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For sixteen years since the advent of the third Republic the Igbo Nation has suffered from bad governance and mismanagement of our share of the proverbial National Cake by our own brothers and Sisters in the Government of the Igbo States. Sincerely the Nigerian Nation has given to the Igbo controlled States their fair share of the Federal Allocation but those who Sat at the helm of our affairs have failed us. As we move forward to the future, it stands to reason that we truly need a new crop of Igbo Leaders to lead us to the promise land. The land of our dream where the Igboman’s ingenuity will be fully utilized for the good of our people. My call is for all Igbos who are truly motivated to change the lot of the Igboman worldwide starting from the States controlled by Ndigbo. Fortunately we can use the positive outlook of the Igbo starting from the IGBO controlled States as the base and HOMELAND to CAPTURE the world. It is said “give me a place to stand and I will move the world”. I believe genuine Igbos Leaders want this to be and are prepared to enlist and become Igbo Leaders of the future. With this crop of Leaders we …show more content…

Infact, more than any group, the Diaspora Igbos should come out now to be counted. All we need is a PURPOSEFUL, VIBRANT AND ARTICULATELY COMMITTED NETWORK. Suggestions, contributions and action plans can be taken even amongst the network and then implemented. I know they have been attempts in the past to foster such a group like the WORLD IGBO CONGRESS. But over the years such lofty ideas were hijack by the politicians who we now want to replace. It became a source and backbone for those who held us hostage to use and corner estacode for their yearly vocation especially to the USA to attend world Igbo congress annual jamboree that produced nothing to

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