Compared to which region? Yours? 😂😂😂😂
Come off it, we know say na engagement you dey find
Igbos (the South-East) lack development compared to other regions because they don't have leaders who put the masses first; The marginalization wouldn't be this bad if the leaders act right. In the National Assembly, Igbos are represented across all SE states, yet the elected ones play politics instead of doing their jobs. Same goes for the governors as well, and state level leaders.
Many Igbos also claim to be the developers of other regions, often trying to attribute the success of those states to themselves. Now the question is, why not put the same effort in your states and invest in the said estates, trade, and commerce? You can't claim to be developing other regions when an argument arises whereas you own states lacks the basic infrastructures you argue about. And this is for the elites residing in other regions.
Odumeje is partially right, the Nigerian government has marginalized the South-East to a certain degree, but the "damage to the Igbo people" is mostly caused by the Igbo leaders themselves, and the elites in general. The FG is made up of state leaders which the South-East are a major part of, and the region also have prominent public figures across all sectors. Hold them accountable.