Hon. Augustine Onyekachukwu Ike, Member Representing Nnewi North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, has called on President Bola Tinubu to create the sixth state in the southeast geopolitical zone. Ike asserted that the essence of democracy is the need to strike a balance. The lawmaker said if Nigeria has six geopolitical zones and five of them have at least six states each, it is then equitable that every geopolitical zone must have six states.
June 29, 2023Hon. Augustine Onyekachukwu Ike, Member Representing Nnewi North Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, has called on President Bola Tinubu to create the sixth state in the southeast geopolitical zone.The lawmaker said if Nigeria has six geopolitical zones and five of them have at least six states each, it is then equitable that every geopolitical zone must have six states.
According to him, the only way to fill this vacuum is to prioritise the creation of the remaining state for the Southeast zone within one year. "In the very essence of democracy is the need to strike balance. If Nigeria is founded on six geopolitical zones and each of five geopolitical zones has six states, it is then equitable that every geopolitical zone must have six states.
"The Ikemba State will serve as another economic hub in Nigeria and a pilot state towards a New Nigeria; thus, the need for the capital to be in Nnewi North LGA is beyond historical reason.
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