. Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi has expressed happiness over the decision of the National Confabto grant additional state to the South- East.He described it as a decision that would address the injustice in leaving the South-East with one State less than other zones in the country.Recalling all the efforts the people of the South-East had made in that regard, he thanked the South-East delegates for pulling it through and encouraged them to seek more issues that would benefit the people.[Ad]m.godlife.com/JesusAnswering questions from Journalists at the burial of LadyPrisca Obiamalu at Nnewichi, Friday, Obi said he had followed closely the decisions of the conference since it started.He thanked God for granting President Goodluck the wisdomto convene the conference.He said the Conference was gradually settling many contentious issues in the country.Commenting on the security challenges facing the country, Obi said he was gladdened by how seriously the President was facing it and expressed strong optimism that the country would come out of it strengthened and more at peace with one another.While condoling the family of the deceased, Obi reminded them that their mother’s death called for celebration, because she lived a fulfilled and enabling life.


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