The demand for Anioma State predates the creation of Old Bendel State, Edo State, Delta State, and even the Niger Delta and South-South geopolitical zones.

We have all the necessary resources to become a state. The agitation for Anioma State has been ongoing for over 30 years. Creating Orlu State doesn’t make sense. It’s like someone needing six fingers but, instead of finding the missing finger, he cut off one of his existing five fingers to make six. That doesn’t make sense.

What we need is Anioma State, not Orlu State.

- Senator Prince Ned Nwoko

Good but make sure Igbanke is added

So, na you get sense.

Ezewuzie01:
The demand for Anioma State predates the creation of Old Bendel State, Edo State, Delta State, and even the Niger Delta and South-South geopolitical zones.

We have all the necessary resources to become a state. The agitation for Anioma State has been ongoing for over 30 years. Creating Orlu State doesn’t make sense. It’s like someone needing six fingers but, instead of finding the missing finger, he cut off one of his existing five fingers to make six. That doesn’t make sense.

What we need is Anioma State, not Orlu State.

- Senator Prince Ned Nwoko

I support him on this,
A south east anioma state will give igbos and of course south east region more clout in this country.
It means more population, more land mass and of course more voting power

Proponents of orlu state are dumb

Ezewuzie01:
The demand for Anioma State predates the creation of Old Bendel State, Edo State, Delta State, and even the Niger Delta and South-South geopolitical zones.

We have all the necessary resources to become a state. The agitation for Anioma State has been ongoing for over 30 years. Creating Orlu State doesn’t make sense. It’s like someone needing six fingers but, instead of finding the missing finger, he cut off one of his existing five fingers to make six. That doesn’t make sense.

What we need is Anioma State, not Orlu State.

- Senator Prince Ned Nwoko

ANIOMA state makes sense if it is going to become a southeast state but if they will remain in SS region then Orlu state or any other in SE is in order.

Words on marble.

Ezewuzie01:
The demand for Anioma State predates the creation of Old Bendel State, Edo State, Delta State, and even the Niger Delta and South-South geopolitical zones.

We have all the necessary resources to become a state. The agitation for Anioma State has been ongoing for over 30 years. Creating Orlu State doesn’t make sense. It’s like someone needing six fingers but, instead of finding the missing finger, he cut off one of his existing five fingers to make six. That doesn’t make sense.

What we need is Anioma State, not Orlu State.

- Senator Prince Ned Nwoko

I am fully in support of Anioma State in the SE. Orlu state should rest. No need to further divide the state of imo and anambra

Objectivist04:

I support him on this,
A south east anioma state will give igbos and of course south east region more clout in this country.
It means more population, more land mass and of course more voting power

Proponents of orlu state are dumb

They are not dumb,was there any bill for Anioma state before Orlu Bill was presented in House of Reps?
Secondly how are you sure that ANIOMA state currently in SS region will be carved to SE before or after it is created?

Is this another facebook post?. If the creation of Orlu state comprising homogenous igbo communities doesn't make sense, is it an Anioma state comprising heterogenous ethnic nationalities that makes sense?. You need sense to make sense, Senator Ned Nwoko needs common sense.

Bulldozer90:
Good but make sure Igbanke is added

It is doubtful whether Edo state government will agree to let them go.

Objectivist04:

I support him on this,
A south east anioma state will give igbos and of course south east region more clout in this country.
It means more population, more land mass and of course more voting power

Proponents of orlu state are dumb

You are right. Imo Ugochinyere wants to be governor of Orlu state. After ruling Imo state since 1999, Orlu zone is still not satisfied. The idiot wants to add Anambra to their stupidity.

paramakina202:


ANIOMA state makes sense if it is going to become a southeast state but if they will remain in SS region then Orlu state or any other in SE is in order.

They will be part of the SE with 9 local government areas clearly well defined.

paramakina202:


They are not dumb,was there any bill for Anioma state before Orlu Bill was presented in House of Reps?
Secondly how are you sure that ANIOMA state currently in SS region will be carved to SE before or after it is created?

Waste of time, no new state will ever be created again, unless the Military take over, which is impossible.

Everybody not an agbado person should not waste time on this thread

Op is neither igbo nor southern, he's a disguising buhari/APC apologist posting with a hacked nairaland account

paramakina202:


ANIOMA state makes sense if it is going to become a southeast state but if they will remain in SS region then Orlu state or any other in SE is in order.

if they become SS state, no problem. The SE will get additional state for equity. Nigeria need more states anyway.

blacknp:
Waste of time, no new state will ever be created again, unless the Military take over, which is impossible.

Creating a new state is difficult but not impossible. Hausa and Yoruba believe they are more populated than Igbos so they will surely create new states for themselves to maintain advantage over the SE. What I agree is that any Igbo who thinks that a new state for the SE will balance the equation is clearly stupid. The point of Anioma state is rather to bring our brethren across the Niger into the fold.

Ezewuzie01:

They will be part of the SE with 9 local government areas clearly well defined.

There is no guarantee yet even Ned Nwoko is saying what is important is creating ANIOMA state whether they will remain in SS or SE.
ANIOMA is obviously more than qualified to be a state however it can only replace the agitation for additional state in SE if they will be merged with us.

EmeeNaka:
if they become SS state, no problem. The SE will get additional state for equity. Nigeria need more states anyway.

You guys are taking things for granted.Why kill your bill when you are not sure ANIOMA will be added to SE?The two can be created at same time if Anioma is to remain in SS.

blacknp:
Waste of time, no new state will ever be created again, unless the Military take over, which is impossible.

Nothing is impossible.

paramakina202:


There is no guarantee yet even Ned Nwoko is saying what is important is creating ANIOMA state whether they will remain in SS or SE.
ANIOMA is obviously more than qualified to be a state however it can only replace the agitation for additional state in SE if they will be merged with us.

How will they be merged with SE if you don't first separate them from the Ijaws, Urhobos and Itsekiris that they share their current state with?

paramakina202:


You guys are taking things for granted.Why kill your bill when you are not sure ANIOMA will be added to SE?The two can be created at same time if Anioma is to remain in SS.

The main problem with Orlu state is that they added Anambra to their madness. Anambra people are not agitating for a new state. Orlu people should have just maintained their 12 LGAs in Imo state which even has more LGAs than Bayelsa and Gombe instead of trying to steal parts of Anambra that want nothing to do with them.

Ezewuzie01:

How will they be merged with SE if you don't first separate them from the Ijaws, Urhobos and Itsekiris that they share their current state with?

We need gurantees from ndi Anioma and Nigeria government that ANIOMA will be merged with SE after creation before we sacrifice our own 6th state agitation for Anioma.Can't you get it?

Ezewuzie01:

The main problem with Orlu state is that they added Anambra to their madness. Anambra people are not agitating for a new state. Orlu people should have just maintained their 12 LGAs in Imo state which even has more LGAs than Bayelsa and Gombe instead of trying to steal parts of Anambra that want nothing to do with them.

If Orlu state is not viable there are others like Adada,Etiti state agitation etc.. it is not all about Orlu it is about SE getting a 6th state.

Creating Anioma State in place of the deserved 6th state in the southeast area doesn’t make sense. It’s like Anioma which is in charge of
sharing the plenty 13% derivative for Delta state from federal allocations, but wants to abandon the sharer role to join a place where it will become starved; it's like using a trick of "take us Anioma to the southeast zone" to diminish political representation for Nd'Igbo in the National Assembly, FEC, and in distribution of federal government development projects. Federal development projects are mostly shared according to zones. Anioma as 6th southeast state to share federal projects with the other states in the Southeast area is a great cheating to the existing states of the southeast area.
Only the most apolitical Igbos in the southeast area can be deceived with the slogan of "join us Anioma to our kit and kin in the southeast."
Ala Igbo is Ala Igbo whether in Anioma or in Rivers state or in other states. We cannot expand Ala Igbo through making Anioma a 6th state in the southeast area. Presidential
Election results are not decided according to zones, but according to states. A presidential candidate must win 25% of votes in 24 of the 36 states of Nigeria before declared winner. Not decided according to zones.
Anioma state can come after a sixth state is created in the Southeast area.
It's like lowering political representation in Abuja for Nd'Igbo if Anioma State is made to be a sixth state in the southeast area.

Ezewuzie01:
The demand for Anioma State predates the creation of Old Bendel State, Edo State, Delta State, and even the Niger Delta and South-South geopolitical zones.

We have all the necessary resources to become a state. The agitation for Anioma State has been ongoing for over 30 years. Creating Orlu State doesn’t make sense. It’s like someone needing six fingers but, instead of finding the missing finger, he cut off one of his existing five fingers to make six. That doesn’t make sense.

What we need is Anioma State, not Orlu State.

- Senator Prince Ned Nwoko

any one or name just to complete the equality is welcomed by me, propaganda everywhere

paramakina202:


They are not dumb,was there any bill for Anioma state before Orlu Bill was presented in House of Reps?
Secondly how are you sure that ANIOMA state currently in SS region will be carved to SE before or after it is created?

The proponents want the new state to be in south east, I don't think there will be any opposition to that

Even if anioma state fails, the best bet for igbos is Adada state that will bring in kogi and benue igbos into south east.
That just like anioma means additional population and additional land mass . We need to be strategic in this, further balkanizing the two smallest states (by land mass) in south east just doesn't make sense to me.


If we don't expand westward let's expand northward but not dividing out tiny region further

Objectivist04:

The proponents want the new state to be in south east, I don't think there will be any opposition to that

Even if anioma state fails, the best bet for igbos is Adada state that will bring in kogi and benue igbos into south east.
That just like anioma means additional population and additional land mass . We need to be strategic in this, further balkanizing the two smallest states (by land mass) in south east just doesn't make sense to me.

I am not against the proposal if they will be merged with SE.

I support the creation of Anioma state over that of Orlu despite being from Imo state. The combined size of the 9 local government areas in Delta North, is about the size of Abia state.

You have all the necessary resource to be a state. What is the proposed state per capita, IGR from current LGA in the state? Instead of thinking of ways to merge current unproductive states, and generate wealth this one is concerned with sharing from the already depleted national cake.

Mindlog:
I support the creation of Anioma state over that of Orlu despite being from Imo state. The combined size of the 9 local government areas in Delta North, is about the size of Abia state.

Plus it has a larger land area than Anambra, Imo and Abia. Igbos will show uncommon wisdom to totally back Anioma state. Orlu state is an unwanted distraction.

Ezewuzie01:

They will be part of the SE with 9 local government areas clearly well defined.

Onitsha and Ogbaru, carved out of Anambra state are to be added to Anioma state. The intention is to make Onitsha the state capital, instead of Asaba. That has always been the plan.

Infact Anioma would have been a state of its own, if not for IBB’s wrong decision to tie Anioma to Niger Delta and making Asaba the capital as a consolation. Rightfully according to Ned Nwoko, the clamour for Anioma state has been there since the administration of IBB.

Most importantly, taking Anioma into the SE would mean taking also the resources in those areas. Anioma has huge deposits of oil and gas. We have seen Agip in Oko areas of Oshimili south, searching for oil. Its an added advantage bringing Anioma into the SE which is the area of the ancestors.

Ezewuzie01:
The demand for Anioma State predates the creation of Old Bendel State, Edo State, Delta State, and even the Niger Delta and South-South geopolitical zones.

We have all the necessary resources to become a state. The agitation for Anioma State has been ongoing for over 30 years. Creating Orlu State doesn’t make sense. It’s like someone needing six fingers but, instead of finding the missing finger, he cut off one of his existing five fingers to make six. That doesn’t make sense.

What we need is Anioma State, not Orlu State.

- Senator Prince Ned Nwoko

Everyone can have what's theirs. It's not only Anioma that's clamouring for a state.

This is from a news report from 2011. Proposed states are:

Igboezue, Adada, Aba, Njaba, Orlu, Orimili and Orashi (South East);

Anioma, Oil Rivers, Ogoja, Afemaiesan, Toru-Ebe and New Delta (South South);

Oduduwa, Ijebu, Ibadan, New Oyo, Oke-Ogun (South West);

Apa, Idoma, Edu, Okun, Oya (North Central); Amana and Savannah, Katagum (North East);

and Gurara (North West).