The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has called on Nigerians of Igbo extraction not to participate in the planned nationwide protests against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration.
Addressing reporters Wednesday in Abuja, Kalu assured that the South-East Development Commission (SEDC) Bill, signed into law by Tinubu, would address the ecological and infrastructural damages suffered by the South-East geopolitical zone as a result of the civil war.
Kalu, who noted that the SEDC Bill remains a historic milestone for the South-East geopolitical zone, implored Ndigbo not to join the planned looming anti-government protests.
He remarked that the SEDC Act is a testament to the President Tinubu administration’s resolve to heal the wounds of the past, bury the rumours of the “marginalisation of the South-East geopolitical zone,” and renew the hope of the nation towards equitable economic growth and socio-cultural…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
