Ohanaeze Youth Council rejects the £747m Lagos port deal, citing marginalisation of the South-East and ignoring viable seaports in the region.
The Ohanaeze Youth Council has strongly criticised the Nigerian government’s decision to secure a £747 million rehabilitation deal with the United Kingdom, arguing that it deepens the marginalisation of the South-East.
The group expressed its displeasure in a statement issued by its National President, Igboayaka Igboayaka.
The agreement, signed at Lancaster House, focuses on modernising the Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos. It was witnessed by President Bola Tinubu and key officials from both nations.
However, the youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation believes this move neglects strategic maritime assets in the East.
Igboayaka pointed out that locations such as Ose-Akwa and Ose-Moto in Ihiala and Oguta possess natural depths closer to the Atlantic Ocean than Lagos. He lamented that these viable alternatives have been systematically ignored since the colonial era.
The group linked this alleged infrastructural injustice to the growing separatist agitations in the region. They argued that the continued refusal to develop seaports in Igbo land fuels the calls for Biafra restoration led by Nnamdi Kanu. The council demanded the immediate dredging of eastern waterways to balance regional development.
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