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This push is not sudden. Nwoko has been championing Anioma State creation for over two decades, tracing its roots to the 1950s agitation led by leaders like Sir Dennis Osadebay and traditional rulers from the Asaba division.<\/p>\n
In a speech from April, he emphasized how a new state would boost local governance, enhance resource distribution, and ensure better representation in the Senate, House, and State Assembly .<\/p>\n
The campaign has garnered backing from various quarters. Nationally, groups like the Ndokwa Progressive Youths Assembly, community leaders, and traditional sovereigns\u2014including those from Asaba, Agbor, Ubulu-Unor, and others\u2014have publicly endorsed Nwoko\u2019s vision .<\/p>\n
Politically, potential alignments are taking shape. While Nwoko recently left the PDP\u2014citing obstruction from Delta\u2019s governor Sherif Oborevwori to the Anioma agenda\u2014and privileges to Caucus support , APC stakeholders like Chief Emma Ejiofor have welcomed him, urging the governor to back the initiative within the ruling party framework .<\/p>\n
As preparations for a public hearing begin, all eyes are on Abuja. Senator Nwoko has called on Anioma indigenes to participate actively, describing the moment as historic and necessary for local empowerment and national unity .<\/p>\n
The #AniomaState trend reflects a renewed appetite for federal restructuring in Nigeria and raises urgent questions about identity, resource distribution, and political stability ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nigerian politician and businessman Senator Ned Munir Nwoko is trending nationwide as his ambitious campaign to carve out Anioma State from Delta North gains serious traction in Nigeria\u2019s National Assembly. Under Senate Bill 481, the proposal to establish Anioma State has cleared its first two readings and is currently at the committee review stage in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":23268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"13142","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[7001,7003,247,7002],"class_list":["post-23265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-anioma-state","tag-delta-north","tag-ned-nwoko","tag-nigerian-senate"],"yoast_head":"\n