{"id":357705,"date":"2025-03-04T08:17:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T07:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=357705"},"modified":"2025-03-04T08:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T07:17:18","slug":"orji-kalu-anioma-are-igbo-a-sixth-south-east-state-should-be-created-from-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/04\/orji-kalu-anioma-are-igbo-a-sixth-south-east-state-should-be-created-from-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Orji Kalu: Anioma are Igbo&#8230; a sixth south-east state should be created from there"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The south-east is the only zone in Nigeria with only five states and leaders from the zone have been clamouring for the creation of an additional state in the zone.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has expressed his backing for the establishment of Anioma State from Delta State as the sixth state in the Southeast.<\/p>\n<p>The Southeast geopolitical zone remains the only region in Nigeria with just five states, prompting its leaders to push for another state to align with other regions.<\/p>\n<p>Former Abia State Governor, Senator Kalu, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/channelstv\/status\/1896633929484128657?t=erNa4t6yLehBd2CSadXjAw&amp;s=19\"><strong>stated<\/strong><\/a> on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today that forming Anioma State would ease concerns over the perceived exclusion of the Igbo people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, Anioma State should be created as the sixth South-East state. It\u2019s the only state that will be viable to be created,&#8221; Senator Kalu remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anioma are Igbos and they never said they are not Igbos. The sixth South-East state should be created, and it should be from Anioma.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The proposed Anioma State is being championed by Delta North Senator Ned Nwoko, who asserts that it aims to &#8220;correct historical oversight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senator Nwoko contends that establishing Anioma State will rectify the enduring disparity in the distribution of states within Nigeria\u2019s geopolitical zones.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted that the Southeast currently consists of five states, in contrast to its counterparts, except the Northwest, which uniquely consists of seven states.<\/p>\n<p>The Delta Senator insisted that this unequal distribution leads to an imbalance in political representation, leaving the Southeast with 15 senators instead of the usual 18.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Nwoko\u2019s proposed new state comprises nine local government areas, all of which are currently part of Delta State.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, lawmakers dismissed all 31 proposed state creation requests, stating that none of them satisfied the necessary constitutional requirements for approval.<\/p>\n<p>The committee explained that after thorough evaluation, none of the 31 submissions met the constitutional conditions required to warrant further consideration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The south-east is the only zone in Nigeria with only five states and leaders from the zone have been clamouring for the creation of an additional state in the zone. 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