IPOB insists on Igbo traders relocation to S’East

Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful in statement h released to newsmen said the patronage of the Onne seaport will ease the importation and exportation of goods in the zone.

This he equally noted will speed up the industrialisation of the zone.

Powerful claimed that the economic policies of the federal government has frustrated the businesses of Ndigbo such as the earloer shutdown of the functional seaports in the zone.

He said “IPOB expresses concern over the political and economic strangulation policies by the Nigeria State that have frustrated the investment and development of Biafra Land since 1999.

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” Among the wicked economic policies was the shutting down of functional Seapots in Biafra territory, which includes Onne, Warri, and Calabar seaports, but leaving Lagos seaports as the only functional Ports.

“The consequences of such creedy and selfishness policy created a population surge nightmare and uncontrollable human and vehicular traffic in Lagos. The ugly situation in Lagos City and the Ports therein has forced the Nigeria Government to revive Onne port.

” Currently, Onne port at Igweocha is partially functional, though with some operational and management hitches that will be solved soon.

“Be as it may, IPOB calls on Ndigbo importers and exporters to route their imports and exports through the Onne port. We advise our people to ignore the state imposed operational hitches but to push through to break the state imposed barriers by patronizing the Onne port.

” Ndigbo are freedom fighters in every aspect, including in business. With time, those imposed barriers will be eliminated by our consistency to import and export through Onne port.

“No Igbo importer should think that they’ll shut down Lagos State ports or make the operations of Onne port very effective and efficient, like Lagos ports. Ndigbo are barrier breakers by God’s grace.

“We should use our divine wisdom and make the Onne port what we desire it to be. The proximity of Onne Port to the coastal and hinterland of Biafra is better than transporting from Lagos to the East.” Powerful stated.

IPOB insists on Igbo traders relocation to S’East