UmuadaNdi Igbo in Diaspora Tasks Buhari on 11-point Agenda

Zacheaus Somorin For Nigeria to have a better change in the new dispensation, the UmuadaNdi-Igbo in Diaspora, an umbrella organization of Igbo women abroad, has tasked the President-elect, Gen. MuhammaduBuhari on an eleven-point agenda.

The group in a congratulatory message signed by its Founder/ National President, Grace Agude, among other things, urged the President-elect to compose a cabinet of skilled, experienced and trusted men and women for a better Nigeria.

According to her, the new government should take urgent steps to encourage women participation in government and national development, since women are mothers of the nation.

Making the case for the reorganisation and better funding of the Nigerian army so as to bring back the lost pride and glory of the country’s military that was once the pride of Africa, she said that the incoming government must take steps to wipe out Boko Haram insurgents currently terrorising the country.

Insisting that the new administration must take all necessary steps to bring back our kidnapped Chibok girls, the UmuadaNdi-Igbo leader stated that there was an urgent need to stamp out 419 and other forms of fraud in Nigeria, for Nigeria to attract both local and foreign investors.

The group, according to her, also pushed for improved funding for Nigerian universities, teaching hospitals, and other institutions, so as to encourage research and development.

“We want the incoming govern- ment to make plans to diversify the Nigerian economy. This way the Nigerian economy will not continue to rely heavily on oil like is currently the case”, she said.

For the country to be one, she said that there was urgent need to unite the six geopolitical zones of the country so as to reduce tension among different ethnic groups.

She further urged the incoming government to encourage foreign investment which will go a long way in creating employment and growing the country’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP.