₦airaland Forum

Nelsondiego69:
anioma should be carried out from some parts of the South South and South East and not from the South East alone, because the South East land Mass is already small enough to be calling out another state, but I'm any case you all should allow the federal government do what they want to do to avoid distractions and other problems that will still affect you all, equality for all ✊

Obi1kenobi:
No. If you take the principle of fiscal federalism seriously, then it should start from your local policy. One reason I've always thought the whole Biafran agitation was deeply unserious was that the agitators never seemed to have given any serious thought whatsoever to the heavy net dependence of the SE on Federal allocation - feeding off the oil wealth of the Niger Delta and Lagos tax revenue. It's fine if fiscal federalism doesn't matter to you, in which case I understand why you may want your Orlu state so that you can get more Federal allocation, but if fiscal independence was any kind of serious objective to you, creating another economically unviable state out of 2 already Federally-dependent states in Imo and Anambra should strike you as absurd.

No, all groups do not benefit equally in other states. There are axes of development (usually centered around the state capital) and many much poorer constituencies with much poorer infrastructure. This is not in any way unique to Imo, though compared to a state like Anambra it seems the imbalance is more pronounced in Imo state. This is for you to sort out in your internal politics as rational, civilized adults and it must not be left to outsiders to bail you out. If a multi-ethnic state like Delta can live together harmoniously and find mutually beneficial arrangements between competing groups, then I can't take seriously an Orlu man trying to claim he cannot co-exist with Owerri people, and how they have "less in common". You're shaming the Igbo race here and I'm deeply embarrassed.

Yes, Niger state should be 3 states before creating a state out of Imo. Nobody is saying landmass is THE main factor. It should certainly be a significant factor. When you consider the tiny landmass of the SE (BY FAR the tiniest among the geopolitical zones) and ADD other factors like population, and ethno-linguistic and religious homogeneity, the SE is the least deserving region in Nigeria of an extra state. BY FAR. Other regions should fight to equal the NW's 7 states before the SE even achieves 6. If we can add territory from Igbo groups outside the SE in the SS or Middle Belt to create a 6th SE state, that's fine, but no division should ever come from within the SE's current borders. And even if that came, Orlu is not in any way more deserving than Adada or Aba.

ogododo:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/703033-akpabio-identifies-errors-in-new-national-anthem.html

Odibembem:
So employees are happy to work four days in d week and get paid for d entire week? What of employers? Are they also happy? Do u know how many businesses have withheld expansion into the SE cos of this evil forced sit at home? U think salary to pay employees comes from where? Revenue? Sit at home is shrinking revenue and with time they will start downsizing. Oh and an Anioma state won't be too different from Ondo, small derivation and they will struggle to pay minimum wage.

U say other regions will agree to give SE another state cos of equity. Really? In terms of population, SE is by far d smallest, also smallest by land mass but I don't even wanna go there. What matters most is population and by that SE is cheating both NW and SW. SE for d sake of equity doesn't even deserve to be a geopolitical zone, but fortunately zones are not recognized in d constitution.
Let me outline to u, u may not like hearing this but d north and SW holds d key in any constitutional amendment cos d law requires 2/3 votes in both chambers and then another concurrence in 24 states, 19 of which are in d north. Why should d NW agree to dilute it's majority by allowing an extra state even in d South? Politics is about interest, u should know they won't agree, this is just a waste of time. The process of state creation is so cumbersome that there is no need trying. David Mark was Senate President for 8yrs, he kept promising his Idoma people Apa state to end their marginalization in Benue. Could he achieve it? No. So how can okor Regina, a first term non ranking Senator achieve his phantom Anioma? Abegi, let's go and argue more serious issues

Obi1kenobi:
It is profoundly dumb for a country of 200 - 250 million people to continue to rely on a unitary system of government where the oil producing states and Lagos provide all the government revenue to be shared out to the rest of the unviable, unproductive states. That many Nigerians like yourself have not understood that this is a major structural defect holding back the rest of the country is why we're doomed to remain one of the most wretched countries on the face of the earth. If you actually had to sit and think about how your Orlu could be a viable, productive state rather than just sucking revenue it does not generate in Federal allocation, you would arrive at different conclusions about your need for statehood.

Why would landmass not be considered in state creation? It would be stupid not to consider that. Look at the SE on a map and look at the size of every other geopolitical zone in the country. Why would you continue to divide your tiny state? Imo and Anambra are already the 34th and 35th smallest states in Nigeria out of the 36, and you want to further carve out Orlu state from them? Your whining about marginalization happens in pretty much every state in this country. There's nothing special or unique about Orlu. Almost every state has an axis of concentrated development, usually around the capital, surrounded by many other more remote areas with significantly less infrastructure and development. If all the other groups crying about marginalization should also get their own states like Orlu, we would have over 100 states in this country.

Then you further go on to expose your crude clannish mentality talking about how Orlu and Owerri don't share common ancestry. The SE is BY FAR the most ethnically (and religiously) homogenous geopolitical zone in this country and we continue to have this stupid clannish fights. You deserve your own states because Owerri people are different clans from you. What if they were an entirely different tribe with an entirely different religion like the many states of the Middle Belt who learn to live together? What would you now do?

AnyanwuSilas:
If the country is restructured, ie resource control and decentralisation of power, then every zones will be independent.

For now everything is centralised as Nigeria practice unitary system.
What we should be talking of now is freedom not creation of States.

Just like Abuja control over 90% of power, so as Owerri.

AnyanwuSilas:
Orlu State doesn't make sense.
What we want is freedom (restructuring of Nig)
Creating more states won't change anything.

Imo State is one of the smallest States in Nigeria

pazienza:
1. Igbos outside SE are disunited with those in SE, and the disunity is deeply rooted in political boundaries which started when Bernard Burdillion divided Igboland into Eastern Igbos and Western Igbos in 1939. It's an anomaly our people have sought to correct since then.

2. What stake in oil rich SS are speaking of? Anioma have enough oil and gas for themselves and don't need those of Itsekiri, Isoko, Ijaw and other Minorities to be fine. Under Anioma state, they will have full control of their own resources and grow on their own pace outside the noise and drama from Minorities of SS! Anioma is not a parasite dependent on SS for sustenance, Anioma is fully viable and capable of independence. If anyone needs each other, it's minorities that have always needed Anioma. They are the ones that came begging in 1960s for Dennis Osadebey to rescind his reunification with Eastern region agenda and accept Midwest arrangement with the minorities.
Anioma has never needed or begged the minorities to be in same political arrangements with them, it has always been the other way round.

3. You are the divisive one, you claim you want a 6th state for "SEners" when in actual fact, what you want is a state for Orlu! If I ask you to bury your Orlu state agitation and support Adada, Etiti, Aba states agitations who are all in SE and all have merits to demand for state, you will not. You will find a way to claim that Orlu should be the front state. So in essence, your interest is myopic, parochial, atavistic and lacking in pragmatism or foresight, you haven't outgrown your clannish loyalty. You need help.

4. You can't know what SE want more than SEners. Go to the Facebook and Twitter pages of Senator Ned Nwoko, see SEners all supporting the proposal,, our people have grown in maturity and now know that nothing is more important at this point in time in our history than Igbo unification!

5. If at all there will be 6th SE state, you can be rest assured that it will be Anioma that SE commoners will back, and woe betide any SE politician that doesn't play along.
The only thing that will kill Anioma state agitation is Anioma people themselves.
If they reject Ned Nwoko proposal and decide to continue swimming in dirty pool with minorities that see their land as conquered territory and themselves as slaves , then we move on, maybe back Orlu state and let them stew in their folly, but atleast posterity will be fair on us and Senator Ned Nwoko.
But it will be a big shame on us in SE that a big chance to bring Anioma back to SE was presented and we chose a meaningless Orlu state creation over it. Our children will look at us in the future and shake their heads in disgust.

pazienza:
Observing of Monday sit at home is not really bad.
Employees in SE are actually enjoying it and don't even want it to end. As it means they work less hours for same pay.
Customers know that Monday is not business day so they have adjusted to making their Monday transactions in other days, business men are not losing any money because of Monday sit at home.

Why wouldn't other regions agree for SE to have 6 states? Don't they want Nigeria to function? How can a country function without equity and justice?

Minorities in Delta are fighting and killing themselves over land disputes everyday. Ijaw Vs Itsekiri, Itsekiri Vs Urhobo over Warri Vs Wado city, etc.
Anioma can do better by leaving you all in your mess to stew while they join a homogenous and stable SE.
By the way all available stats still shows SE to be the most peaceful zone in the country, so your UGM stuff is exaggerated.
Ned Nwoko Anioma agenda is a noble one that his fathers started since 1939! Let that sink in. He didn't start it, Anioma unification with Eastern Igbo has been in the burner since 1939!

pazienza:
Orlu state creation is of no strategic importance to Ndiigbo.
Why exactly should a state meant for the Entire SE be dashed to just Orlu? Unto wetin?
Are Aba , Adada, Etiti and other state agitators a joke to you?
Lol!
If anything the SE will opt for a state that benefits all SE states and that's the old proposed Etiti state that will involve all parts of current SE state as its constituent part.
You are becoming annoying with this your Orlu intrusions and I'm beginning to develop hate for the whole Orlu agenda and I believe I'm not alone at this point.
Drop it already!

pazienza:
1. You don't know your geography. Imo state is among the 4 smallest state in Nigeria. Anioma zone aka Delta North is bigger in size than the entire Imo state, let alone Orlu zone. You are being deceived by the number of LGAs in Orlu. Those are small LGAs by land mass.

2. There are internal resistance against Orlu state, for example the Southern Anambra and Egbema/Ohaji people might not necessarily want to be part of a future Orlu state.

3. Orlu is developed just enough, it is more developed that many other zones in the SE. So if development is your criteria for state creation, then Orlu will not even be in contention in SE.

4. You are ignorant of history. Anioma state demand has been on even before Imo state itself was created. It was initially called Alidimma zone. The minorities in Midwest convinced Osadebey to drop the demand for Alidimma zone for a unification with Midwest minorities to create midweek region, in return Osadebey was compensated with the position of Premier of the Midwest region.
So for you to claim that demand for Orlu state precedes that of Anioma shows how ignorant you are.

5. Enugu is the biggest state by landmass in SE, Adada state creation demand has also been on for decades. Infact Adada offers better proposition for Ndiigbo as the state offers us the option to bring back parts of Igboland currently trapped in Kogi and Benue states back!

6. Ohaneze Ndiigbo knows nothing about Igbo history. They are more interested in cash and carry politics.
By the way it's Ohaneze, meaning the Oha( the commoners) and the leaders (Eze). I'm part of Ohaneze being a commoner, and we are more in numbers, we know Igbo history more than those Ezes occupying position in the organisation, and we will make sure the right thing is done!
Orlu state demand must be rescinded and Anioma state demand for SE will take centre stage, that's what the Oha wants!

7. In this era of Igbo unification agenda, the only way Orlu state creation makes sense for Ndiigbo is if Orlu state is dropped, and replaced with Orashi state. In the sense that instead of unifying Orlu zone with Anambra south, we unify Orlu zone with Ndoni, Egbema, Ogba and Ekpeye in Rivers state and zone then to SE.
The above proposition is the only one that is of strategic importance to Ndiigbo. But this proposition is not yet ripe as Ogba and Ekpeye are still swimming deep in the murky waters of Igbophobia that Ijaws and other Minorities prepared for them.

8. In conclusion, Orlu state is not a viable option for Ndiigbo at this age and time. It only serves the parochial interests of some Orlu indigenes who can't outgrow atavistic sentiments for the sake of a higher vision that Igbo unification agenda represents.

descarado:
I have never passed the road then.
Do tell me, if you don't mind, towns to pass before you reach akokwa in anambra state. Thank you

descarado:
It's ekwulobia uga orlu road. I thought uga to ekwulobia is being taken care of. A continuation of this amawbia agulu ekwulobia uga road project.

hammer567:
From Okorocha to Hope, both Orlu men, look at the state of Imo State?


Cubanan Chief Priest had to run to Lagos

It is in the bond of brotherhood that we do not wish to expose any of Anambra people to this kind of danger in Orlu State.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTBqL8O4ME8

atiku4President:
Na so. What did he go to Rivers state to do? How many victims of environmental degradation in Rivers state did CBN under Sanusi give N100m, same way CBN under him donated N100m to Book Haram victims in Kano and Niger states?

https://saharareporters.com/2012/02/15/n100m-kano-gift-restrain-sanusi-can-urges-federal-government

rotadeco27:
Keep dreaming, u think the niger delta will join your Biafra? Never , go and palpate their opinions. They will rather remain in Nigeria than joining Biafra. Their oil has been the real motivation about this separation from the word go. You will be in ur landlocked country and become foreigners in the oil rich region. I pray the north finds oils so that the separation be actualized sooner than thought.

rotadeco27:
If he dies the only thing that will happen is that many thousands of IPOB terrorists will join him in the hand of the Nigeria soldiers. Chest beater on the beat!

Diligence:
Buhari was a miserable square peg. He learned nothing & he knows nothing!

Well, that Tinubu continues from where Bubu stopped, indeed speaks volumes!

When you kidnapped someone & u said you wanted to try him... it's called Null & Void! Worse still, you signed to such international treaty.

Ok, una say him talk this & that, abi? Buhari said worst, Macbandits said worse,Fulani Herdsmen even killed, maimed, raped. Boko killed, raped, sold or trafficked girls, married them off, killed soldiers over & over again. When you arrested them, you freed dem, stating they are repentant. You send them to the army; abi no bi dem shoot NigeriaNs wey dey sing National Anthem & waving flags at Lekki Toll Gates? Again, shey we no know the exchange una do wen dem dem broke into Kuje prison?

Wetin again, una dey hold Nnamdi Kanu? All cases una don lose!

A country wey dey kidnap him citizens want foreign investment! Dey play!