Igbo leaders are on tour of South-East states, consulting governors on matters of concern to the zone.
President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo, made this known while briefing newsmen after their meeting with the governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, on Monday, at the Government House Enugu.
They commended Ugwuanyi for the successes his administration had recorded so far in the areas of peace, good governance and the recent state’s economic rating.
Nwodo also commended the governor for the recent rating of Enugu as one of the six economically viable states in Nigeria that can survive without federal allocations.
He said that Enugu was the only state in the South-East geopolitical zone to accomplish such an outstanding feat.
According to him, they were at the Government House, Enugu on a routine consultation “We are having meetings with our governors on matters of Igbo concern”.
He disclosed that they appraised the developmental issues in Igbo land and took brief on Ugwuanyi’s budget priorities in the areas of digital education, health, infrastructure and security, among others
“We have listened to the governor about things he has done to make Enugu remain peaceful and to ensure that the people of the state live in peace, and we commend him for what he has done to earn Enugu the enviable status as one of the most peaceful states in Igbo land and Nigeria.
“This is not the only governor we have visited. This is the third governor we have visited in the last 10 days. We have paid a visit to the Governor of Imo State; we met with Governor of Ebonyi State this morning and we are going to meet with the Governors of Abia as well as Anambra states in the coming days”, he said.
Nwodo was accompanied at the visit by Obi of Onitsha, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, a business mogul, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and others.
