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Asagba-in-Council, the apex traditional authority of Asaba, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to approve the creation of Anioma State.
In a letter co-signed by the Regent, Prof Anthony Edozien, Ochendo Asagba, and the Secretary of Asaba Palace, Patrick Ndili, the council said it has been the decade-long aspiration of the Anioma people.
They said the creation of Anioma state would permanently address the imbalance of the number of states in the Southeast as it is composed today and assuage the insecurity in the region.
“For decades, way before Delta State was created, Anioma people with one voice have agitated and continued to agitate for the creation of Anioma State.
“We believe and align with Senator Prince Ned Nwoko in the vanguard for the creation of Anioma State. He has presented a bill on the floor of the Senate for the creation of Anioma State. We fully identify with the resolve of Mr President to restore peace and security in the South East.
“We respectfully invite Mr President to take cognizance of our cultural, traditional and linguistic affinity with the people of the South East. Our boundaries are well documented. Anioma State will be very viable as it has abundant human and natural resources.
“It is against this backdrop that we fully support the creation of Anioma State and totally support Senator Ned Nwoko on the long drawn-out quest for Anioma State.
In another letter to the forum of traditional rulers under the leadership of HRM Emmanuel Efeizomor, the Obi of Owa, the Asagba-in-Council urged the Anioma monarchs to rally the support of their respective community behind Senator Ned Nwoko for the actualisation of Anioma State.
While emphasising the expediency of the current opportunity for the creation of the long-sought-after state, the Ochendo Asagba appealed to the forum of Anioma traditional rulers to likewise formally write on behalf of their respective communities to the relevant federal authorities in support of the creation of Anioma State.
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