Bill for creation of new state for South East scales first reading

The House of Representatives on Thursday took a step towards the creation of a new state in the South-East geo-political zone of the country.

PUNCH Online reports that lawmakers on the floor of the House during Thursday’s plenary passed a bill for first reading for the creation of Orlu State.

The bill sponsored by the member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere and others is now set for a second reading.

According to the draft bill, the creation of Orlu State will alter the 1999 Constitution (as amended), increasing the number of states in the federation from 36 to 37.

The new state will be carved out from Imo, Abia, and Anambra States, with Orlu as its capital


The House of Representatives on Thursday took a step towards the creation of a new state in the South-East geo-political zone of the country.

PUNCH Online reports that lawmakers on the floor of the House during Thursday’s plenary passed a bill for first reading for the creation of Orlu State.

The bill sponsored by the member representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere and others is now set for a second reading.

According to the draft bill, the creation of Orlu State will alter the 1999 Constitution (as amended), increasing the number of states in the federation from 36 to 37.

The new state will be carved out from Imo, Abia, and Anambra States, with Orlu as its capital city.

The bill also seeks to amend the 1999 Constitution by inserting a new paragraph, which will include 28 local government areas, namely Orlu, Orsu, Oru West, Oru East, Ideato North, Ideato South, Njaba, Nkwerre, Nwangele, Isu, Oguta, Ohaji Egbema, Onuimo, Ihiala, Uga, Ihiala, Uli, Ozubulu, Akokwa, Arondizuogu, Umuchu, Umunze, Umuaku, New Ideato North, Nwabosi West, Nwabosi East, Owerre Nkworji, Alaoma, Amaifeke, and Owerrebiri Umuowa.

Ugochinyere, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party the lead sponsor of the bill, appealed to his colleagues at the National Assembly to support the bill to ensure its passage through a second reading.

He stated that the creation of Orlu State would lead to the emergence of Ideato as a senatorial district.

In the current political configuration, the North-West comprises seven states while the North-East, North-Central, South-South and South-West consist of six states each. Only the South-East has five states.

However, the South-West is seeking the creation of Oke-Ogun State, which when created, would bring it at par with the North-West.

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DID ANAMBRA TELL THEM TO CARVE ANY SECTION OUT OF THE STATE?


NO BE ONLY OLU STATE, THAT IS THE MOST USELESS STATE.


CURRENTLY A WAR ZONE.


PLEASE KEEP ANAMBRA OUT OF YOUR PLANS.

MAKE DEM CARRY AK47 PURSUE THIEF COMMOT FOR ASO ROCK, WE HAVE ENOUGH USELESS STATES WE DONT NEED MORE.

waternogetemeny:
DID ANAMBRA TELL THEM TO CARVE ANY SECTION OUT OF THE STATE?


NO BE ONLY OLU STATE, THAT IS THE MOST USELESS STATE.


CURRENTLY A WAR ZONE.


PLEASE KEEP ANAMBRA OUT OF YOUR PLANS.

SE has just 5 states which make them systematically and politically disadvantaged even economically starved.

Adding more state will add to the all round progress of the SE region

Very good I see no reason why dessert North West have 7 states, Northwest is so backward except southern Kaduna because southern Kaduna indigenes are middle belt but Fulani carve them into North West to gain political numbers

EasternActivist:


SE has just 5 states which make them systematically and politically disadvantaged even economically starved.

Adding more state will add to the all round progress of the SE region

You just wasted your mb worth of data replying a low IQ subhuman, the idiot is not even Igbo.

EasternActivist:


SE has just 5 states which make them systematically and politically disadvantaged even economically starved.

Adding more state will add to the all round progress of the SE region

THEY ARE ADDING ADDITIONAL STATES ACROSS ALL GEOPOLITICAL ZONE NOT JUST SE.


WITH THIS CRASHING ECONOMY.


THAT IS A DEATH SENTENECE.

Instead of them to create anioma state from Delta, they are busy deceiving themselves

It's long overdue. Orlu deserves to be a state

They are pushing for this BS but couldnt push for referendum
mrvitalis and gidgiddy, u can see now that your senators are the problem...they dont even know what to priortize this time

Additional states= Additional revenue

victory36:
Instead of them to create anioma state from Delta, they are busy deceiving themselves

This would have been the logical thing to do

victory36:
Instead of them to create anioma state from Delta, they are busy deceiving themselves

After Orlu state, then Anioma.

Let Igbos in core SE states create another state to balance 6 that other regions have first.

Then Anioma can come in later, to avoid haters of Nigeria and progress accusing SE of landgrabbing.

Stupid bill that has no chance of passing. IMO Ugochinyere must be high on Meth to include parts of Anambra without consulting the people first. He doesn't know that even parts of Imo state like Akokwa will give anything to join Anambra. If Andy Uba and his brothers catch him for joining their town in his stupid state, he is finished.

Audio, seeing is believing

Orlu from Imo?

Nansense!

Will that stop IPOB from operating in Orlu?

When almost all the able-bodied people don run come Lagos and SW!

First step of reconciliation is to balance up the number of states in the regions

Good development.

Long and over due

Dem no go gree this bill reach third reading, ndị na we get the population for voting

The problem with this is that other zones will seek to create states too.

This will lead to inflated budget due to governors, ministries, permanent secretaries, local governments, etc. And more money to embezzle.

Hmmmmmm

Hahahahahahaha. And they will hand it over to esn
Ndi erieri

waternogetemeny:
DID ANAMBRA TELL THEM TO CARVE ANY SECTION OUT OF THE STATE?


NO BE ONLY OLU STATE, THAT IS THE MOST USELESS STATE.


CURRENTLY A WAR ZONE.


PLEASE KEEP ANAMBRA OUT OF YOUR PLANS.

Taaaaaah, Nnewi and okija will be under Orlu state..

Kalakulu:


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