Idiko1:
Only dumbass fool who does not understand southeast geopolitical region is shortchanged in terms of number of states in Nigeria.

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, no infrastructure. I still wonder what their govs do with fed allocation.

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

Buddha3:


No offence intended, but this has to be the stupidest comment yet, on this thread!

Create two capital cities in one Nigeria? Is it that some of you basically have zero knowledge of societal economics cum political implications of some of the prescriptions you lay down on the wellbeing of the general populace? With just one capital city, we're still battling the detrimental effects of an ambiguous political system and one ignoramus is suggesting the addition of another.

I'm a South Southerner, but for God's sake, where is the land space where the sixth Eastern state is to be cut from? Abi una wan annex lands from other regions join with the East just to placate your delusions for an extra state? Instead of you folks to be ullulating the call for restructuring, una dey yan dust about extra state.

I may never come around to understanding how some Nigerians reason. Ekweramadu should be ashamed of himself for following this thought process.

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, no infrastructure. I still wonder what their govs do with fed allocation.

Buddha3:


No offence intended, but this has to be the stupidest comment yet, on this thread!

Create two capital cities in one Nigeria? Is it that some of you basically have zero knowledge of societal economics cum political implications of some of the prescriptions you lay down on the wellbeing of the general populace? With just one capital city, we're still battling the detrimental effects of an ambiguous political system and one ignoramus is suggesting the addition of another.

I'm a South Southerner, but for God's sake, where is the land space where the sixth Eastern state is to be cut from? Abi una wan annex lands from other regions join with the East just to placate your delusions for an extra state? Instead of you folks to be ullulating the call for restructuring, una dey yan dust about extra state.

I may never come around to understanding how some Nigerians reason. Ekweramadu should be ashamed of himself for following this thought process.

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, no infrastructure. I still wonder what their govs do with fed allocation.

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, no infrastructure. I still wonder what their govs do with fed allocation.

ovie8200:
Am from south-south but I must say that you will go to Borno state or other states with free land to curve another state for the east.

Kuginzi:


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

Buliwyf:
It is dumb to argue against the creation of a 5th southeast state based on landmass alone. Those screaming that Niger is bigger than the southeast are thoughtless idiots.

Creating states should be based on population and not land mass. The question should be whether there is adequate representation based on the population of the people from the southeast.

A better argument against creating a 6th state is viability. I don't think a 5th state in the southeast will be viable based on the current economic output of the region. It will only lead the thinning of federal allocation to the other states and more avenue for wastage and thieving.

If the Igbos actually spend more time directing their industriousness and hustling nature into building their homes and developing many economic options for their people instead of sending money to abroad-based terrorists to disrupt their own land and kill their own elite in the name of secession, they would probably be in a better position to argue for the urgency of a 6th state.

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.

DEROX:
fool was there as Deputy senate president for 8 yrs he didnt push for it o

Golan007:


And you think the population of SE is comparable with any northern state ?

Buliwyf:


This is the most foolish question anyone has ever asked here. Igbos are the third largest subgroup in Nigeria after the Hausa-Fulani and the Yorubas.

Your question is implying that Niger state has more population than the whole of the southeast and that is moronic. Landmass doesn't equate population.

Kuginzi:


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

VPN11:
Bringing our people together!!!

They can divide us;for exploitation ;they can marginalize us;for exploitation.
They can use our politicians; in bed with them; to kill us ;
We know who we are? We are not ;only indigenous; in 5 states ;but 11 states.
Every state creation done; in Nigeria is to divide us;join Ndigbo with other tribes to minimize our federal effects ;and benefits.

Onye ahala Nwaneya.
Igbo Kwenu.
This enlightened generation ;
Awake in unity.

LIST OF NATIVE IGBO TRIBES FROM SOUTH EAST AND STATES OUTSIDE THE SOUTH EAST .

1Abia
2.Imo
3.Enugu
4.Ebonyi
5.Anambra.
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List of Igbos indigenous to states outside the so called South East of Nigeria. See below:
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RIVERS STATE
1) Egbema
2) Etche
3) Omuma
4) Ndoni
5) Ikwerre
6) Ekpeye
7) Obigbo
Opobo
9) Ogba
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EDO STATE
10) Igbanke/Igboakiri
In fact most people do not even know that Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa and his wife are Igbo from Igbanke in Uhuonde Local Government area of EDO state that was formerly in Orhionwon LGA .
The mother of the late Samuel Odaigbovo Ogbemudia is Igbanke!
Most indigenes of this town just like Ika people bear hybrid names that most often could just jolly well pass as EDO because of their names like Nduka Irabor, Jim Ovia, Omorogie Nwawanne, Collins Edumaruse etc.
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DELTA STATE
11) Ika
12) Ndokwa
13) Ukwuani
14) Aniocha
15) Oshimili
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BAYELSA STATE
16) Osekwenike, Abuetor and Eke Okpokri villages, all in Sagbama area of bayelsa, are all Igbo of Ukwuani stock, and as such, are of the Anioma igbo clan of the Igbo ethnic group in BAYELSA
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CROSS RIVER STATE
17) ISOBO , even Liyel Imoke former CR governor and wife are igbos from ABI LGA – CROSS RIVER
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AKWA IBOM STATE
18) Ikot Udo Ika in Ika Local Government area of Akwa Ibom is an Igbo community.
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BENUE STATE
19)The Igbos in Benue State particularly those in Ado, Oju, Obi and Okpoku LGAs of the state were in existence before the advent of Christian religion in Nigeria.
The Igbo found in Benue are: Umuezeokoha, Umuezeoka, Oriuzor, Umuoghara, Amaekka and Amaezekwe all in Ezza communities, Izzi, Ezzamgbo and Effium, these are the people who would have been in present-day Ebonyi State but due to the fact that the Nigerian government then carved them into Benue in order to suppress the population of the East.

Apart from the Ezza-speaking clan, particularly the people of Umuezeokoha that has over 300 villages, if you are to calculate the number of Igbo-speaking villages in Benue State, outside Umuezeokaoha, you would be talking altogether about over 600 villages.

Three of the biggest markets in Benue are all in the Igbo-speaking part. The markets are Inikiri Ichari, Iddah, Iduokpe. There are also some Igbo speaking Idoma towns in Benue State.
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KOGI STATE
20) THE indigenouse Igbo-speaking communities in Kogi state especially in Ibaji and Igalamela/Odolu LGAs are Eke Avurugo community, such as Nwajala, Umuoye, Ubulie-Umuez, Ozara, and Umuoye and many more.
© Alaigbo

Me: Let's talk about this...have you been to these places and did you observe Igbo culture and language particularly in places on the list which exist outside the Southeast?

joshuanwankwo:



Na this thing dey make dem dey hate us, apart from the population in Rivers and Delta, the rest aren't worth much. Shey na because of 200 or 100 tiny villages, we go come dey make mouth say we get indigenous tribe for dem state? This ethnic groups you are mentioning, how many of them have produced even a LG Chairman? If their population isn't enough to produce one, why the need to struggle for them and attract hatred.

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.