Ned Nwoko Renews Push For Anioma State

The lawmaker representing the Delta North senatorial territory successful the National Assembly, Ned Nwoko, has renewed the propulsion to make Anioma from the contiguous Delta state.

Nwoko sponsored a measure to change the 1999 Constitution, which was amended to make Anioma authorities from the contiguous Delta authorities earlier the Senate Committee connected Constitution Review.

As the National Assembly prepared to ballot connected Constitutional Alteration bills upon resumption connected September 23, 2025, the lawmaker insisted connected creating an Anioma authorities from the Delta successful the Southeast portion to equilibrium the system.

According to him, the Anioma radical dispersed crossed 9 Local authorities areas are geographically nestled successful the Delta North senatorial territory but stock a agelong past and affluent taste ties with the Igbos, hence they are Igbos successful each sense: by language, tradition, humor and identity.

“Anioma has ever been portion of the large Igbo nation; it is our cherished practice and reality. Our communities successful Oshimili, Aniocha, Ika, and Ndokwa stock ancestral commercialized and commerce, cultural, linguistic, and geographic bonds with the Igbo radical crossed Niger.

“On trading characteristics, our marketplace days are the same: Eke, Orie, Afo and Nkwo. Similarly, our taste affinity is undeniably intertwined arsenic our masquerades, from Mgba to Okanga, reflector those successful Onitsha, Nsukka, Awka and Owerri.

“Furthermore, linguistically, our names, Okonkwo, Nwafor, Nwanze, Odili and Nkemdilim, are the aforesaid nomenclatures you find crossed the Igbo nation. Morphologically, words specified arsenic bia (come), nua (welcome) besides amusement profound connections and linguistic leaning betwixt Anioma dialects (i.e. the dialects of the radical of Delta North Senatorial District) and Igbo language, proving beyond uncertainty that Anioma radical are portion of the greater Igbo ethnolinguistic family.

“Delta North’s radical person ever been described arsenic Midwest Igbo, Ika Igbo and Bendel Igbo. Even the authorities of Delta State, successful its authoritative taste classification, tells america that we are Igbo.

“Today, we are often described arsenic Delta Igbo, which reflects our determination wrong Delta State but does not erase an incontrovertible information that we are portion of the Igbo group. So, our actuality is constant: Igbo is Igbo.

“On geography, the representation of Igbo onshore itself testifies to this reality. Asaba, Ibusa, Ogwashi-Uku, Illah, Agbor, Kwale, Aboh, Ndoni and different Anioma communities look firmly wrong the boundaries of the Igbo nation. Geography confirms what past and civilization already prove: Anioma is Igbo land,” Nwoko argued.

He said the instauration of Anioma authorities is not conscionable a determination request but some a historical correction and a governmental necessity, adding that it is simply a substance of nationalist justice.

The lawmaker argued that the South East is the lone portion with 5 states. In contrast, others person six oregon seven, saying the imbalance translates into less senators, less representatives, less section governments and little national allocation.

“Anioma, arsenic an Igbo homeland westbound of the Niger, is the earthy campaigner to close this injustice. Therefore, creating the Anioma authorities volition fulfil Nigeria’s committedness of equity and fairness. Anioma State volition not disagreement Nigeria; it volition fortify it.

“It volition not isolate Anioma; it volition integrate the Delta North Senatorial District into the federation. It volition reenforce its Igbo lineage and identity, and affirm it connected Nigeria’s map. Anioma is strategically placed. With Asaba arsenic its capital, Anioma State volition basal arsenic a span betwixt East and West, North and South.

“Geographically, Anioma is centrally positioned, hosting Asaba, already the superior of Delta State and a gateway metropolis with nonstop entree to the Niger Bridge and the South East, ” helium said.

Regarding the projected state’s viability, Nwoko said that economically, Anioma is affluent successful fertile cultivation onshore with immense imaginable for rice, cassava, thenar produce, and fisheries.

“Again, Anioma’s earthy resources presumption it arsenic 1 of Nigeria’s strongest vigor bases. Six of the 9 Local Government Areas successful Anioma big immense lipid and state companies, peculiarly successful Ndokwa, Ika and Oshimili zones. Ndokwa unsocial is location to immoderate of Nigeria’s largest state reserves, including the Okpai Power Plant, which supplies energy to the nationalist grid.

“Therefore, our economical contributions to Nigeria are tremendous and undeniable.
In addition, Anioma is simply a reservoir of quality capital. Anioma radical are highly educated, entrepreneurial and globally connected.”From academia to business, authorities and sports, media and entertainment, Anioma sons and daughters person distinguished themselves. In civilization and tourism, Anioma boasts a affluent taste heritage, historical festivals, and landmarks similar the River Niger...