Igbo Ekunie – Igbo Ekunie Initiative [IEI]

Southeast Governors and Federal Government Must Undertake Coordinated Efforts To Restore Security in the Southeast

28/03/2022 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

Igbo Ekunie Press Release We the Igbo Ekunie Initiative, IEI, comprising individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora; have observed the appalling insecurity, insurgency and upsurge in terrorism across the nation. More worrying is the growing spate of killings, arson, forceful sit at home and other acts of terrorism in the Southeast, which has effectively widened the theatre of conflicts in [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie Initiative Press Release On The Nigerian Army Wanton Arson & Destruction In Awo-omamma, Imo state

29/11/2021 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

We the Igbo Ekunie Initiative, IEI, comprising individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora; condemn in the strongest possible terms the reckless destructive acts of the Nigerian Army in Awo-Omamma Imo state where the military resorted to the burning and destruction of several housing and shopping premises as reprisal action for the killing of a soldier by unknown individuals commonly referred [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie Calls For genuine Negotiations And immediate Release Of Nnamdi Kanu

15/10/2021 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

Press Release: We, the Igbo Ekunie Initiative, IEI, comprised of individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora; have keenly observed with grave consternation, the extraordinary rendition/kidnapping of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya, subsequent illegal repatriation to Nigeria and detention in lieu of trial. We have also considered the unabating ethnic divisions, proliferation of self determination groups and raging insecurity across Nigeria [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie condemns the continued closure of Akanu Ibiam Int. Airport Enugu for international fligts, demands prompt resumption of operations

11/06/2021 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

We, the Igbo Ekunie Initiatives, IEI, comprised of individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora, IEI hereby condemn in no uncertain terms the continuous delay and inability of the federal government and aviation authorities to abide by the 3rd of May 2021 advertised commencement date for the resumption of international flight operations at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu We recall with [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie Condemns The Attack In The South-East, Bemoans The Existential Threat To Lives & Properties, And Calls For Restraint To Avoid Anarchy Chaos

26/05/2021 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

We, the Igbo Ekunie Initiatives, IEI, comprised of individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora; IEI, wishes to draw the attention of the international community to the existential crisis in the South East, engendered by the activities of the Nigerian security agencies, especially the army and the police that have been taking nefarious steps to dismantle the security cohesion of entire [continue here]….

Extra-Judicial Killing Of Unarmed IPOB Members: A Crime Against Humanity And Assault On Democracy

25/08/2020 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

We the Igbo Ekunie Initiative, IEI, comprising individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora; unequivocally condemn the extrajudicial killing of unarmed youths holding peaceful meetings in Emene Enugu state by Nigerian security services. In light of this egregious violation of human rights and assault on the very essence of democracy; we wish to state as follows: That democracy at the very [continue here]….

The Exclusion Of Southeast In $22.7 Billion Federal Loan As Further Evidence Of President Buhari’s Inglorious Apartheid Regime

14/03/2020 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

We the Igbo Ekunie Initiative, IEI, comprising individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora; have noted the criminal/Apartheid level exclusion of the Southeast in projects to be executed from the $22.7 billion federal loan. Having carefully reviewed all the allocated projects by administrative zones, we state as follows: That the scale and scope of this unprecedented exclusion in a democracy and [continue here]….

Igbo Ekunie Condemns And Opposes The Reckless Provocative Call By Miyetti Allah For The Establishment Of Fulani Vigilante Outfits In The South East

21/06/2019 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

The attention of Igbo Ekunie Initiative, a coalition of professionals in Nigeria and the Diaspora has been drawn to the recent call by Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) for the establishment of Fulani Vigilante’s outfit in the South East of Nigeria We condemn and denounce this reckless and provocative macabre call by Miyetti Allah in the strongest [continue here]….

The Communique Of Igbo Ekunie’s World Press Conference On “The Igbo Nation, The Biafran Question And Restructuring: The Way Forward”

01/01/2018 Igbo Ekunie Initiative 0

Igbo Nation, The Biafran Question And Restructuring: The Way Forward Communique Issued At The End Of Igbo Ekunie’s 1st World Press Conference Held In Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Renascent East-Developing The Homeland 45 years after the civil war, the Buhari presidency in 2015 returned Nigeria to full-blown marginalisation and the vexed politics of exclusion. In this, the Southeast was worst [continue here]….