₦airaland Forum

Anioma Agenda as Political Distraction: A Betrayal of Anioma Trust

By Hon. Alex Bointa

I make this statement out of deep concern for the future and unity of the Anioma people. With no meaningful achievements to show as a senator, Ned Nwoko has once again turned to the Anioma state agenda, an issue that should be handled with sincerity and collective purpose, only to use it as a distraction from his glaring failures in office.

It is already well known that the creation of Anioma State did not start with Ned, and for the meantime, has been effectively put on hold. This follows clear positions taken by local government chairmen and members of the Delta State House of Assembly of Anioma extraction, who have maintained that any such creation must keep the zone within the South-South region of Nigeria. Beyond that, the constitutional requirements for state creation are rigorous and demand the consent and active participation of key stakeholders, including local government chairmen, assembly members, traditional rulers, and the general populace. These conditions have clearly not been met.

What we are witnessing now is not genuine advocacy, but a calculated political move aimed at reviving a failing second-term ambition. In an apparent bid to create a false impression of support, Senator Nwoko has paraded individuals as traditional leaders from Delta North whose legitimacy is, at best, doubtful.

No credible assembly of Anioma traditional leadership can exist without the presence and recognition of revered institutions such as the Asagba of Asaba, the Dein of Agbor, Obi Chukwunonso Nwoko of Idumuje-Ugboko, the Obi of Owa, and numerous other respected royal fathers across the region. Any attempt to sideline these figures only exposes the hollowness of the entire exercise.

From my perspective, it is clear that Senator Nwoko has lost the trust of many Anioma people. His actions have not united us. Rather, they have deepened divisions and weakened the collective voice we need to pursue genuine development and representation. What should have been a people driven cause has instead been reduced to a tool for personal political survival.

Anioma deserves better leadership built on integrity, inclusiveness, and genuine commitment to the people's aspirations, not opportunistic agendas driven by self-interest

A gibberish written by a bitter soul in far far away sangotedo

DrugPRESIDENT01:
A gibberish written by a bitter soul in far far away sangotedo

We are fully focused on a better Delta North.
Ned should stop trying to distract us with this shenanigans

The national assembly passed a resolution this year that an additional state should be created for the South-East, the only zone with 5 sates. Other zones have six states, the North West has 7. The National wants to correct the imbalance by levelling up the South-East to 6 states, even though the North West is at 7.

This is the only reason the National Assembly will entertain the creation of a state in Nigeria at this time. The national assembly will not accept the creation of an Anioma state that is in the South South as this makes the imbalance far worse by making the NW and SS 7 states, while the rest are at 6, and the South East remains at 5.

Therefore, if Anioma wants to stay in the South South, which is their right, it needs to forget state creation for now, remain in Delta State, and South-East can create Anim State.

When Anim State is created, everyone can then talk of levelling up to 7 states to catch up with North West

Anioma will then have the opportunity to battle with Ijaws who want Toru-Ibe State, and Ibibio's who want Oyono State, on who will produce the 7th State for South South

gidgiddy:
The national assembly passed a resolution this year that an additional state should be created for the South-East, the only zone with 5 sates. Other zones have six states, the North West has 7. The National wants to correct the imbalance by levelling up the South-East to 6 states, even though the North West is at 7.

This is the only reason the National Assembly will entertain the creation of a state in Nigeria at this time. The national assembly will not accept the creation of an Anioma state that is in the South South as this makes the imbalance far worse by making the NW and SS 7 states, while the rest are at 6, and the South East remains at 5.

Therefore, if Anioma wants to stay in the South South, which is their right, it needs to forget state creation for now, remain in Delta State, and South-East can create Anim State.

When Anim State is created, everyone can then talk of levelling up to 7 states to catch up with North West

Anioma will then have the opportunity to battle with Ijaws who want Toru-Ibe State, and Ibibio's who want Oyono State, on who will produce the 7th State for South South

You have articulated intellectually