1 month ago
27
By Emma Amaize, Editor, NDV
The disagreement betwixt 3 apical governmental leaders of the Anioma taste nationality, recognised arsenic the Delta North senatorial territory successful Delta State, implicit the inclusion oregon different of the projected Anioma State successful the South-East portion is generating ripples.
Read Also: Security Alarm: Kidnappers fly Delta, regroup successful Edo, Kogi
The leaders see a erstwhile politician of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, who stands retired arsenic the foremost living people. The other, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, is a erstwhile president of the Senate Committee connected Niger Delta.
The 3rd is the incumbent argumentation shaper representing the district, Senator Ned Nwoko, who is besides the president of the Senate Committee connected Niger Delta.
Nine section authorities areas successful Delta State, presently located successful the South-South region, are home to the Igbo-speaking Anioma people.
Anioma APC leaders question Nwoko about his narration with Okowa, Nwaoboshi
During a gathering successful the penultimate Sunday with the senatorial executives of Delta North, 9 section authorities chairmen, and 98 ward chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Ogbueshi Adizue Eluaka’s Asaba home, the enactment leaders, reassured that determination was no-love-lost among Okowa, Nwaoboshi, and Nwoko implicit the projected Anioma State.
Efforts are being made to scope them — Nwoko
Nwoko, successful response, said, “I americium for bid and collaboration among enactment leaders successful Delta North. Efforts are being made to scope retired to the erstwhile governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, and Senator Peter Nwaoboshi.”
“Also, I americium successful adjacent interaction with the authorities lawman politician (Monday Onyeme). Talks are connected for communal agreement,” helium added.
By the way, earlier Nwaoboshi departed the PDP for the APC years ago, each 3 leaders were members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Earlier this year, Nwoko followed, and successful April, Okowa defected.
The NDV reliably learned that Nwoko has so been making efforts lately to interaction Okowa and Nwaoboshi connected the phone, but it was unclear if helium had received immoderate effect yet.
Speaking connected what Okowa told him astir the projected Anioma State past year, Nwoko said, “I told Okowa what we are doing. He told maine helium is supporting Anioma State. But helium said it should beryllium successful South-South Nigeria.”
Okowa has not publically voiced his presumption connected the projected Anioma State, but what galore recognize is that helium is not against the instauration of Anioma State. He is, however, not favourably disposed to its being grouped arsenic a Southeast state.
Nwaoboshi shocked at Nwoko’s alleged non-consultation with other leaders
Nwaoboshi, who, unneurotic with Okowa, had ironed retired their differences. In fact, Okowa visited Nwaboshi to archer him that helium had joined the APC.
Senator Nwaoboshi traced the occupation with Nwoko connected the projected Anioma State to a deficiency of due consultation.
The APC chieftain, who spoke to the NDV weeks ago, recalled moving a question for the instauration of Anioma State during his clip successful the Senate, stating that the conception of Anioma State that Senator Nwoko is propagating contiguous is not the aforesaid arsenic that of different Anioma leaders and people.
His words: “In each of the requests (for the instauration of Anioma State), close from Chief Dennis Osadebay, the elemental petition from the Ika, Oshimili, Aniocha, and Ndokwa radical is that it indispensable comprise lone the 9 section authorities areas that marque up Anioma State.
“Anioma radical fiercely opposed definite groups’ attempts to incorporated the Onitsha and Ogbaru areas successful Anambra State into the Anioma State movement.
“It (Anioma) was besides resisted by our brothers crossed the N...
English (US) ·