[1][2][3][4] The group was formed in 2006 with Ifedi Okwenna as the Director general and strategic meetings are held yearly to bring all igbo heads within and outside the country together so as to foster unity and to project their 50-year visioning plan for 2066.
[7][8] The World Igbo Summit Group has called for an end to all contention and conflict in Ohanaeze Ndigbo and request all aggrieved parties to come together in the larger interest of Igbo people.
[9] In 2016, World Igbo Summit Group adopted the resolutions for the immediate implementation of the 50-year visioning plan.
The resolution articulates short term, mid-term and long-term strategic plans to “comprehensively tackle the development of Igboland” and promote the well-being of the people.
It also strives to persuade Igbo entrepreneurs and investors in Nigeria and Diaspora to think-home and invest in Igboland.