{"id":55152,"date":"2016-12-22T20:01:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T19:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=55152"},"modified":"2016-12-22T20:01:21","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T19:01:21","slug":"obasanjo-says-igbos-must-united-common-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/obasanjo-says-igbos-must-united-common-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Obasanjo Says Igbos Must Be United For Common Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div id=\":m7\" class=\"ii gt adP adO\">\n<div id=\":m6\" class=\"a3s aXjCH m15927e50339241eb\">Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged people of the South East zone<br \/>\nto shy away from the spirit of individualism and unite to achieve the<br \/>\npolitical aspirations that had eluded them for the development of the<br \/>\nregion.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_67697154\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Thursday<\/span><\/span> at the South East Security and Economic Summit in<br \/>\nEnugu, Obasanjo, said that the zone would not achieve much with continued<br \/>\nindividualism and lack of cohesion amongst them.<\/p>\n<p>He said the people of the area seemed to have forgotten their spirit of<br \/>\nenterprise and communal efforts, which stood them apart from other ethnic<br \/>\ngroups in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He said the zone was unique and that it needed to use its uniqueness to<br \/>\nits advantage to negotiate the actualisation of their aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe South East is known for their spirit of enterprise and adventure and<br \/>\nyou have to utilize it for improved development and security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must work together and not be divided. You must shy away from the<br \/>\nspirit of individualism and must earn solidarity with your neighbours,\u201d he<br \/>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo urged the state governments to leverage on the abundant natural<br \/>\nresources in the zone to improve the lives of their people.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the South East could be the food basket of the nation, adding<br \/>\nthat state governments needed to take the responsibility of engaging the<br \/>\nyouths to check restiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I should be eulogized for facilitating this summit in the<br \/>\nSouth East because I did the same thing when I visited Maiduguri because<br \/>\nof the problem of Boko Haram,\u201d Obasanjo said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Chairman of the summit, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, had said that<br \/>\nthe event was non-partisan and a commitment to the economic and security<br \/>\nwell-being of the region.<\/p>\n<p>Anyaoku, who is a former Secretary General of the Commonwealth said that<br \/>\nthe South East felt neglected as it was experiencing the worst economic<br \/>\nchallenge in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough every other zone in the country is experiencing economic malaise<br \/>\nbut that of the South East is more grievous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a sense of neglect and non-inclusion in this zone by the Federal<br \/>\nGovernment and that is why coordination among the state governments is<br \/>\nvery necessary,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, appealed to the state governors and the organised private<br \/>\nsector to devote greater attention to building bridges of unity in the<br \/>\nzone.<\/p>\n<p>Anyaoku said there would be no need for the Federal Government to<br \/>\nperiodically bailout state governments if the country was restructured<br \/>\nwith fewer federating units.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe summit is also working for the advancement of the entire country. If<br \/>\nthe Nigerian federation is restructured with fewer units this country will<br \/>\nachieve greater stability,\u201d Anyaoku said.<\/p>\n<p>The event was attended by governors of Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi and the deputy<br \/>\ngovernor of Anambra state.<\/p>\n<p>Other dignitaries that attended the event include former vice president,<br \/>\nChief Alex Ekwueme, Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu,<br \/>\nMaj.-Gen. 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