Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has backed Governor Charles Soludo’s on his call to Igbo indigenes across Nigeria and all over the world to invest in the five South-East states to develop the economy of the region.
According to the civil rights advocacy group, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, it noted that it is backing the call by Anambra State Governor who recently urged indigenes of the state, who are based in Lagos State, that their homeland is ready for business, stressing that investing in the state would be in their best interest.
The group maintained that it is important that Ndigbo in the Diaspora and across the country do everything possible to repatriate some of their businesses and contribute to economic development of the region.
HURIWA also tasked other South-East governors to take a cue from Soludo in conscientising their indigenes in other states to remember their homeland and contribute to its economy.
The statement reads in part: “The call by Soludo is laudable. It is important that South East governors jointly visit Lagos to conscientise Igbo to, at least, return 45 per cent of their investable, profitable, job and wealth creating businesses to the region.”
“They also need to jointly work to end insecurity to support industrialisation and repatriation of some Igbo businesses to the region,” HURIWA added.
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