10 things I would do to bring about peace across the southeast

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Immediately release Nnamdi Kanu and drop all charges against him

[2] Reclassify the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) as a socio-cultural organisation

[3] Get the South East Governors Forum to take over the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and turn it into a regional security body similar to Amotekun

[4] Release all agitators, Ipob members and ESN operatives in exchange for everyone with firearms laying them down under an amnesty programme

[5] Create a Nigerian Retailers Directorate to oversee the affairs of all Igbo traders across Nigeria. Get it to organise them into about 12 large cooperatives

[6] Get both the APC and PDP to zone the 2023 presidency to the southeast

[7] Initiate a return to the 1958 Lancaster House Agreement under which the federating units will control their resources. Under this plan, we will aim to scrap the federal allocation formula totally by 2030

[8] Guarantee about 15% of all security portfolios will go to the southeast. This is in line with the ratio of Igbo population

[9] Create Anioma and Orashi states with capitals at Asaba and Omuku to represent the Igbos in Delta and Rivers states. They will bring the number of Igbo states to seven

[10] Embark on a massive industrialisation programme that will turn Nnewi, Orlu and Aba into automobile, pharmaceutical and clothing/footwear manufacturing cities accounting for at least 10% of global output