Igbo leaders, WIC applaud South Eastern Governors position to ban open grazing by herdsmen, anyone News Publications by World Igbo Congress - February 25, 20210 Igbo Leaders across the world met on February 6, 2021 under the auspices of the World Igbo Congress Board. Alongside the WIC Chairman, Prof Anthony Ejiofor they “applauded the steps the South Eastern State Governors took to ban open grazing in the States. It is now time to match the words with action by establishing an enforcement task force that will prosecute the open grazing offenders and declare the use of bushes for human habitation a crime. We want to see Open Grazing Prohibition Task Force that will enforce the anti-grazing rules established in the states. There is an existing law against the destruction of farm produce in the ministry of Agriculture and the governors need to enforce the law
WIC commends Eastern Security Network News by World Igbo Congress - February 25, 2021February 25, 20210 It called on the governments of Eastern Nigeria and all patriotic Igbo to adopt the ESN to ensure that the vicious and unchallenged cycles of killings of the Igbo and their folks are stopped, forthwith. The WIC considered the adoption of ESN by the governments a better approach than the proposed joint patrol which will, like the community policing before it, did not provide the needed security of life and property for the Igbo.
Igbo Diaspora Census 2021 News Programs by World Igbo Congress - February 24, 2021February 25, 20210 CENSUS & GEOGRAPHY Every onye Igbo at home and in the Diaspora needs to give maximum support, in time, participation and resources, to this census project. This 2021-2022 census aims to count the entire population of Ndi Igbo in the Diaspora, and at the location where each person usually lives with his family. This will be the fulcrum to enhance and leverage the political and economic standing of the Igbo in the comity of ethnic nationalities in Nigeria and Africa. Therefore, as a matter of demographic and political reality, a true, factual and accurate census of Igbo people inside and outside Nigeria is long overdue. As is well known, Igbo people occupy 100% of all five states of Southeastern Nigeria. The Igbo comprise
Igbo In America urged to vote in US elections News by World Igbo Congress - August 29, 2020February 25, 20210 As the countdown continues to the already contentious presidential election ? of Tuesday November 3, 2020, an additional voice in support of the ideals of the American effort on democratic governance has come from the World Igbo Congress (WIC). The USA headquartered international organization across the North American continents representing the vibrant, academic record breaking immigrants from the south eastern section of Nigeria, ethnically known as the Igbo. The chairman of the Board of Directors of the organization, Professor Anthony Ejiofor in an exclusive interview with USAfrica magazine and usafricaonline.com Publisher Dr. Chido Nwangwu said that “members of our Igbo community, Nigerians and other Africans who are registered to vote have shown as a matter fact very impressive efforts towards The