Nigeria, June 16 -- A former Commissioner for Information in Anambra State, Sir Paul Nwosu, believes it is wrong for the governments and people of the Southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria to depend on the national government to determine the pace of the region's socio-economic growth.

Nwosu thinks that if the various state governments and powerhouses in the region collaborate to craft and implement an economic blueprint for the Southeast's growth, the region could become the Dubai and Singapore of Africa.

Sir Nwosu, the editor-in-chief of Anambra Times, whose platform is convening a roundtable for Igbo Stakeholders on Southeast development on June 19, 2025, in Awka, expressed this view in an exclusive chat with TNC correspondents in A...