IPOB, Uzodimma urge SEDC board to ensure impact on South-East

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), yesterday, tasked members of the newly inaugurated South East Development Commission (SEDC) to ensure that the commission benefits the people, saying the region is in dire need of many social intervention projects.

“The South-East needs so many social intervention projects and industrialisation that will create jobs for the teaming youthful population in the region at this time. Examples of such developmental programmes and projects include rehabilitation of projects.

“There is also a need for the construction of new roads and the expansion of existing ones; rehabilitation of federal government hospitals and building of new ones; building of electricity power plants for the provision of affordable and reliable electricity.”

Construction of free trade zones or industrial parks in Abia and Anambra State to create jobs for our teaming population; building functional Seaports and International Airports.”

MEANWHILE, the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has charged the board and management of the SEDC to be focused and cause the commission to lead the entire five South-East states to the path of economic and social development.

Uzodimma stated this at the weekend when he hosted the Chairman of the board, Dr Emeka Wogu, and the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the commission, Mark Okoye, at the Government House, Owerri.
   
He expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for establishing the commission, thereby creating an opportunity to bring relief to years of agony the people of the zone, comprising Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States, had suffered. He said: “I thank President Bola Tinubu for his wisdom and courage in accepting and supporting the bill that established the Commission.”