other states across Nigeria.
He further said that God blessed Ndigbo with men and women of substance who were scattered all over the world, including South Africa, America, United Kingdom and Germany. He praised God for blessing the Igbo abundantly with affluence and personalities.
” We have people but when you come to Igboland, it is empty. We don’t have substantial development in Igboland. We are being marginalized by Hausa/Falani tribe because we are not identical. Now, Yoruba are demolishing our property. So, the best thing is for Ndigbo to come together and pull their resources together, develop Igboland and that is the originality of Igboebinie Project. Wherever you are whether in Dubai, Russia, Germany, America, UK come back to Igboland and invest whatever you realized so that we develop our place and make it liveable, “Iloegesi said.
The Onitsha-based business mogul happily announced that the Igboebinie Plc had successfully acquired hecters of land at Achalla, Awka North, Anambra State, disclosing that ₦1trillion is being targeted, even as he explained that every Igbo person is entitled to purchase 1 block in the land and 1 block is subscribed at ₦100,000.
” With ₦1trillion, we move the mountain, we create employment for the youths and magic wealth. Other countries will later come to Igboland and look for greener pastures. The seven South Eastern Governors have interest in Igboebinie Plc and forty directors across various South Eastern States. We practice zero corruption. Igboebinie Plc abhors politics and religion. So, I am appealing to you people to involve your family, relations, neighbours and friends about Igboebinie Project, “Iloegesi concluded.
In his speech, the founding President General of Igboebinie Plc, Prince Nsoffor ( Ichie Nzedike Oraifite) noted that the greatest problems in Igboland are hunger and insecurity.
” Igboebinie World Trade City is simply a call to Igbo to come and develop a trade city with us in the whole of South East where your business will last forever without demolition, “he added.
Meanwhile, one of the participants, Rev Ikenga Nwankwo testified that there is truth in Igboebinie Plc agenda and that it was Yaweh’s intervention for Ndigbo, suggesting to the organizers to go for an empty land at Abba in Njikoka LG, Anambra State.
Some other participants who spoke during the meeting included Ikechukwu Osonwa and Mrs Augustina Olimma while questions and answers session formed high point of the meeting.
