As we stand on the threshold of the eagerly awaited 2024 IGBO EASTER RETREAT, it is not merely an event but a clarion call for us, the Igbo people, to converge with resolute purpose and unwavering determination to construct a new Igbo nation. In the backdrop of economic adversities, uncertainties, and soaring insecurities plaguing our Igbo-speaking regions, it is paramount that we take resolute steps to carve a transformative pathway toward a promising future.

The resounding theme of this year’s retreat, ‘NWALITE, IWULITE NA IDI NOTU ALAIGBO’ (Towards Building a New Igbo Nation), reverberates profoundly with the challenges that confront us as a people. It serves as a summons for unity, a call to arms compelling us to collaborate and labor collectively for a brighter tomorrow for ourselves and the generations that follow.

Through channels of industrialization, resource enhancement, the innovative ‘IGBO LIGHTS PROJECTS’, advocacy of ‘THINK HOME INVESTMENTS’ initiatives, preservation and celebration of our cherished Igbo language and cultural heritage, endorsement of state police, restructuring agendas, and the strategic selection of a President General from Rivers State in the pivotal 2025 election, we can lay the groundwork for a new epoch of affluence and advancement for the Igbo populace.

Esteemed luminaries such as Prof. Nwokojie Ambrose( Professor of econometrics& quantity economics, Cornell University NewYork USA), Prof. Thomas Ella( Professor Emeritus, Yale University USA), and Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro(Secretary General Ohanaeze Ndigbo), alongside eminent chairs RT HON ARC PETER. U . UZOANYA and PROF CHUKWUEMEKA ANANAMBA, with the honorable presence of special guests encompassing Igbo Governors, Governors of Delta and Rivers States, and the renowned figure of HE Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR President/ Commander IN Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria, will furnish the intellectual sagacity and leadership prowess essential to navigate us towards our collective aspirations.

Let us grasp this juncture to unite in purpose and vision, forging a renewed trajectory towards a luminous future for the Igbo nation. The time for action is not tomorrow, but now, for the destiny of our people hinges on our unified endeavors. Join us in Asaba, Delta State, from March 30 to April 2, 2024, as together we embark on a transformative odyssey towards a revitalized and empowered Igbo nation.

Signed:
DR (Diokpa) Saint Chukwuola Dike
Chairman, 2024 IGBO EASTER RETREAT National Planning Committee