Ohanaeze Ndigbo UK to plant 1m palm trees in South-East

<p>Iwuanyanwu while responding lauded Ibeto for her vision for Ohanaeze and urged her not to relent as they were solidly behind her leadership.</p>, <span>President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.</span>, <h2>The Ohanaeze Ndigbo UK and Northern Ireland it has concluded plans to plant one million palm trees in the country as part of effort to assist businesses in the South-East.</h2>, <p>Ohanaeze said this in a statement issued by its Media Consultant, Asa Blessing-Chijekwu, on Wednesday after the visit in London of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide.</p>, <p>Blessing-Chijekwu quoted the Ohanaeze President in UK, Lady Aqueen Ibeto, as saying that the planting of the palm trees would be concentrated in the South-East states.</p>, <p>“We plan to plant one million palm trees in Nigeria and we are working with our members who have vast land in the South-East, to commence that project,” Ibeto was quoted as saying.</p>, <p>Ibeto also said that Ohanaeze Ndigbo UK had already secured a place in Enugu where they would build a skill acquisition centre.</p>, <p>She said that the skill acquisition centre would be replicated in other states in the South-East.</p>, <p>“We brought our care back home and secured the release of 20 inmates of the Maximum Security Prison in Enugu, and those inmates released are from different states of the South-East.</p>, <p>“We are extending the gesture of development back home to impact lives in our country and zone.</p>, <p>“I have also championed the course of women through my group, the Adaure Igbo Women Association which is one of the biggest women group in UK; It’s in Nigeria and now in the U.S.</p>, <p>“Ohanaeze has cultural and education department and has been working to ensure they impact on lives of members.</p>, <p>“We initiated Congress of Igbo leader to promote peaceful coexistence among our people and it was from this group that we created Igbo Festival of Art and Culture.</p>, <p>“But we decided to make Ohanaez