Ijaw group rejects remapping of Akwa Ibom, says it's 'ploy to regroup oil communities' | TheCable
According to NAN, the group said the aim of the remapping was to realign communities into oil-producing Ijaw communities.The house of assembly recently passed the Akwa Ibom state map establishment law 2023 which was commended by traditional rulers and others who hailed Udom Emmanuel, the state governor for the vision.They said the law would make for easy identification of boundaries and reduce communal conflicts.
“It is laughable that people are claiming that the state of Akwa Ibom created some 35 years ago has no map, when the major requirement for state creation is a map,” Okaba said.
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