The Non-Governmental Organisation,IGBO NSUKKA UNITED FRONT, Have On Its Press Release Fixed A Date For Its First Annual Economic Summit.
The group says in its statement
“In line with our agenda to industrialize Igbo- Nsukka and make her the industrial hub of the South East, we, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of IGBO- NSUKKA UNITED FRONT are delighted to notify the general public of the FIRST IGBO- NSUKKA ECONOMIC SUMMIT scheduled to hold on the 16TH OF NOVEMBER, 2020 at the PRINCESS ALEXANDRIA AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA.
16th of November is a very significant date in the anals of Igbo-Nsukka as it marks the 116th birthday of Rt. Hon. Dr. Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe, the Great Zik of Africa whose birth and lifetime signify the beginning of Modern Development of Igbo- Nsukka Geo-Cultural Zone by the singular act of founding the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
It is in honour of the Great Zik of Africa, Owelle of Onitsha that we, in IGBO NSUKKA UNITED FRONT, a Sociocultural Organisation that seeks to continue the developmental strides started in Igbo-Nsukka by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe decided to host THE FIRST IGBO NSUKKA ECONOMIC SUMMIT to bring together, the best brains within and outside the Igbo Nsukka Geo-Cultural Zone to chart a new course for the development of Igbo Nsukka.
The Summit which centers on the QUEST FOR THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF IGBO NSUKKA GEO-CULTURAL ZONE; POTENTIALS, PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES, seeks to find lasting solutions to the developmental challenges of Igbo- Nsukka and set Igbo-Nsukka up to become the Agricultural and Technological Hub of the entire South East.
We therefore call on all Igbo -Nsukka sons and daughters, Stakeholders, Professionals, Development Experts, Technocrats, Communication Agencies and members of the Press to join us as we chart a new course for a Greater IGBO NSUKKA”.