Sundiata Post – Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described the signing into law of the South East Development Commission (SEDC) by President Ahmed Tinubu as a new beginning for the president.
The National Publicity Secretary of the apex-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Alex Ogbonnia, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, described the president’s action as a quantum leap, noting that the body received the news with immense relief and joy.
“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has received with immense relief and joy the news of the signing into Law, the South East Development Commission (SEDC) Bill by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The SEDC will cover the states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo. This is a quantum leap, a hope renewal and a significant part of a new beginning by President Tinubu,” Ohanaeze said.
The statement noted that the President General of the body, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, is highly elated and sends a warm gratitude to Mr. President over the development.
“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has maintained that the cause of backpedaling by Nigeria is the Igbophobia – a pathological fear of the Igbo in a country they have sacrificed so much to uphold.
“As it stands, President Bola Tinubu has shown a major departure from the Buhari regime by signing the SEDC Bill into Law; appointing Sen. Dave Nweze Umahi, a brilliant and prudent engineer as the federal minister for Works, and Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla as the Chief of the Naval Staff. This is a quantum leap and a new beginning,” the statement reads.
