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Buhari Renames Afikpo South And North Local Government Areas Respectively by AmaOfuru07: 9:59am On Mar 18, 2023 |
President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed into law the Bill for an Act to alter provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to change the names of Afikpo North and Afikpo South Local Government Areas. The Bill was sponsored by Senator Michael Ama Nnachi in the 9th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in a report of the Senate Committee on review of the 1999 constitution (fifth alteration) Bills 2022, was among the 16 Constitution amendment Bills assented to by the president on Friday. With the presidential assent,Afikpo South and Afikpo North Local Government Areas are now to be known and addressed as Edda Local Government and Afikpo Local Government, respectively. It will be recalled that the ‘Edda’ people of in Ebonyi South Senatorial District had consistently demanded to be addressed as ‘Edda Local Government ’.EDDA LGA In 1950, Edda people were Edda Council. In April 1955, they became Edda County Council (equivalent of today's LGA) The Nigerian Civil war destroyed that. In 1981, Imo government created Edda LGA. In 1983, Buhari’s coup destroyed it. In 1991, IBB without consulting them revived the old EDDA LGA and without asking them tagged them AFIKPO SOUTH Ogbuoji was the first chairman and in protest, he started designating it as Afikpo South (EDDA) LGA The LGA Council passed a motion asking for the name to be changed because THERE IS NO AFIKPO MAN IN THAT LGA, Only Edda In 2004, two Ebonyi House members representing Edda, Hon. Ben Obasi (late) and Hon. Ugorji Ama Oti initiated a bill to change the name In 2006, Hon Irem Ibom of the House of Representatives initiated a bill to change it until presidential assent k!lled it. In 2012, Senator Ogbuoji revived the effort to actualize that. It succeeded and later the president didn't sign. In 2020, Senator Mike Nnachi renewed that effort which is what we have now on going Even Hon. Iduma Igariwey Enwo , a non-Edda man sees the benefit and supports it. And finally on 17th march,2023 President Buhari signs the bill into law. 1 Share
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Re: Buhari Renames Afikpo South And North Local Government Areas Respectively by kollinzgee(m): 10:00am On Mar 18, 2023 |
Is that one important mtchewwwww |
Re: Buhari Renames Afikpo South And North Local Government Areas Respectively by Mindlog: 10:01am On Mar 18, 2023 |
I imagine this meaning so much to Edda people. |
Re: Buhari Renames Afikpo South And North Local Government Areas Respectively by Mindlog: 10:02am On Mar 18, 2023 |
kollinzgee: It is important to the people concerned because it touches on their identity. |
Re: Buhari Renames Afikpo South And North Local Government Areas Respectively by kollinzgee(m): 10:04am On Mar 18, 2023 |
Mindlog: Blackman black brain ,you should think About inventing matches and toothpick rather than all this. |
Re: Buhari Renames Afikpo South And North Local Government Areas Respectively by Mindlog: 10:05am On Mar 18, 2023 |
kollinzgee: It still means so much to them. |
Re: Buhari Renames Afikpo South And North Local Government Areas Respectively by UCyril: 10:11am On Mar 18, 2023 |
The president should add them to Abia State too |
Re: Buhari Renames Afikpo South And North Local Government Areas Respectively by Samfloxin(m): 10:14am On Mar 18, 2023 |
People should be identified as who they are, this is how they divided the south east calling our brothers Niger Deltans. So,it is a welcome development |
Re: Buhari Renames Afikpo South And North Local Government Areas Respectively by Isobug: 10:24am On Mar 18, 2023 |
UCyril:Both LGAs are supposed to be in Abia not Ebonyi. Nothing relate them with the rest of Ebonyi state. Culture, languages lifestyle farming and even geography are all different. |
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