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….calls for boycott of Lagos port
From Emmanuel Uzor, Awka
The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB has called on Igbo businesmen and women to boycott the Lagos seaport and resort to using Onne Port in their import and export businesses.
Spokesman of IPOB, Emma Powerful said the group express concern over what he termed political and economic strangulating policies by the Nigeria government aimed at frustrating investment and development of the South East zone.
“Nigerian government has frustrated the investment and development of Igbo Land since 1999. Among the wicked economic policies were the shutting down of functional Seapots in the zone which includes Onne, Warri, and Calabar seaports, and leaving Lagos seaports as the only functional Port”
“The consequence of such greedy and selfish policy created a population surge, nightmare and uncontrollable human and vehicular traffic in Lagos. The ugly situation in Lagos and the Ports therein has forced the Nigeria Government to revive Onne port”
“Currently, Onne port at Igweocha is partially functional, though with some operational and management hitches that will be solved soon. IPOB calls on Ndigbo importers and exporters to route their imports and exports through the Onne port. We advise our people to ignore the state imposed operational hitches but push through to break the state imposed barriers by patronizing the Onne port”
Powerful further disclosed “Ndigbo are freedom fighters in every aspect, including business. With time, those imposed barriers will be eliminated by our consistency to import and export through Onne port. No Igbo importer should think that they will shut down Lagos port or make the operations of Onne port very effective and efficient, like Lagos”
“Ndigbo are barrier breakers by God’s grace. We should use our divine wisdom and make the Onne port what we desire it to be. The proximity of Onne Port to the coastal and hinterland of Ndigbo is better than transporting from Lagos to the South East
IPOB spokesman further called businessmen and women from the South East to bring their whole or part of their investments back home, adding “We are poised to making our land an investment destination for the world even as we work hard for the restoration of free and independent State of Biafra. IPOB and ESN will work hard to ensure our territory is peaceful, safe, and secure for our people and other foreign investors”
