The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, lamented that Ndigbo have yet to fully achieve their collective potential, despite their individual brilliance, enterprise, and resilience.
Azuta-Mbata stated this on Monday in Umuahia, the state capital, in his welcome address during the Igbo Day Lecture and Dinner organised by Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, with the theme “The Igbo Charter and Development of Ala Igbo.”
He stated that the event was convened to harness the collective strength of Ndigbo through a unified development strategy.
He noted that the Igbo Charter for Strategic Engagement for National Development, written by over 67 Igbo technocrats and business leaders, provides a documented framework for engaging the Nigerian state and the world.
“The Charter proposes pathways to protect Igbo culture, particularly the Igbo language, and suggests that the Igbo language be made compulsory in primary and secondary schools across Igboland.
“Despite their individual brilliance, enterprise and
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