Senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, says the bid to create Anioma State has recorded major progress, with support from President Bola Tinubu and key constitutional amendment committees at the National Assembly.
Nwoko disclosed this at the Izu Anioma Towns Union event in Abuja during the unveiling of the maiden Anioma cultural festival. He said the momentum behind the proposal is stronger than at any point in Nigeria’s recent political history.
According to him, 97 senators had previously signed a document endorsing the state creation push, describing the scale of support as unprecedented. He explained that the bill currently before the National Assembly seeks to establish Anioma State from the nine local government areas in Delta North, spanning Aniocha, Oshimili, Ika and Ndokwa zones.
He added that neighbouring communities such as Igbanke have also expressed interest in joining the proposed state.
Nwoko said the joint constitutional amendment committees of both the Senate and the House of Representatives have agreed on the need for the South-East to have an additional state in order to balance the region with others that have six states each.
He noted that Senate President Godswill Akpabio is aligned with the move, while President Tinubu has indicated readiness to approve the new state once due legislative and constitutional processes are fulfilled.
“We have done our homework. The lobbying and consultations have been extensive. Nothing is being left undone,” he said, stressing that the initiative is nearing a decisive stage.
He announced that political leaders, traditional rulers and representatives from across the South-East are expected to meet in Awka, Anambra State, next weekend to formally adopt Anioma as the zone’s preferred candidate for the proposed new state.
Nwoko outlined the remaining steps in the process to include formal documentation to the presidency, concurrence of state Houses of Assembly and governors, followed by a national referendum. If these are completed successfully, he said Tinubu would assent to the state creation in what he described as a “historic and unifying moment.”
Calling for patience and unity, Nwoko said: “I did not begin this struggle, but I will finish it. Anioma State is close. A new chapter is coming.”
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