By Usman Shuaibu
The leadership of Ohana Eze Ndigbo Worldwide has concluded plan to hold peace summit this year in Abuja.
The Chairman of Ohanaeze Council of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu made the disclosure while briefing newsmen after an emergency meeting of Ohanaeze Ndigbo council of Elders at NICON Luxury Hotel in Abuja.
Iwuanyanwu said the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Council of Elders would deem it necessary to brainstorm on the security challenges facing the country as well as South east during the peace summit.
He then appealed to the Federal Government to redouble its efforts to arrest the problem of insecurity confronting Nigerians for the overall development of he country.
He further called on the government of the day to release the indigenous leaders of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu for the sake of peace to reign in the Igboland and the nation at large.
Speaking on the unemployment facing the youths in the country, Iwuanyanwu pleaded with the Federal Government to gear towards providing jobs for the youths roaming about on the streets.
On education, he tasked the government to provide the needed facilities in the institutions of higher learning in order to encourage the students in their studies, and also charged the government of the day to give priority attention to the lecturers of the universities, so as to stop perpetual ASUU Strikes in our higher institutions.
He, however, informed that the Ohanaeze Council of Elders would engage the governors of south east on the need to bring back the annual cultural festival of the states to boost the cultural heritage of Igbo
The chairman of Ohanaeze Council of Elders used the press briefing to describe the Igbo as peace-loving people, and warned those who are using negative utterances or words against the Igbo to desist from it in the interest of peace in the country.
Meanwhile, during the meeting of Ohanaeze Council of Elders, a committee on Niger cement factory was set up in order to bring back the factory alive for the socio-economic growth of southeast as the chief Iwuanyanwu said his leadership would work towards the industrialization of mining of coal in the southeast.
