[size=15pt]State Creation: PDP, APGA Unite, Plan Joint Committee[/size]

16 Oct 2011

South-east National Vice Chairman of PDP, Olisa Metu


From Chuks Okocha in Abuja




Ratcheting up their demand for an additional state in the Southeast geo-political zone and in order to present a common front on the planned constitution amendment, the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Grand Alliance in the South-east have come together and will next week inaugurate a joint committee to speak with one voice.


According to a statement by the National Vice Chairman of PDP in the South-east, Olisa Metu. “We had prior to the South East Governors Forum Resolution engaged the national leadership of our sister Party, the All Progressive Grand Alliance in discussions on the issue of constitutional amendment as it affects the South east zone”.


Metu also said that discussions had been very effective and both parties have resolved to set up a high-powered committee of prominent sons and daughters of the South east zone to articulate and recommend the minimum acceptable standards for the zone on the issues to be discussed during the constitution amendment process. In view of this, he said that the leadership of PDP and APGA in the South east zone affirmed its support of the resolution of the South East Governors Forum demanding the creation of two additional states from the zone during the forthcoming constitution amendment process.


He said that the bi-partisan committee of eminent sons and daughters of the zone shall be inaugurated within the next one week.
The PDP national vice chairman said that the zone was delighted by the unity of purpose existing among the southeast governors and other zones in the country, particularly on the issue of state creation and other issues, and prayed that this momentum would be sustained in the best interest of the people of the south east zone.

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