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The Akwa Ibom assemblage has rejected the determination by immoderate oil-producing areas to make Oro-Obolo State retired of the contiguous Akwa Ibom State.
The rejection came from coastal section authorities areas, including Eket, Esit Eket, Ikot Abasi, Mkpat Enin, and Onna.
In a property connection yesterday, the section governments, nether the aegis of the Coalition of Aboriginal Coastal Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State, said the connection amounted to onshore grabbing and a deliberate effort to contradict Akwa Ibom of its earthy resources.
The connection was jointly signed by representatives from the affected section authorities areas, including Dr Samuel Udonsak and Mkpisong Nsudoh Nsudoh for Eket, Sir Bassey Dan-Abia, and Elder Imoh Edoho for Esit Eket.
According to the coalition, the agitation for Oro-Obolo State had already failed, particularly pursuing the precise presumption of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, who declared that nary caller authorities would beryllium created nether his watch.
“In the aftermath of the failed agitation for the instauration of Oro-Obolo State, and the caller emphatic declaration by the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, that nary authorities would beryllium created retired of Akwa Ibom State nether his watch, we, the Aboriginal Coastland communities, are blessed and satisfied with that position,” the connection work successful part.
The radical besides appreciated Ifim Ibom Ibibio’s enactment for mobilising Ibibios astatine location and overseas to cull the agitation.
They besides acknowledged the enactment of their Annang counterparts, who shared their presumption that the agitation was not astir just self-determination but a calculated program to drawback onshore and power resources.
“We are grateful to the enactment of Ifim Ibom Ibibio for galvanising Ibibios astatine location and successful the diaspora to cull the instauration of immoderate authorities connected Ibibio soil. Thank you, Ifim; your courageousness and resoluteness to support the territories of Ibibio are legendary and unparalleled.”
Reiterating their enactment for the governor’s stand, the conjugation insisted that immoderate authorities instauration effort indispensable respect the territorial integrity of the Ibibio land.
“To debar doubt, we hereby restate our avowed presumption that Oro-Obolo State, oregon immoderate different state, cannot beryllium created connected Ibibio soil. Aboriginal coastland communities judge that agitation for authorities instauration by immoderate radical indispensable not infringe connected the territorial rights of our people.”
The radical further accused the agitators of challenging the authoritative and authentic representation of Akwa Ibom State successful tribunal portion preferring a mentation that compromises the presumption of Tom Shot Island and different territories successful the Cross River estuary.
The conjugation commended the medication of Senator Godswill Akpabio, erstwhile politician and existent President of the Senate, for upholding justness done the Traditional Rulers (List of Recognised Villages and Clans) (Revocation) Order, 2008.
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