A non-governmental organization (NGO) called One Click Access Career Builders Foundation has developed plans for the restoration of peace and stability in South East Nigeria because it is disturbed by the instability in many Igboland communities and wants to see peace as the essential peak for development and transformation.
The equally non-political group’s president, Mr. Emmanuel Ezeji, revealed this in a press release he signed on the group’s behalf on Tuesday.
Ezeji revealed that the Igbo Peace Project has been initiated by the NGO, beginning in the communities of Amasiri and Okporojo in Ebonyi State’s Oso Edda Local Government Area.
He noted that efforts are now focused on resolving the complaints of the people and each community because the South-East geopolitical region, which includes the States of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo, has been experiencing severe economic disruption, growing insecurity, social tensions, and deepening divisions sparked by numerous agitations, wranglings, and bickering.
He bemoaned how the formerly tranquil South East has become a Dane of violence and unmanageable conflicts, weakening ties and impeding the region’s growth and governmental administrative objectives.
Additionally, the effects of protracted war and mistrust have eroded community ties and deterred diaspora participation in the area.
“Many have been killed, traditional rulers have left their ancestral homes and kingdoms to live in hotels, and beautiful homes and mansions have grown grasses because the owners could no longer access them,” he said.