Okpotokpo:
what's the population of Oyo state

ThumbzTNA:



Sit down and ask yourself why is it that whenever Igbo are discussing issues that unites them, it peppers you so much. Hope you know that is how witchcraft starts

GrandFinale2021:
you well so?
How enuani/Anioma take get anything in common with SE?
be guided please and leave Niger Deltans alone.

GrandFinale2021:
you sit at the comfort of your thatch house in your village to believe every propaganda you hear on the internet.
I'm from one of the aforementioned states and the only igbos I know here are settlers from SE who come down here for business.
have you actually visited those states to check for yourself?
Now I know why the exiled Albino Hunchback Fraudster is using you guy's heads.

orisa37:
SE deserves 7 States like NW.

ADD ETITI AND BENUE.

ThumbzTNA:


You're comfortable with your region having 6 states, buy when the SE want the same treatment, you start making sarcastic remarks. why

unshakablejihad:



bloody dingbat Igbo kill you there.
we have over 600 Igbo villages carved into benue,obubra in cross river,ohaobu in akwa ibom, and a few villages in kogi u can go and do ur research.

if u think u gonna hurt me by insulting Mnk hahahah it won't work bcux i'm nt one of his fanatic followers..

KingOKON:
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AkwaIbom..... Ewu Uganda! 20% of Abia state belongs to AkwaIbom

unshakablejihad:


bloody idiot 50% of akwa ibom belongs to abia.

ThumbzTNA:
Economic viability of the state
Afikpo is the second biggest town in Ebonyi while Okigwe is the third biggest in Imo. This settlements are already urban in nature with already established revenue generating mechanisms on ground. The Prominent people from the proposed Etiti state shows that there is no lack of human resources and world class talent. The position of Okigwe in the centre of the South East means it is a transit town. It shares closeness with major Igbo towns of Aba, Owerri and Port Harcourt to name a few. It has proximity to all the talents, resources, opportunities, customers in the South East. If an opportunity comes, e.g a rail track, it will definitely pass through Okigwe. Also the Afikpo river has one of the straightest and widest tributaries that flows directly into the Atlantic, incase there is ever going to be a river port in igboland.
Agriculture
The biggest cattle market in igboland is in Umunneochi. One of the major rice farmers in Nigeria are in The Afikpo, Ivo axis. With all other towns growing one type of crop or the other
Power plant
The Oji River LGA boosts of a thermal plant that produced up the 30 MW of electricity when it was functional. If revitalized, it can cater for the electric need of the state

ThumbzTNA:



Let's do the math since politics is a game of numbers



What we have now is

5 SE states with 3 senators each = 15 igbo senators
+
3 Igbo senators from SS (Delta North, Rivers West and Rivers East)

=

18 senators


What you are proposing
5 SE states x 3 senators each = 15
+
3 Anioma senators (when Anioma is added to the SE) = 18
+
2 Igbo Rivers senators


=

20 senators



What I'm proposing
6 SE states x 3 senators each = 18
+
3 Igbo senators from SS (Delta North, Rivers West and Rivers East, even if these 3 senatorial districts are merged to be become a state in the SS)

=

21 senators

ThumbzTNA:



In my own humble opinion, I'd rather they joined Delta North to Rivers South East and Rivers East to form a 100% igbo state in the South South

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Which kind lie be this?
So Senator Betty Apiafi (Rivers West) from Abua/Odul and Senator Barinada Barry Mpigi(Rivers South East) an Ogoni man are ibos?

God who do ipig miscreants this thing? The delusion is too strong.

ThumbzTNA:


[s]Address me come with respect, I'm not your father[/s]

Seerade029:
Lol.
Even the whole SE is almost equal to Oyo state.

I just imagine Oyo state divided into 5 states.
It'll become a Dubai in no time

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See how you keep displaying crass ignorance on nairaland.

triple996:
the question is can this so called state survive on its own.
did you know that the reason for not creating more states is to reduce the load and dependance on fed.gov, who many states can even survive without bailout 4rm fed. even the so called Igbo states existing now cannot do so. did you know that southern kaduna failed to achieve her own state due to the burden she will add to the fed. most of these so called new states will only bring more mess and additional problems. we have been creating more states since independence but instead of solutions, new problems keep coming up day by day.

Printerscanner:


Yes, it can survive on drug trafficking, human trafficking, fake drugs and kidnapping. They developed Malasia, India, China, US, Europe, Australia with drugs money, definitely they will develop the dreamt state.

AbujaCitiBlog:

Nonsense. Anything that is not adding landmass and or more people to Southeast is useless!
Southeast has the least land. Any new state must either incoporate the Igbo's in Rivers state, Benue, Kogi, Delta, Edo or it is useless.

ThumbzTNA:
The proposed Etiti state is made up of parts of all the 5 existing states of the South East

Orumba South, Orumba North (Anambra)

Awgu, Aninri, Oji River (Enugu)

Afikpo North, Afikpo South, Ivo (Ebonyi)

Ehime Mbano, Okigwe, Onuimo (Imo)

Umunneochi & Isiukwuato (Abia)


It's no news that the South East is the only region with 5 states while the other regions have 6 while the North Central and North West have 7 each. This warrants the creation of an additional state in the SE, not just for fairness but also so governance can move closer to the people. This makes a case for the creation of Etiti State from the parts of the already existing landmass of the South East.

ThumbzTNA:

If the way you conduct yourself on nairaland is the way an enlightened man us supposed to behave, then there is no difference between you and a stark illiterate

Igboid:
Well, Republic of Igbo nation remain the best option for Alaigbo.

On the 6th Igbo state thing. A new state comprising of Enuani, Ogbaru LGA of Anambra, and Ndoni in Rivers state, may be we can throw in Ohaji Egbema in IMO into it, and have the new state zoned to SE with Asaba as the capital city will be the most ideal situation.

This state will be rich in oil and gas and human Resources and ready to go.

Legendforte:
We Igbos should campaign for Enuani or anioma state to be made part of southeast, not the fragmentation of our region.

selemempe:
Most igbos will only support Anioma state. The reason I believe is because of ongoing Igbo nationalism.

We want to bring as much Igbo people together into one political arrangement.

We are not like the yorubas who have a voice already in Nigeria since after the civil war.

Anioma has Asaba and Delta has Warri...so that alone gives Anioma an edge over Etiti state. Anioma would also be the largest state in South East and would significantly increase our land

ThumbzTNA:


- Part of Anambra state was carved out to create Enugu
- Part of Anambra state was carved out to create Ebonyi
- Part of Anambra will still be carvEd out to create Etiti.

..
You and who..
If ABA state is been neglected this time...
we Ngwa people will make you guys understand that we are just Igboid...
Ndiala...

ThumbzTNA:



Landmass occupied by Igbo whether in SE or SS is already igboland. For example, I as an Igbo man feel more comfortable building a house in Asaba (whether it's in SE or SS) than building one in Otukpo or Calabar



In my humble opinion, what Igbo in SS need is to have a state to themselves, but said state will still remain in the SS. They shouldn't share a state with other tribes. It's true that igbo people from SS are always torn between agenda of the ND and that of Igbo. That's what brings about identity crises. Having a state that is made up of Delta North, Rivers East and Rivers West (Igbo and igboid group in the South South) is the best for everyone. The minority tribes are happy because they finally have their state to themselves. The Igbo are happy because they are finally in a state with one identity and destiny. Everyone wins

Kebbiprince:

We the 'abokkkis' own the north if u don't know