The Eastern Region Assembly, ERA is a socio-political organisation whose core mission is championing the course of the people of the old eastern region.
ERA is an amalgam of many organisations speaking in the interest of the region and a melting point of ideas of all the members of the Assembly.
In their meeting which took place in Catford, London United Kingdom, the group maintained that they will not be carried away with a mere handshake and the oral agreement that took place in Enugu between the Igbo leaders and Atiku.
ERA said they are intensifying actions to ensure Atiku/Obi comes to the UK to give more insight on which sort of restructuring they intends to present to the people and how they will ensure the National Assembly backs the process assuring that various groups in the UK have shown interest to be part of the programme by ERA.
The ERA National President, Ejike Ikezuagu stated this on Saturday after a meeting with the various groups that fused to form ERA.
The ERA President, Ejike Ikezuagu said, ERA as a group and a political bloc for the people of the old eastern region will always respect the elders from the region, but said ERA will always stand firm and focused to their course.
He described Prof. Ben Nwabueze as a colossus and a man whose legacy will always remain indelible for posterity.
Hon. Ikezuagu upheld and praised the meeting the Igbo leaders had with Atiku and also described the hug given to Atiku by Prof. Ben Nwabueze as “touching” and requested Atiku to come to London to discuss with ERA and various groups.
ERA said, they want to have an “Agreed Written Document” (AWD) with Atiku concerning the restructuring of Nigeria and how it will be restructured.
They maintained that if Atiku is serious on his words, he should come to the UK to explain to the groups, and if done, the totality of the people of the old eastern region and all the groups in the region will ensure he wins the election in the region.
