Orlu State
28 Aug
The push to create additional 18 states is gaining traction at the National Assembly. But besides the proponents’ political consideration and eligibility to go cap in hand for monthly federal largesse, there is scant concern for self-sufficiency of either the 36 or a wider 54 states
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The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC), yesterday,
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A fresh twist has been introduced to the agitation for an additional state in the South East, as the people of Isuochi, in Umunneochi Local Council of Abia State, have rejected the proposed creation of an Orlu State, insisting on the creation of Etiti State.
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Over the years, the people of the South-East geo-political zone have been clamouring for an additional state to bring them at par with the ot
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The House of Representatives at the plenary on May 22nd introduced and passed through first reading a Bill which seeks to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to create a new state in the Southeastern region of Nigeria known as Orlu State. The proposed legislation which…
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