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.

Is that one important mtchewwwww

I imagine this meaning so much to Edda people.

kollinzgee:
Is that one important mtchewwwww

It is important to the people concerned because it touches on their identity.

Mindlog:


It is important to the people concerned because it touches on their identity.

Blackman black brain ,you should think About inventing matches and toothpick rather than all this.

kollinzgee:


Blackman black brain ,you should think About inventing matches and toothpick rather than all this.

It still means so much to them.

The president should add them to Abia State too

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

UCyril:
The president should add them to Abia State too

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.