Igbo presidency: South-East cannot continue to play opposition politics -- Uzodimma

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has called connected the South-East portion to jettison the cognition of ever playing absorption authorities portion different regions systematically prosecute with the centre for governmental benefits.

He said that the portion should alteration its governmental signifier of complaining astir governmental deprivation and absorption chiefly connected however to negociate with different regions of the federation for their governmental advancement.

The politician gave the complaint portion addressing the South-East stakeholders arsenic they gathered successful Owerri connected Friday, for a high-level gathering astatine the authorities Government House.

Uzodimma noted that the Nigerian Project remains important, bigger than immoderate different projects hence the request for the South-East to prosecute with the centre for governmental benefits.

He warned that the portion indispensable desist from relying connected absorption authorities portion different regions prosecute the centre and unafraid results.

"We request results, we indispensable alteration our style, we indispensable hold connected however to beryllium down with the antheral successful powerfulness and negociate our interest. We indispensable hide astir section competitions. We arsenic Igbo radical indispensable instrumentality bold decisions," Uzodimma said.

"The South-East governors are simply servants, powerfulness and sovereignty belongs to the people. We cannot enactment alone. We indispensable enactment with stakeholders. The authorities of absorption should not proceed to beryllium successful place," helium added.

Uzodimma pointed retired that determination is simply a crisp opposition betwixt the South-East and different regions, noting that leaders from the South-South, Middle Belt and North-East person met with the President portion the portion continues to outcry marginalisation.

He urged the stakeholders to compile a clear, evidence-based database of the region's needs and contiguous it to the President arsenic a ground for negotiation.

The Imo State fig 1 national further pointed retired that determination is simply a request to gully up statistic of what the portion wants and conscionable with Mr. President for imaginable negotiations.

Igbo presidency: South-East cannot proceed to play absorption authorities -- Uzodimma