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A group, Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, has raised the alarm that the South-East region is recording mass exodus of Igbos to other parts of the country and overseas.

The group, which raised the alarm while speaking with journalists in Umuahia, on Wednesday, said that the region was recording mass movement of people who permanently settle or establish their businesses and families away from Igbo land.

The National President of IWA, Nneka Chimezie said that Igbo land could not develop with the continuing decrease in population and concentration of resources away from the region.

According to her, many of those who leave the region were not even interested in coming back to their original homes or having anything to do with the Igbo language and culture.

Chimezie said, “We want to ensure that our men change from importation to production. The only way of getting our people to remain in the South-East and to grow the South population is to build industries.”

She also raised the alarm that the Igbo language was now at a dying stage “as many adults and children now shun the language; the language will go extinct in a few years time.”

The IWA said they established schools in Lagos State where Igbo studies and cultures were exclusively learnt.

She further said that her organization would collaborate with the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to revive the language and culture of the people.

She begged traditional rulers, church and community leaders to in the crusade to reverse the ugly trend.

https://nigerianstreet.com/2024/01/24/group-raises-alarm-over-mass-exodus-of-igbos-from-south-east/

No be only mass exodus, na mass Ezekiel chapter 5 vs 2

Igbos that travel and still go back to develop their land.

U can't take it away from them.

I was in My maternal home in Imo state this past Christmas and the kind of houses I saw in the villages are the types you see in Banana Island and New York city .

Where this Igbos guys dey see money ?

Even here in Lagos, you have to be a politician close relative to build the kind of houses I saw in villages of Igbo state .

The Igbos are indeed blessed people.

this woman is out of touch,the last time i travelled to the east it is one of the most densely populated area in NIGERIA MEANING it is home to over 50percent of igbo people,igbo language will still be spoken in the next 200 years forget talk.

They should mind better their business wherever they move to.

BrownEnvelop:
A group, Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, has raised the alarm that the South-East region is recording mass exodus of Igbos to other parts of the country and overseas.

The group, which raised the alarm while speaking with journalists in Umuahia, on Wednesday, said that the region was recording mass movement of people who permanently settle or establish their businesses and families away from Igbo land.

The National President of IWA, Nneka Chimezie said that Igbo land could not develop with the continuing decrease in population and concentration of resources away from the region.

According to her, many of those who leave the region were not even interested in coming back to their original homes or having anything to do with the Igbo language and culture.

Chimezie said, “We want to ensure that our men change from importation to production. The only way of getting our people to remain in the South-East and to grow the South population is to build industries.”

She also raised the alarm that the Igbo language was now at a dying stage “as many adults and children now shun the language; the language will go extinct in a few years time.”

The IWA said they established schools in Lagos State where Igbo studies and cultures were exclusively learnt.

She further said that her organization would collaborate with the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to revive the language and culture of the people.

She begged traditional rulers, church and community leaders to in the crusade to reverse the ugly trend.

https://nigerianstreet.com/2024/01/24/group-raises-alarm-over-mass-exodus-of-igbos-from-south-east/

Nice2023:
Igbo that travel and still come back to develop their land.

U can't take away from them.

You're not wrong and neither is she.

She's just saying that the net migration is negative. You should look up the whole south East on Google satellite map, you will agree with her that despite as small as the land mass of South East is, it still has a lot of large expanse of greenery and virgin unoccupied spaces.

Y will they not commot? Ipob dey force them 2 make mondays automatic holidays.it has been so for 3 years.those who dare come out to work are killed in broad day light. Kidnappers are having field day, kidnapping people, in d name of raising finds for Biafra. SUVs are seized for "transport" of ipob fighters, kept in the forest, and later sold. Igbos now lack courage and now ashamed to report to security agencies, cos of their known collaboration with ipob, u.g.m, ESN to kill security personnel. They are running to south states to experience freedom, made possible by our not permitting ipob to make fem

FreeStuffsNG:

You're not wrong and neither is she.

She's just saying that the net migration is negative. Yoi should look up the whole south East on Google satellite map, you will agree with her that despite as small as the land mass of South East is, it still has a lot of large expanse of greenery and virgin unoccupied spaces.

you dont know what you are saying man.southeast NIGERIA is the most densely populated area in Africa after the nile delta of egypt,thats why there is erosion everywhere deforestion is a major problem in the southeast

COMRADES
It didn't start today, it has been a long standing tradition, anywhere there is employment opportunities go out there and explore

FreeStuffsNG:

You're not wrong and neither is she.

She's just saying that the net migration is negative. Yoi should look up the whole south East on Google satellite map, you will agree with her that despite as small as the land mass of South East is, it still has a lot of large expanse of greenery and virgin unoccupied spaces.

Then u haven't travelled wide...even Abuja and Rivers state both have more green and used land than the easter region not to mention Ogun state,oyo and even Ekiti.

It is not pls.

WHY NOT?IGBOS ARE KILLING IGBOS IN REMOTE POUROUS VILLAGES UNDER GUISE OF AGITATION.
AGITATION WEY YOU DEY KILL YOUR KINDRED IS EVIL,IT IS SICKENING TO STAY THERE.

IkeOnyia:
Truth is that there is deep wickedness in the south east. Family strife in many households. That's why many want to flee from such atmosphere of toxicity. Things are also generally more expensive in the southeast when compared to other parts of the country.

And u think this is a flex

Oya remain in imo state and enjoy what you are seeing

PrinceOfLagos:
I was in My maternal home in Imo state this past Christmas and the kind of houses I saw in the villages are the types you see in Banana Island and New York city .

Where this Igbos guys dey see money ?

Even here in Lagos, you have to be a politician close relative to build the kind of houses I saw in villages of Igbo state .

The Igbos are indeed blessed people.

accordadoga21:

Hehehe
Dey pretend as if you don't know

So the people that build the houses are into drugs?
Majority of those houses are built by businessmen or those abroad.
An Ibo spare parts or chemicals dealer for example with a single shop can make a single sale that can fetch him 500k.Imagine making just 5 of such in a month,in a year you are looking at ₦30m and this is for someone with just a shop but has been lucky in business.
Talkless those with multiple shops and that do importation.
Granted there maybe 1 or 2 into shady deals,but the vast majority is just pure biz acumen,hardwork and that "competition" in hometowns,so they work extra hard and go the extra mile to meet up with that goal

yarimo:
Oya remain in imo state and enjoy what you are seeing

When will you relocate to Iragbiji

Nice2023:
Igbo that travel and still come back to develop their land.

U can't take it away from them.

Neither can anyone take Lagos Away from the Yorubas

bigpriik:
this woman is out of touch,the last time i travelled to the east it is one of the most densely populated area in NIGERIA MEANING it is home to over 50percent of igbo people,igbo language will still be spoken in the next 200 years forget talk.

Be truthful. You are the most displaced tribe in Africa and even the Fulani don't roam as much as you do. Why can't you stay at home?

gratefulheart:
They should mind better their business wherever they move to.

This one is still in pains😄😄😆😆

Roger3D:
Be truthful. You are the most displaced tribe in Africa and even the Fulani don't roam as much as you do. Why can't you stay at home?

Who will pay owo mi da and owambe money?😆😆

It will never end. From the beginning of time this has been our nature. Most of the tribes in southern NIgeria and the middle belt are Igbos who never went back home.

LZAA:

Who will pay owo mi da and owambe money?😆😆

LZAA

Roger3D:
LZAA

🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️

My own is make 2027 come quick. The kind of flogging wey go happen go don too loud.

Awon Atoko-wa-baleje

and why should rest of nigeria even care....

south east is soo freakin not important....

places nigerians care about is lagos,abuja,portharcourt,abroad....
south east is a lame place....

they dont even want to it online that they are somewhere in south east....
they always say lagos....😂😂

LoudlyMouthed:
Summary: There's a difference between omo èkó and ará èkó

Tell him that.

Nice2023:




Be fighting over Lagos,pin u no get,house u no get,land u and father have non,bicycle u no get,suffer head.

Be wasting ur time on nairaland and be behaving like a certified fool.

Real Lagosians don't brag but u guys that ran away from ijebu ode,ilaro and some ghost villages without any amenities would go to Lagos and be shouting because that is the only city u have ever known in ur life.

See before u open ur gutter mouth,I am a typical igbo man,I was born in Lagos,schooled in Lagos,left Lagos,went back to state finish my university education in the east,made my money in Abuja yet people in Abuja knew they need business men and women to thrive economically,but because of foolishness u are here talking about supremacy of Lagos shamelessly.

U need psychiatric ission.
The real Lagos boys and girls I schooled with in the 80s and 90"s would have spit on u for being a disgraceful yoruba man.

Brag with ur achievements and not with ur useless ownership mantra.

Lagos is Yorubaland

All your ranting and wailing cannot Change it

Nice2023:



Tell him that.

many ibos understand yoruba,but i have not met a yoruba that understand ibo....