The Enugu West Senator, Ike Ekweremadu, on Saturday, said the southeast needs an extra state because the region is shortchanged.

Ekweremadu explained that an extra state would enable the southeast to “match with the rest of the country in terms of opportunities and national assembly.”

Speaking during a town hall meeting in Enugu State, the former Deputy Senate President, said the southeast is shortchanged in the area of resource control.

Ekweremadu pointed out that the region stands at a disadvantaged position during voting and resource distribution at the National Assembly.

According to Ekweremadu: “The number [in the national assembly] is lopsided, because of the way the states were created.

"Right now, the south-east has just five states while others have six and seven. With the senate, we have just fifteen [lawmakers], while some have 18 and some 21.

"So when it comes to voting and resource distribution, we are shortchanged. If you go to the house of representatives, [it’s a] similar thing.

"I believe that the fair thing to do is for the country to agree for us to have an extra state for the south-east. So that will enable us to match with the rest of the country in terms of opportunities and national assembly.”

Nyanmiridunce:
Where the land dey to create extra state. The whole SE region will fit inside Niger state and still remain some spare lands for other ibo-speaking parts of delta, Kogi and rivers.

LeoDeKing:

And since there are 5 states in that zone, they get averagely 5 times fed allocation as much as Niger state, yet ordinary road they can't build.

LeoDeKing:

And since there are 5 states in that zone, they get averagely 5 times fed allocation as much as Niger state, yet ordinary road they can't build.

Nyanmiridunce:
And na dem go dey disturb the whole country with shouts of marginalization not knowing they have been fleecing FG for long.

Greedy lots!

DrGoodman:


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Nyanmiridunce:
Where the land dey to create extra state. The whole SE region will fit inside Niger state and still remain some spare lands for other ibo-speaking parts of delta, Kogi and rivers.

Nyanmiridunce:
Say the trash you wanna say...

Kuginzi:
By Seun Opejobi

The Enugu West Senator, Ike Ekweremadu, on Saturday, said the southeast needs an extra state because the region is shortchanged.

Ekweremadu explained that an extra state would enable the southeast to “match with the rest of the country in terms of opportunities and national assembly.”

Speaking during a town hall meeting in Enugu State, the former Deputy Senate President, said the southeast is shortchanged in the area of resource control.

Ekweremadu pointed out that the region stands at a disadvantaged position during voting and resource distribution at the National Assembly.

According to Ekweremadu: “The number [in the national assembly] is lopsided, because of the way the states were created.

"Right now, the south-east has just five states while others have six and seven. With the senate, we have just fifteen [lawmakers], while some have 18 and some 21.

"So when it comes to voting and resource distribution, we are shortchanged. If you go to the house of representatives, [it’s a] similar thing.

"I believe that the fair thing to do is for the country to agree for us to have an extra state for the south-east. So that will enable us to match with the rest of the country in terms of opportunities and national assembly.”

https://dailypost.ng/2022/04/02/why-southeast-needs-extra-state-ekweremadu/

Nyanmiridunce:
Where the land dey to create extra state. The whole SE region will fit inside Niger state and still remain some spare lands for other ibo-speaking parts of delta, Kogi and rivers.

Ttalk:


That's what I have been telling our Igbo brother to pursue, but no they are looking for shortcut to presidency.

Seriously, Igbo needs the 6th state more than any other thing and it would be a plus for entire South if one state can be added and one removed from NW while 2capital should be created one in the north and one in the South.

But the South are too myopic and emotional to even understand what is good for them.

As it is, there would never be any pro South bill that would scale through Nass. We can all see the way PIA was watered down thereby making ways for some northern state to benefit from it because without South allowing such longer-throat, the Bill would have been killed like the previous ones

buckeyemedia:
Don’t mind that idiot, he has started whining his people, the states they already have are paupers that can’t live without Federal Government monthly handout for more than 60 days before they collapse, ordinary to pay state workers is a problem even with the free money from Abuja every month.

buckeyemedia:
You dull no be small, Dundee United suppose come scout you.

Nyanmiridunce:
Where the land dey to create extra state. The whole SE region will fit inside Niger state and still remain some spare lands for other ibo-speaking parts of delta, Kogi and rivers.

CyynthiaKiss:
For the purpose of audience..

State Creation and constituencies are done based on the population on ground and not by land mass.. This is why Lagos State despite being the smallest state in Nigeria by land mass has one of the highest reps member at the green chamber... While that of Niger and Taraba state depite having the second highest land mass in Nigeria has the least members in the aformentioned place..

The same thing is applicable to state creation..
Its done by the population not the land mass... Anambra state today is more populated than Niger State but Niger State is four times bigger than Anambra State...

See how hate has destroyed the psyche of ignorant clowns above me, displaying their lack of exposure and understanding of Politics..

Every clown wants to have a say on nairaland politics section


It's a Pity...