Ned Nwoko is right, Aniomas are Igbos – Delta monarch

By Jimoh Babatude

The accepted ruler of Idumuje-Unor successful Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty Obi Charles Chukwunweike Anyasi III, has affirmed that the radical of Delta North Senatorial District, popularly called Anioma, are Igbos.

Speaking during a peculiar TVC interrogation programme, Behind the Headlines, Obi Anyasi III said portion determination are claims of antithetic ancestries, Aniomas are “statutorily Igbos,” adding that Senator Ned Nwoko was close successful his classification.

Explaining the root of the word “Anioma,” the monarch recalled that it was coined by Sir Dennis Osadebay, with “A” lasting for Aniocha, “N” for Ndokwa, “I” for Ika, and “O” for Oshimili, portion the letters “M” and “A” were added for poetic effect. He described Anioma arsenic “empowered by nature,” with a onshore wide of astir 6,000 quadrate kilometres and a colonisation of astir 2 million, blessed with a beardown workforce, industries, taste artefacts, and vibrant traditions.

Tracing the past of Anioma statehood, Obi Anyasi noted that the agitation began successful 1954 nether the Lyttleton Constitution, considered Nigeria’s archetypal existent national constitution, with Osadebay starring the struggle. He said the propulsion for Anioma has witnessed 9 phases of agitation and gained renewed momentum aft Senator Ned Nwoko introduced a measure for the instauration of Anioma State successful the 10th Senate.

“This agitation represents a earthy tendency you cannot instrumentality distant from the people,” the monarch stressed.

On which geopolitical portion Anioma should beryllium to, helium said:

“If you inquire maine personally, I would accidental South-South. But with the existent governmental realities, it whitethorn not enactment well. The mindset of the President speaks to balancing the federation, since the South-East presently has lone 5 states. If the optics favour the South-East, and we cannot alteration it, wherefore don’t we judge it?”

The monarch further argued that the instauration of Anioma State would bring governance person to the radical and unfastened up much opportunities.

“The dividends of ideology volition travel person with Anioma State. We person moved from Midwest to Bendel to wherever we are now. We shouldn’t fearfulness the future. With each we have, we tin question self-determination,” helium said.

He commended Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, describing him arsenic 1 of the champion the authorities has had, portion adding that “desire is inexhaustible.”

Moderator of the TVC programme, Nifemi Oguntoye, described Obi Anyasi III arsenic a royal begetter who embodies some the taste practice and modern aspirations of Anioma people, noting that his dependable reinforces the statement that Anioma is not lone a viable entity but besides a humanities necessity successful balancing Nigeria’s geopolitical structure.

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