Thursday, October 9, 2025
  • Who’sWho Africa AWARDS
  • About TimeAfrica Magazine
  • Contact Us
Time Africa Magazine
  • Home
  • Magazine
  • WHO’SWHO AWARDS
  • News
  • World News
    • US
    • UAE
    • Europe
    • UK
    • Israel-Hamas
    • Russia-Ukraine
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Column
  • Interviews
  • Special Report
No Result
View All Result
Time Africa Magazine
  • Home
  • Magazine
  • WHO’SWHO AWARDS
  • News
  • World News
    • US
    • UAE
    • Europe
    • UK
    • Israel-Hamas
    • Russia-Ukraine
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Column
  • Interviews
  • Special Report
No Result
View All Result
Time Africa Magazine
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • WHO’SWHO AWARDS
  • News
  • Magazine
  • World News

Home » News » Why Igbos Are Divided People, Attack Each Other – Okonjo-Iweala

Why Igbos Are Divided People, Attack Each Other – Okonjo-Iweala

September 29, 2023
in News
0
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

541
SHARES
4.5k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has said Igbos are divided because of the economic and security challenges facing the South East.

Okonjo Iweala, the former Minister of Finance, stated this on Thursday virtually at the Economic and Security Summit held in Owerri, the Imo State capital.

The former minister said the people of the Southeast don’t support each other instead, they attack and undermine each other, adding that the Igbos have lost focus and sight of the biggest community assets.

Okonjo Iweala, however, advised Ndigbo to shun self-centredness and embrace teamwork to drive the zone’s economic growth.

She said:  ”We have lost focus. We have lost sight of our biggest community assets. We are fragmented as a people.  We don’t support each other instead, we attack and undermine each other.  We are too individualistic. An individual can be good but better when we come together with others as a body.

ReadAlso

A Time for Sobriety: The Hour Has Come for Ndi Igbo to Think Critically

Are Igbos Cursed Or The Architects Of Their Own Predicament?

“I am sure you want me to mention the gaps in infrastructure. I don’t think it is our biggest challenge. Our biggest challenge in the Southeast is ourselves.  We have often been our worst enemies. We have allowed ourselves to be divided.”

Speaking further, Okonjo-Iweala stated that there was a bright side to the challenges of the Southeast.

ADVERTISEMENT

She said: “If the problem is us, it means the solution also lies in our hands. To do this, we must exercise joint leadership, and that is why it is important that you are taking the Summit step now.

“Another big challenge is security; this partly arose from our fragmentation. Insecurity in our region is sending wrong signals about whether one can invest in the Southeast.”

The former minister also commended the governors for partnering with the Federal Government in its efforts to overcome insecurity in the Southeast.

She added: “The lesson for us is clear, you cannot have development without security, and you cannot have security without development and above all, we need good governance.

“To take this region forward, the security problem needs to be solved. The Federal Government obviously has an important role to play, but there is much to be done at the state level, and that is why I commend your leadership.”

Tags: IgboNgozi Okonjo Iweala 
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Wife of deposed Gabonese President arrested for ‘money laundering’

Next Post

Mohammed bin Salman to keep oil prices high to spur growth

You MayAlso Like

News

National Council of State Unanimously Approves Appointment of Professor Amupitan as INEC Chairman

October 9, 2025
News

Central African Republic become 46th member of AFC

October 8, 2025
News

Next Steps for African Energy: APPO Must Choose a Visionary Leader to Secure Its Future

October 8, 2025
Prince Harry watching an anti-poaching exercise in Malawi in 2019 during a royal tour of Africa to visit his charities (Getty)
News

Chad Cuts Ties with Charity Linked to Prince Harry

October 8, 2025
News

Sudanese militia leader convicted of war crimes

October 8, 2025
News

Man sentenced to death for Facebook posts about president

October 8, 2025
Next Post
Mohammed bin Salman

Mohammed bin Salman to keep oil prices high to spur growth

China beats US in top global scientific ‘hot papers’

Discussion about this post

Kingdom in Crisis: Ogwashi-Uku Rejects Obi’s Land Grab, Villages Ready to Declare Autonomy

Faked or Factual: UNN Contradictory Claims on Minister Uche Nnaji Certificate Raise Questions of Credibility

Woman appointed Archbishop of Canterbury 

A Minister of Lies?: Uche Nnaji’s Certificate Scandal and the Collapse of Credibility in Nigerian Governance

Certificate Scandal: University of Nigeria Declares Minister Uche Nnaji Never Graduated

Nigeria’s Anglican Church Rescinds Ties with Canterbury Amid Controversy Over ‘Pro-Gay’ Female Archbishop

  • British government apologizes to Peter Obi, as hired impostors, master manipulators on rampage abroad

    1242 shares
    Share 497 Tweet 311
  • Maids trafficked and sold to wealthy Saudis on black market

    1067 shares
    Share 427 Tweet 267
  • Flight Attendant Sees Late Husband On Plane

    974 shares
    Share 390 Tweet 244
  • ‘Céline Dion Dead 2023’: Singer killed By Internet Death Hoax

    905 shares
    Share 362 Tweet 226
  • Crisis echoes, fears grow in Amechi Awkunanaw in Enugu State

    735 shares
    Share 294 Tweet 184
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest

British government apologizes to Peter Obi, as hired impostors, master manipulators on rampage abroad

April 13, 2023

Maids trafficked and sold to wealthy Saudis on black market

December 27, 2022
Flight Attendant Sees Late Husband On Plane

Flight Attendant Sees Late Husband On Plane

September 22, 2023
‘Céline Dion Dead 2023’: Singer killed By Internet Death Hoax

‘Céline Dion Dead 2023’: Singer killed By Internet Death Hoax

March 21, 2023
Chief Mrs Ebelechukwu, wife of Willie Obiano, former governor of Anambra state

NIGERIA: No, wife of Biafran warlord, Bianca Ojukwu lied – Ebele Obiano:

0

SOUTH AFRICA: TO LEAVE OR NOT TO LEAVE?

0
kelechi iheanacho

TOP SCORER: IHEANACHA

0
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

WHAT CAN’TBE TAKEN AWAY FROM JONATHAN

0

National Council of State Unanimously Approves Appointment of Professor Amupitan as INEC Chairman

October 9, 2025

Central African Republic become 46th member of AFC

October 8, 2025

Next Steps for African Energy: APPO Must Choose a Visionary Leader to Secure Its Future

October 8, 2025
Prince Harry watching an anti-poaching exercise in Malawi in 2019 during a royal tour of Africa to visit his charities (Getty)

Chad Cuts Ties with Charity Linked to Prince Harry

October 8, 2025

ABOUT US

Time Africa Magazine

TIMEAFRICA MAGAZINE is an African Magazine with a culture of excellence; a magazine without peer. Nearly a third of its readers hold advanced degrees and include novelists, … READ MORE >>

SECTIONS

  • Aviation
  • Column
  • Crime
  • Europe
  • Featured
  • Gallery
  • Health
  • Interviews
  • Israel-Hamas
  • Lifestyle
  • Magazine
  • Middle-East
  • News
  • Politics
  • Press Release
  • Russia-Ukraine
  • Science
  • Special Report
  • Sports
  • TV/Radio
  • UAE
  • UK
  • US
  • World News

Useful Links

  • AllAfrica
  • Channel Africa
  • El Khabar
  • The Guardian
  • Cairo Live
  • Le Republicain
  • Magazine: 9771144975608
  • Subscribe to TIMEAFRICA MAGAZINE biweekly news magazine

    Enjoy handpicked stories from around African continent,
    delivered anywhere in the world

    Subscribe

    • About TimeAfrica Magazine
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us
    • WHO’SWHO AWARDS

    © 2025 TimeAfrica Magazine - All Right Reserved. TimeAfrica Magazine Ltd is published by Times Associates, registered Nigeria. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • WHO’SWHO AWARDS
    • Politics
    • Column
    • Interviews
    • Gallery
    • Lifestyle
    • Special Report
    • Sports
    • TV/Radio
    • Aviation
    • Health
    • Science
    • World News

    © 2025 TimeAfrica Magazine - All Right Reserved. TimeAfrica Magazine Ltd is published by Times Associates, registered Nigeria. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service.

    This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.