Delta group, NNU rejects inclusion in proposed Anioma state

The position of the umbrella body of Ndokwa/Ukwani Federal Constituency is contained in a statement issued, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 jointly signed by the President General of the apex body General Ndubisi and the Secretary General, Chukwuemeka Ojione. The group noted that the consensus is borne out of a wide range of consultations among all the clans in Ndokwa nation, including the President Generals of those clans who brought rejection verdicts from their respective clans.

The apex body of the Ndosumili and Ukwani speaking people of the oil-rich Delta State, South-South Nigeria, reputed to be the second largest homogenous entity in the state further averred that: “There is no gain saying the fact that the furore which the current Anioma State proposal has generated among the people of Ndokwaland is due to lack of consultation with the people.

“After extensive consultation with our people and diligent consideration of the pros and cons of Ndokwa in an Anioma State in South East, Nigeria, the committee rejected Ndokwa being included in an Anioma State in the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria; electing rather, to remain in the present Delta State of the South-South geopolitical zone or as a last option, have an Ndokwa State.

The General Ndubisi-led group said, “the Senator is on his own” since he sees himself too big to consult Ndokwa political establishment on an issue bothering on the very foundation of Ndokwa nation stressing that:

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