UNIEC) Condemns the Exclusion of the South East Region in the N380bn Renewed Hope Development Projects 2025 Budget.
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The United Igbo Elders Council Worldwide (UNIEC) Condemns the Exclusion of the South East Region in the N380bn Renewed Hope Development Projects 2025 Budget. Calls on the Federal Government to Urgently Address the Anomaly By H. E. Pastor Michael Obierika Saturday, May 24, 2025 The United Igbo Elders Council Worldwide (UNIEC) has expressed strong disapproval over the reported exclusion of Nigeria’s South East region from the N380 billion Renewed Hope Development Projects as proposed in the 2025 national budget. In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday, the Council described the omission as “deliberate, unjust, and a grave insult to the collective aspirations of the Igbo people.” The group accused the Federal Government of perpetuating structural marginalisation, and demanded immediate redress. According to UNIEC, the budget, which outlines massive investments in infrastructure, agriculture, education, and social development across various geopolitical zone...