Soludo made the call in Awka while speaking at the 2025 World Igbo Day Celebration with the theme, “Onye Aghana Nwanne Ya” (Be your brother’s keeper), organised by the Igbo socio-cultural organisations, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.

He urged the Igbo people to deeply reflect on their past and consider the path forward, emphasising their significant stake in the Nigerian project.

“We must begin the search for a new Igboland. The time has come for us to have honest conversations and collaborate with regional and international blocs about our future,” he added.

The governor commended the Ohanaeze Ndigbo for designating 29 September as a day to honour those who lost their lives in pursuing Nigerian nationhood.

Soludo described the remembrance as a solemn and necessary step towards healing and reflection.

He warned against craving war, noting that only those who had never experienced its horrors would wish it upon a people.

“For those craving war, it is because they never saw one and do not know what it looks like. Those who truly saw war will never pray for such to befall Igboland, Nigeria, or any nation,” he said.

Soludo charged Ohanaeze Ndigbo with taking a firm stand against insecurity and criminality plaguing the South-east region, emphasizing the need for a social and moral rebirth, calling for the revival of core Igbo values such as integrity, hard work, and enterprise.

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“We need the cleansing of Igboland to revive and promote our value system. Ohanaeze must rise up and lead this moral transformation,” he said.

The governor also used the medium to call on President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra.

According to him, Kanu needs to participate in the roundtable discussion on the future of the Igbo nation.

Source: PremiumTimes